Automotive

EL Pro NHS Supply Chain Cuts Delivery Distances, CO2

NHS Supply Chain Cuts Delivery Distances, CO2NHS Supply Chain, the outsourced procurement arm of the U.K.'s National Health Service, cut delivery distances from 11 million to 9.8 million miles ...

October 31, 2011

Chrysler Invests $35m In Emissions Cuts, Conservation

Chrysler Invests $35m In Emissions Cuts, ConservationChrysler Group invested more than $35 million toward reducing facility emissions and enhancing resource conservation in 2010, according to its first sustainability report. The group, ...

October 28, 2011

Northeast States Unite to Build EV Infrastructure

Northeast States Unite to Build EV InfrastructureTen northeast states and the District of Columbia have formed the Northeast Electric Vehicle Network, to help plan for EV charging stations and ...

October 26, 2011

Nissan Aims to Cut CO2 20%, Up Efficiency 35%

Nissan Aims to Cut CO2 20%, Up Efficiency 35%Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. is aiming for a 20 percent per vehicle cut in its operational CO2 emissions by 2016, compared with 2005, under ...

October 24, 2011

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Climate Registry First, New EV Standards, RoHS Recast

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Climate Registry First, New EV Standards, RoHS Recast 3Degrees, a San Francisco based green energy consultant, announced on Wednesday that it has become the first company in North America to be recognized by The ...

October 20, 2011

Calvert names Toyota, VW, Ford ESG Champs

Calvert names Toyota, VW, Ford ESG ChampsSustainable investment firm Calvert Investments has named Toyota, Ford and Volkswagen as models of environmentally and socially responsible business practice in a report. The report "...

October 18, 2011

Green Fleet Program in Santa Barbara Running Smoothly

Green Fleet Program in Santa Barbara Running Smoothly A look at the green fleet programs in the city and county of Santa Barbara.

October 17, 2011

Green Fleet Briefing: Chevy Spark EV, GM Solar Canopy, Nissan’s 10-Min Charge

Green Fleet Briefing: Chevy Spark EV, GM Solar Canopy, Nissan’s 10-Min ChargeChevrolet has announced the Spark EV, an all-electric version of its Spark mini-car. It will be sold in limited quantities in select U.S. and ...

October 14, 2011

Green Fleet Briefing: Ford’s Coconut Cars, Escape Hybrid Dropped, Volkswagen Wind

Green Fleet Briefing: Ford’s Coconut Cars, Escape Hybrid Dropped, Volkswagen WindFord and the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company are researching the use of coconut fiber reinforcement for molded plastic vehicle parts such as storage bins, door and ...

October 7, 2011

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Prop. 65 Suit, ASTM Energy Standard, Lamborghini ISO 50001

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Prop. 65 Suit, ASTM Energy Standard, Lamborghini ISO 50001Environmentalists have brought a large lawsuit under California's Proposition 65 against major food and beverage companies retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores, Gerber, Dole, Safeway, and Whole Foods, ...

October 4, 2011

Fleet Briefing: GE-Nissan EV Charging Project, SunEdison, Ford, BASF, Car Sharing

Fleet Briefing: GE-Nissan EV Charging Project, SunEdison, Ford, BASF, Car SharingGE and Nissan are launching a two-year collaboration to develop smart charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. The effort will focus on integration of electric vehicles with ...

October 3, 2011

Green Fleet Briefing: Pacer, Peterbilt, Golden Eagle, Toyota Prius

Green Fleet Briefing: Pacer, Peterbilt, Golden Eagle, Toyota PriusPacer International is adding 300 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks to its Southern California fleet. The trucks will operate through Pacer’s cartage subsidiary, Pacer ...

September 20, 2011

Coke Discusses its Hybrid Fleet

Coke Discusses its Hybrid Fleet Coke Discusses its Hybrid Fleet.

September 19, 2011

Steel Body Weights for EVs on Par with Aluminum, Report Says

Steel Body Weights for EVs on Par with Aluminum, Report Says The FutureSteelVehicle program, conducted by engineering firm EDAG International and supported by the worldwide steel industry, has announced significant mass reductions in steel vehicle bodies as ...

September 15, 2011

Costs Prohibiting EV Adoption in Fleets, Survey Says

Costs Prohibiting EV Adoption in Fleets, Survey SaysTwo out of five financial directors would not pay a financial premium to introduce hybrid or electric vehicles into their fleet, according to a ...

September 9, 2011

DOE Announces $246m for Renewables, EVs

DOE Announces $246m for Renewables, EVsThe Department of Energy has announced $245.9 million in loan guarantees and grants for a variety of renewable energy and electric vehicle projects. Energy secretary Steven Chu ...

September 9, 2011

Report: Hybrid Truck Sales to Top 100k

Report: Hybrid Truck Sales to Top 100kSales of hybrid medium- and heavy-duty trucks are on course to top 100,000 annually by 2017, according to a report by Pike Research. “Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid, ...

September 7, 2011

Sustainability And The Auto Industry at APAC16

Sustainability And The Auto Industry at APAC16 Dr.Pawan Goenka, Chairman - Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference 16 and President - Automotive & Farm Equipment Sector, Mahindra & ...

September 7, 2011

Marriott Opens 23 EV Charging Stations

Marriott Opens 23 EV Charging StationsMarriott has so far made 23 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations available at its hotels, the company has announced. Guests can now use Level ...

September 2, 2011

Siemens, Volvo Pair Up on EV Development

Siemens, Volvo Pair Up on EV DevelopmentSiemens and Volvo are the latest companies to announce an alternative-fuel vehicle collaboration, saying they intend to jointly advance the technical development of electric ...

September 1, 2011