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CNG Vehicles Hit the Streets in California, Texas and Georgia

UPS today announced the deployment of 167 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) delivery vehicles in Texas, Georgia and California. The CNG vehicles, part of UPS’s global alternative fuel fleet, will help reduce the company’s carbon footprint and its dependence on fossil fuels.

27 Mar 2008

Ongoing Efforts in Applying Electric Car Technology in Real World Situations

Subaru today announced that it would begin evaluating its R1e electric vehicle (EV) in the United States this summer.

20 Mar 2008

Zero-Emission Vehicles Can Avoid Health Costs From Deaths and Illnesses

According to a study sponsored by the American Lung Association of California, $142 billion in human health and global warming reduction benefits would result from converting the entire California motor vehicle fleet from gasoline vehicles to zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) technologies in the 2010-2030 timeframe, or $96 billion more than relying on the lowest emitting gasoline technologies.

20 Mar 2008

Significant Progress in the Development of More Fuel-Efficient and Hydrogen-Based Vehicles

A public-private effort to develop technologies for more fuel-efficient automobiles and to investigate the feasibility of hydrogen-based vehicles has made significant progress in most research areas, says a new report from the National Research Council.

19 Mar 2008

ZAP Xebra Electric Car is the Best-Selling Model

The New York Times in a March 9, 2008 article reported that the ZAP Xebra electric car is the best-selling model at the nation's top electric car dealer.

19 Mar 2008

Patented New Energy Storage System Is Smaller and More Efficient

Eden Energy Ltd., through its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary Hythane Company LLC, today announced it has received a U.S. patent for its cryogenic storage vessels for liquid hydrogen. Among the applications, the new technology will advance the practicality of hydrogen cars by optimizing energy storage, reducing or eliminating the need for bulky lithium ion batteries.

18 Mar 2008

VIASPACE Explores New Opportunities in Alternative Energy Products

VIASPACE Inc. today reported on the company's progress providing clean energy solutions for the growing global renewable energy market.

18 Mar 2008

Center Specializes in Vehicle Battery Systems Development

Ricardo, Inc. has announced the establishment of the Battery Systems Development Center at its Van Buren Twp., Michigan, headquarters to offer turnkey engineering and development of complete high-voltage battery-pack systems for hybrid (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and electric vehicles (EV).

18 Mar 2008

World-Wide Agreement for Production and Sales of Composite Cathode Materials

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Toda Kogyo Corp. (Toda) of Japan have reached a world-wide licensing agreement for the commercial production and sales of Argonne's patented composite cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries.

13 Mar 2008

VIASPACE Enters Distribution Agreement with Major Manufacturer of Rechargeable Batteries

VIASPACE Inc., announced today that it has entered into the rechargeable battery marketplace through a distribution agreement with Yoku Energy Co. Ltd, a major manufacturer of rechargeable lithium polymer batteries.

13 Mar 2008