Automotive
Ontario, Magna Investing $441m in EVs
Magna International and the Canadian province of Ontario have announced an investment of C$432 million ($441 million) in electric vehicles.
Some C$48.4 million of the ...
UPS, AT&T Announce Green Fleet Additions
UPS is purchasing 100 fully electric commercial delivery vehicles from Electric Vehicles International.
The class 6 walk-in delivery trucks with a 90-mile range (pictured) will be placed ...
GM and LG to Design Electric Vehicles Together
GM and electronics manufacturer LG are to design and engineer electric vehicles together.
The automaker say that the agreement will help it expand the variety of EVs ...
Renewables Briefing: Fresh & Easy, Envision Solar, Nexamp, Magic Hat
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market and REC Solar, a provider of home and commercial solar electric systems, have unveiled 11 rooftop solar installations in Phoenix and ...
GE Bundles EV Tech with Hertz Cars, Forms CHP Venture
Hertz and GE Industrial Solutions China have announced a partnership aimed at renting electric vehicles to multinational companies and government agencies in China.
In the agreement, the ...
Ford and Toyota to Jointly Develop Hybrid System
Ford and Toyota will collaborate to develop advanced hybrid systems for light trucks and SUVs, the companies have announced.
The two auto-makers have signed a ...
BMW Factory to Use 100% On-Site Wind
Automaker BMW is to power its Leipzig, Germany, factory using wind power alone.
The company plans to build four turbines at the Leipzig facility that should provide ...
Green Fleet Briefing: AeroVironment, Holiday Inn, Ecotality, Kemet, Ford
The Oregon Department of Transportation has selected AeroVironment to supply, install, operate and maintain 22 electric vehicle charging stations along major transportation corridors and travel destinations ...
Green Fleet Briefing: Yahoo!, Enterprise, USC, Utility Trailer, Lux
Enterprise Rent-A-Car is adding a Toyota Prius Plug-In hybrid demonstration vehicle to the WeCar auto sharing program at Yahoo!’s Sunnyvale, Calif., campus.
Toyota is delivering more than ...
How Connectivity Changes Cars
Gigaom Interviews Paul Mascarenas, CTO, Ford Motor Company.
Green Fleets Briefing: Chrysler Biofuel Deal, EV Cyber Attacks, States Eye Fuel Rules
Chrysler and ZeaChem Inc. have entered into a memorandum of understanding aimed at accelerating the development and market adoption of advanced cellulosic ethanol. Through ...
Green Fleet Briefing: Sheraton, IEEE, Detroit Edison
The Sheraton Atlanta has become the first hotel in the city to install charging stations for electric vehicles.
The four stations, located at the front of the ...
Alternative Fuel Fleets Grew While Production Fell
There were almost 29 percent fewer alternative fuel vehicles made available for use in 2009 than in 2008, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration figures.
In 2009 ...
DOE Awards $175m for Advanced Vehicle Research, $7m for Fuel Cells and Storage
The Department of Energy yesterday awarded more than $175 million to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies.
The funding, to be ...
Ford, SunPower Offer Solar Offset System for Focus Electric
Ford and SunPower Corp. have created a rooftop solar system that they say will provide Focus Electric owners with enough renewable energy to offset the electricity ...
Trucking Industry Welcomes Fuel Efficiency Standards
Trucking industry leaders have greeted new fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty vehicles with reactions ranging from cautious optimism to hearty enthusiasm.
Navistar, Cummins and the American ...
Obama Launches Fuel Standards for Trucks and Buses
Big-rig trucks will be required to reduce fuel consumption by about 20 percent by model year 2018, under heavy-duty vehicle efficiency rules unveiled by ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Truck Fuel Standards, Air Rules under Fire
President Obama is expected to announce new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty trucks tomorrow at Interstate Moving Services in Springfield, Va., the ...
Fresh & Easy Adds Ryder Natural Gas Vehicles to Fleet
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has announced the addition of 25 compressed natural gas vehicles to its distribution fleet as part of a partnership with ...
HEB, Walmart, Denny’s to Host Charge Points
Supermarket chain H-E-B and restaurant Denny's are among the companies that will host over 100 electric vehicle charging stations in Austin, Texas.
Utility Austin Energy yesterday announced ...
