Honda today announced additional details regarding its new small hybrid scheduled for introduction in early 2009, as part of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. CEO Takeo Fukui's mid-year address. An official name and full product details will be announced later this year.
The Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc. (AIAM) and several of its member company representatives today met with members of the California Legislature and the Governor's Office to promote their contributions to the state's economy and discuss the leadership roles they are taking in the area of advanced technology vehicles.
Today GE announced that it is demonstrating new hybrid tugboat technology in cooperation with the C-MAR Group. GE's hybrid tug propulsion system, which features its V228 or V250 medium-speed diesel engines, a battery, a generator, and control technologies, will decrease both fuel consumption and emissions.
As the price of gas reaches record highs, more car shoppers are making fuel efficiency a top priority. While gas mileage alone typically takes center stage in the decision-making process, combining the sticker price of a car with its predicted lifetime fuel cost can offer consumers a better picture of their overall savings during the lifetime of a car.
Avis Rent A Car announced that it will discontinue the printing and distribution of scores of customer brochures and other collateral marketing materials. The effort is expected to reduce paper consumption by 100 tons per year, preserving about 1,500 trees annually, and reducing Avis' costs.
A unique government-corporate partnership led by CALSTART has selected a Michigan firm to build three identical hydraulic hybrid delivery trucks for real-world testing by UPS, FedEx Ground and Purolator.
From hybrid cars to organic clothing, consumers are greening their lifestyles in a variety of ways, starting right in their own backyard. Nature's Touch, a brand of natural, organic and organic-based fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides, has expanded its line of kid- and pet-friendly products to include organic-based fertilizers for vegetables, flowers and plants.
Resulting from both rising fuel prices and environmental consciousness, hybrid vehicle registrations were up in 2007. According to R.L. Polk + Co. figures recently released, there was an increase of 38 percent in the hybrid segment when compared to 2006, meaning 350,289 new hybrids hit the road last year.
UQM Technologies, Inc., a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that it has introduced and is taking orders for a new 125 kW (168 horsepower) peak power UQM® proprietary permanent magnet propulsion system.
Car buyers who want to save money at the gas pump are increasingly looking to more fuel-efficient vehicles such as hybrids to meet their needs. But hybrids command a price premium that often outweighs any potential fuel savings.
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