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At&t purchases first two Ford Transit Connects

At&t purchases first two Ford Transit Connects
Azure Dynamics Corporation today announced AT&T has agreed to purchase two of the first Ford Transit Connect Electric vans, the latest addition to AT&T’s growing fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles. The Ford Transit Connect Electric -- the all-electric version of the 2010 Ford Transit Connect,...
March 9th, 2010 | Ford, Green | Read More

Lexus Hybrids Hit 5.5 Billion Mile Mark

Lexus Hybrids Hit 5.5 Billion Mile Mark
When Lexus debuted its first hybrid in 2004 your status did not need to be “updated,” more people had landlines than cell phones and Wi-Fi was hard to come by. Now Lexus has more than 190,000 hybrids on the road that have traveled over 5.5 billion miles*—that’s further than the length of every...
March 5th, 2010 | Green, Lexus | Read More

Russian tycoon to build hybrid car plant

Russian tycoon to build hybrid car plant
Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, one of the richest people in Russia, has said he will build a hybrid-fuel car factory in the city where struggling Soviet-era automaker Avtovaz is based. "The whole project has been approved. The prime minister (Vladimir Putin) has supported the proposal for a pilot factory...
March 4th, 2010 | Green | Read More

Audi A8 hybrid

Audi A8 hybrid
Power like a big V6, fuel economy like a modest four-cylinder unit – Audi presents the A8 hybrid as a technology concept at the Geneva Motor Show. Its two propulsion units – a 2.0 TFSI and an electric motor – develop a total output of 180 kW (245 hp) of system power and 480 Nm (354.03 lb-ft) of...
March 3rd, 2010 | Audi Cars, Green | Read More

Daimler, BYD to build electric car

Daimler, BYD to build electric car
The German automaker Daimler said late Monday it had agreed to develop an electric car for the Chinese market with the Chinese group Build Your Dreams (BYD). "Under the agreement, Daimler and BYD intend to develop a new electric vehicle specific to the requirements of the Chinese market," a joint statement...
March 2nd, 2010 | BYD, Daimler, Green | Read More

VW aims to be electric car leader by 2018

VW aims to be electric car leader by 2018
The biggest European carmaker, Volkswagen, said Monday that electric car sales should represent three percent of all sales by 2018, five years after the launch of its first production series. "The goal is to become the market leader in E-mobility by the year 2018," boss Martin Winterkorn said in a statement,...
March 2nd, 2010 | Green, VolksWagen | Read More

Opel to launch inner-city electric car

Opel to launch inner-city electric car
Ailing carmaker Opel is considering launching an electric car for inner-city use to tap what it sees as a high-potential market, the firm's boss said in an interview Sunday. "We are thinking about a small electric vehicle," the chief of the General Motors unit, Nick Reilly, told Germany's Bild am Sonntag...
March 1st, 2010 | Green, Opel | Read More

2011 Lexus CT200h

2011 Lexus CT200h
The new Lexus CT 200h is the first full hybrid vehicle to be launched in the premium compact segment. Entering production in late 2010 and set for sale worldwide, the full hybrid model will provide a new gateway to the Lexus range and attract new, younger customers to the brand. The CT 200h was designed...
February 26th, 2010 | Geneva Motor Show, Green, Lexus Cars | Read More

GM to invest in fuel efficient engines

GM to invest in fuel efficient engines
General Motors said it will announce a major investment in fuel efficient engines Thursday amid a broader expansion of its US operations following years of painful cuts. GM will spend millions to upgrade and expand three plants to produce the next generation of its four-cylinder Ecotec engine, the automaker...
February 18th, 2010 | General Motors, Green | Read More

Nissan announces LEAF Purchase Process

Nissan announces LEAF Purchase Process
The Nissan LEAF Zero-Emission Tour culminated today with an appearance in New York City. The three-month tour, which made 63 stops in 24 cities, offered the opportunity for interested drivers, media, civic partners, businesses and university students to learn more about the Nissan LEAF and the benefits...
February 12th, 2010 | Green, Nissan | Read More
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