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The Ford Fiesta is expected to hit showroom floors in late 2010. While Ford hasn’t used the latest green technology, they are hoping with this smaller and more fuel efficient compact will be a hit. Prices will range from only $15,500 to $20,000. [...] It’s nearly a decade since the original Prius introduced hybrid petrol-electric cars to the UK in 2000. Produced in Japan, the Prius – like its main rival by Honda – used a battery and electric motor to recover energy wasted from braking and rolling down hills. The result: emissions around a third lower than a conventional petrol car. Although Toyota’s car was not an overnight hit with the British public, endorsements from Leonardo DiCaprio and other celebrities coupled with an increasingly enthusiastic motoring press helped the company to sell over a million worldwide. Following the Prius’ success, other car-makers jumped on the hybrid bandwagon, including Ford, GM and the Toyota-owned Lexus brand. [...] Nissan is finally ready to unveil its still-unnamed battery electric car. The sheet will be drawn back at the opening of its new global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, on Aug. 2. [...] Volvo has shed more light on its electric car plans, revealing that a wholly battery-powered version of the C30 three-door coupe will launch in 2012. [...] A test fleet of plug-in hybrids cruising around Seattle averaged 57 mpg in June. Although that’s well short of the 100 mpg often touted for such cars, officials monitoring the fleet say it’s a “real world” figure they’re pleased with. [...] Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Sunday will preview the production version of its new zero-emission electric vehicle, which will go on sale in 2010. Nissan will unveil the final design of the EV at its new Global Headquarters opening in Yokohama and launch a website for the car on the same day. [...] March 17, 2009 7:02 AM Mitsubishi Motors Corp will expand the lineup of its electric vehicles (EV). [...] LAGOS, Portugal (GlobalPost) — It’s a hot summer weekend and the parking lots around Lagos marina are filling quickly with the BMWs, Range Rovers and Porsche SUVs of the Portuguese yachting set. [...] LONG BEACH, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire/ — Interested in driving a cleaner, quieter car that averages 100 miles per gallon? Like the idea of plugging in your car at home to get local all-electric driving range? Eager to lower your fuel costs and help protect the planet by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and smog-forming pollutants? [...] Seeking out a better auto battery, Nissan Motor and EnerDel said Thursday that they will team up in support of research into a better conductive material for batteries. [...] Long Beach. Interested in driving a cleaner, quieter car that averages 100 miles per gallon? Like the idea of plugging in your car at home to get local all-electric driving range? [...] It’s not too hard to get an electric vehicle in New England. Charging it has been another story. [...] Imagine a time in the future when a car that gets 50 m.p.g. is the most-popular vehicle on the market. [...] Researchers grappling with the problem of developing the most fuel-efficient electric cars are using micro-jet turbine engines and ‘supercapacity’ batteries to help energy-conscious consumers drive further. [...] Most of us know that electric cars are coming, sooner rather than later. Most of us don’t know they’re already here. Sure, this is just the first wave, and the selection is a bit limited, but you’ll find the current crop of electrics at Keith’s Kars, 9490 S. Virginia Street. He’s got three models of fully street legal, plug-in vehicles for sale. These models aren’t for everybody. For example, folks who live in Fernley, Stead or Verdi. The range isn’t quite large enough for these vehicles to be practical for people in outlying areas. But for those who live in Reno and Sparks, with daily one-way work commutes of 10 miles or less, these units are legitimate transportational options right now. [...] SANTA ROSA, CA — 07/30/09 — Electric car pioneer ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) is participating in its own “Cash for Clunkers” program with up to $4,500 in sales incentives and tax credits on top of the savings over the lifetime of the vehicle, not to mention 90 percent fewer carbon emissions. [...] July 30 (Bloomberg) — Norwegian electric carmaker Think signed a letter of intent with Japan Post to equip one-fourth of the postal service’s 22,000 vehicles with battery-driven engines, Aftenposten said, citing Think spokesman James Andrew. [...] Warren Buffett’s bet on a Chinese electric car company is generating sparks. [...] The city of San Jose has installed 7 charging stations so far, including spots at City Hall and a public parking garage. At the charging locations vehicle owners don’t pay for the power; instead they are charged based on the time in the parking spot. To simplify payment, EV owners get a keychain fob that’s connected to their credit card. [...] While we all believe electric cars are the future for sustainable transport, [...] Major corporations have added the largest road-going electric truck to their fleets. The new Smith Newton electric delivery trucks are made by Smith Electric Vehicles, a U.K.-based firm. [...] Dr. Bart Riley, CTO and Vice President of R&D at A123Systems, will present the latest on the company’s nanophosphate technology for next generation high-power lithium-ion batteries [...] 11:48 a.m., July 28, 2009—-In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust, and ran without gasoline. Ten years later, these futuristic cars were almost all gone. What happened? Why should we be haunted by the ghost of the electric car? [...] DENVER, Colo. – They took a 42-year old car back to the future. A team of University of Colorado Denver students converted a gas guzzler from the 1960′s into an all-electric car for the 21st century. [...] MIT’s Electric Vehicle Team is working on Project elEVen, an electric car which aspires to top 100 mph, travel 200 miles on a single charge, and rejuice in around 10 minutes. [...] July 29 (Bloomberg) — Coda Automotive said former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will serve as an adviser to the startup electric-car maker on partnerships in China. [...] TOKYO: Japan’s Toyota Motor is making a bigger push for the hybrid market. Reports said the leading automaker plans to launch a hybrid compact in Japan in late 2011. [...] The Asian plantation industry assumes that the EU bio-fuel market presents major opportunities, especially for bio-diesel from CPO (palm oil), despite EU environmental restrictions on imports to protect Asian forests and wetlands. [...] The Chinese government’s push for environmentally friendly transport is gaining momentum. |
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