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• Mazda Diesel Comes Up Short At Daytona Gas 2.0 (Today) - Mazda headed into the annual Daytona 24 Hour race this past weekend with high hopes for its SkyActive Prototype race car, the only diesel car in the field. Since last year, Mazda engineers have shaved weight from the car and increased the power of the engine,...
• Cadillac Is Going Electric Gas 2.0 (Today) - Cadillac president de Nysschen says that Cadillac will have more electric and plug in models in the future and will introduce 8 new models by The post Cadillac Is Going Electric appeared first on Gas 2. ...
• Swedish Energy Agency awards PowerCell $600K to develop modular fuel cell system for stationary applications; Power-to-Gas Green Car Congress (Today) - The Swedish Energy Agency (SEA) has granted PowerCell Sweden AB SEK5 million (US$600,000) to develop a modular fuel cell system for stationary applications. The project aims to develop and demonstrate stationary fuel cell systems based on modules of 20 kW with PowerCell’s new fuel...
• Nissan e-NV200 Named ‘Best Green Van’ hybridCARS (Today) - Nissan’s all-electric e-NV200 van is proving popular award-wise in the UK. The electric van received last week its sixth industry award in as many months, winning the Best Green Van honor at the Business Van of the Year awards in London, held by the Business...
• Symbio FCell delivers first 5 Kangoo ZE electric utilities with fuel cell range extenders in La Manche Green Car Congress (Today) - Symbio FCell has delivered the first five Renault Kangoo ZE Light commercial vehicles (LCVs) powered by its hydrogen Fuel Cell Range-Extender, as part of a full fleet project led by the Conseil Général de la Manche which will ultimately deploy 40 vehicles. (Earlier post.)...
• Hydrogenics to supply 1MW electrolyzer to project converting CO2 to methanol; Power-to-Gas Green Car Congress (Today) - Hydrogenics Corporation will supply a 1MW electrolyzer and provide engineering expertise to a consortium of companies working on the European project MefCO2 (methanol fuel from CO2) in Germany. The application will take excess electricity from intermittent renewable energy sources, generate green hydrogen, and then...
• Plug-In Cars Could Make Up 1% Of U.S. Sales Soon Gas 2.0 (Today) - A new study says that despite the lowest gas prices in years, plug-in car sales could rise to become 1% of the new car market in the first quarter of 2015. The post Plug-In Cars Could Make Up 1% Of U.S. Sales Soon appeared first...
• Warm-Up Lap: Tesla P85D Keeps Up With Corvette Stingray Gas 2.0 (Today) - Just what can keep up with the Dual Motor Tesla Model S P85D? Well the Corvette Stingray does its best in this next video The post Warm-Up Lap: Tesla P85D Keeps Up With Corvette Stingray appeared first on Gas 2. ...
• Researchers ID structure of key intermediate in enzyme converting methane to methanol; potential for synthetic fuels Green Car Congress (Today) - A team from the University of Minnesota and Michigan State University has identified the structure of the key intermediate “Q” in the enzyme methane monooxygenase (MMO). MMO catalyzes the O2-dependent conversion of methane to methanol in methanotrophic bacteria, thereby preventing the emission into the...
• Obama Administration recommends designating most of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness Green Car Congress (Today) - On Sunday, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released its revised proposed comprehensive conservation plan and final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the 19.64-million acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The FWS’ preferred alternative recommends an additional 12.28 million acres—including the Coastal Plain—for designation as...
• GM launches Green Dealer Recognition program Green Car Congress (Today) - GM has launched a “Green Dealer Recognition” program for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealerships across the US. Participating dealers have proven track records in areas such as energy reduction, renewable energy use, water conservation efforts, recycling, on-site nature habitats and community outreach. The...
• China Yuchai LNG engine powers the “Fuel Efficient Heavy-Duty Truck of the Year 2014” in China Green Car Congress (Today) - China Yuchai International announced that a “K-Gold” model C&C truck equipped with the YC6K1340N liquid natural gas (LNG) engine has won the “Fuel Efficient Heavy-Duty Truck of the Year 2014” at China’s largest annual commercial vehicle event. At 13 liters, the YC6K1340N engine has...
• More Charging Stations For The Electric Circuit hybridCARS (Today) - Following its promise, the Electric Circuit went on all through last week with one announcement per day during the Montreal Auto Show. We reported on the first few announcements last week, announcements relating to the expansion of Quebec’s Electric Circuit EV charging network. The first...
• Porsche Planning Tesla Fighting EV For As Soon As 2016 hybridCARS (Today) - If a German-language report is correct, Porsche is developing its first dedicated all-electric Tesla competitor, the Pajun. According to Auto Motor und Sport, “there is speculation” the Pajun will be on the market by 2016. The Pajun, called by some a “baby Panamera” has been...
• NHTSA to include 2 automatic emergency braking systems in NCAP recommendations Green Car Congress (Yesterday) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) plans to add two advanced automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems—crash imminent braking (CIB) and dynamic brake support (DBS)—to the recommended advanced safety features included under its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). The addition is the latest in a...
• Kia K900: the Thinking Man’s Maserati Quattroporte Gas 2.0 (Yesterday) - The 2015 Kia K900 is bigger, nicer, faster, and more powerful than the last Maserati Quattroporte I drove back in 2011, and gets 30% better MPG, too! The post Kia K900: the Thinking Man’s Maserati Quattroporte appeared first on Gas 2. ...
• Japan Spending Big On Hydrogen Fuel Ahead Of Olympics Gas 2.0 (Yesterday) - Tokyo and the Japanese government plan to invest $385,000,000 in hydrogen refueling infrastructure ahead of the 2020 Olympics. The post Japan Spending Big On Hydrogen Fuel Ahead Of Olympics appeared first on Gas 2. ...
• Dana offering Spicer PowerBoost hydraulic-hybrid system for off-highway field testing; demonstrated fuel savings of 20-25% Green Car Congress (Yesterday) - Dana Holding Corporation is now offering its Spicer PowerBoost hydraulic-hybrid system for field testing by off-highway original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Dana engineers have conducted extensive field tests of the Spicer PowerBoost system integrated with a dual-motor hydrostatic transmission in a series configuration. These functional evaluations include...
• Toyota’s Bob Carter Rebuts Elon Musk’s Comments Against Fuel Cell Vehicles hybridCARS (2 days ago) - Toyota has for a while heard criticism against “fool cells,” as Tesla CEO Elon Musk called them last June, and this week Senior Vice President of Automotive Operations Bob Carter answered Musk’s latest panning of the technology. The occasion was with CNBC’s Phil LeBeau at...
• DOE to issue $35M funding opportunity for hydrogen and fuel cell technology; Class 1-2 fuel cell plug-in hybrids Green Car Congress (2 days ago) - The US Department of Energy (DOE) intends to issue a $35-million funding opportunity (FOA DE-FOA-0001224) (earlier post) covering a broad spectrum of its Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) portfolio with topics ranging from research and development (R&D) to demonstration and deployment projects. In particular,...
• Debunking a winter myth: No need to idle your car more than 30 seconds before driving TreeHugger (2 days ago) - Maybe it was true back in the day, but it isn't anymore and people who believe it cause a huge amount of waste....
• Formula 1 2015: Force India Debuts New VJM08 Gas 2.0 (2 days ago) - With Mercedes power pushing young stars Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenburg, Force India is poised for good things in 2015! The post Formula 1 2015: Force India Debuts New VJM08 appeared first on Gas 2. ...
• Gurit wins multi-annual automotive supply contract for carbon fiber body panels Green Car Congress (2 days ago) - Gurit, a worldwide developer and manufacturer of advanced composites and technologies, has been selected as the supplier for carbon fiber based automotive body panels at a total contract value of more than CHF 30 million (US$34.2 million) calculated on a multi-annual basis. Starting in the...
• Retrofit Powertrain Sales Grow for Wrightspeed hybridCARS (3 days ago) - Wrightspeed’s aftermarket microturbine-powered plug-in series hybrid powertrain is gaining momentum, with more orders and a new facility planned in the immediate future. The company’s main product is the Route, a retrofit Range-extended Electric Vehicle (REV) powertrain built for commercial vehicles. Typical applications include medium-duty trucks,...
• VIA Motors Plans To Sell 50,000 Hybrid Trucks A Year By 2018 Gas 2.0 (3 days ago) - Bob Lutz, chairman of VIA Motors, predicts the company will be selling 50,000 plug in hybrid trucks and vans a year by The post VIA Motors Plans To Sell 50,000 Hybrid Trucks A Year By 2018 appeared first on Gas 2. ...
• NADA forecasts light-duty vehicle sales of 16.94M in US in 2015; 56% trucks and SUVs Green Car Congress (3 days ago) - Low gasoline prices and pent-up consumer demand will combine to drive new car and light truck sales to an estimated 16.94 million in 2015, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association. NADA’s original sales forecast of 16.4 million new cars and light trucks for...
• Mysterious Toyota RND Concept Teased Gas 2.0 (3 days ago) - A mysterious Toyota RND concept car with the potential to transform the look of every vehicle on the road will be revealed in England on January The post Mysterious Toyota RND Concept Teased appeared first on Gas 2. ...
• ICCT: available low-carbon fuels can reduce CI of on-road transportation fuels in Pacific Coast region by 14%–21% by 2030 Green Car Congress (3 days ago) - Fuel carbon intensity reduction from 2015-2030 from fuel deployment scenarios for the Pacific Coast region. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. A new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and E4tech finds that the targets adopted or proposed by British Columbia, California,...
• Bosch opens North American eBike headquarters in Irvine, California Green Car Congress (3 days ago) - Following its entry into the US eBike market in early 2014, Bosch has established a new headquarters office for Bosch eBike Systems in Southern California, expanding the business unit’s global operations in the US and Canada. The new office will manage sales, marketing, advocacy,...
• Spend A Week In A Tesla “Hotel” For Just $600 Gas 2.0 (3 days ago) - Originally posted on CleanTechnica With a starting price of $70,000, the Tesla Model S is undoubtedly a luxury vehicle that only the upper crust of society can afford. But there are other ways to get into a Model S that don’t involve buying it, or...

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