Archive for the ‘Green’ Category

General Motors Celebrates Arrival of Chevrolet Volt in China

General Motors celebrated the arrival of the first drivable Chevrolet Volt in China today. China is one of the initial markets outside the United States to receive the Volt. GM’s landmark electric vehicle with extended-range capability will go on sale locally next year. “GM has made a long-term...

August 31st, 2010 | Chevy, Green | Read More

Ford Tests Electric Batteries with Wireless Monitoring Systems

Ford Motor Company is leveraging the Internet and wireless technology to accelerate testing and refinement of the advanced lithium-ion battery systems that will power its upcoming plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. Ford’s rapid progress is enabled by two monitoring methods that allow engineers...

August 23rd, 2010 | Ford, Green | Read More

Audi relying on green electricity for rail transport

AUDI AG is setting new standards in logistics: The carmaker is using trains powered by green electricity to transport its cars from Ingolstadt to the North Sea loading port of Emden, making it the first company in Germany to use green electricity in this way. This innovative logistics concept is a trailblazing...

August 12th, 2010 | Audi, Green | Read More

Unique Air Shutter Helps Morph Chevrolet Cruze into 40 MPG Leader

Squeezing out every last drop of fuel efficiency is one of the key tasks for Greg Fadler, aerodynamics engineering group manager at Chevrolet. Fadler and his team worked on making the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco one of the most fuel-efficient small cars on the market, achieving up to an estimated 40 MPG...

August 11th, 2010 | Chevy, Green | Read More

Sales in Japan of Toyota Hybrids Top 1 Million Units

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that cumulative sales in Japan of its hybrid vehicles have topped the 1-million mark, while more than 2.68 million units have been sold globally as of July 31, 20101. In August 1997 in Japan, TMC launched its first hybrid vehicle, the Toyota "Coaster Hybrid EV"...

August 6th, 2010 | Green, Toyota | Read More

2011 Ford Explorer Goes Green

The all-new Ford Explorer is more than just the new fuel economy class leader in the midsize SUV segment. The reinvented Explorer, which arrives later this year, also sets a new benchmark for sustainability in the SUV segment due to an increased use of renewable and recycled content, such as parts made...

August 5th, 2010 | Ford, Green | Read More

Chevrolet to Increase Volt Production Capacity by 50 Percent

General Motors today said that thanks to strong public interest in the Chevrolet Volt, the 340-mile extended range electric vehicle, it will increase U.S. production capacity of the groundbreaking new car by 50 percent, from 30,000 units to 45,000 units, in 2012. The announcement came as U.S. President...

July 30th, 2010 | Chevy, Green | Read More

Toyota Celebrates 10 Years of Prius

Ten years ago Toyota launched a new kind of car in North America. It was the Prius, an affordable car with a hybrid gas/electric powertrain. In the decade that followed, the Prius made an indelible mark on the automotive industry. The car with the signature wedge shape proved to be an agent of change,...

July 28th, 2010 | Green, Toyota | Read More

Nissan Announces National Roll-out Plan for LEAF

Today, nearly 17,000 future Nissan LEAF drivers are learning when the world’s first affordable all-electric, zero-emission vehicle will be available in their markets. Consumers who have placed reservations for the Nissan LEAF received a communication today regarding market timing and next steps in...

July 27th, 2010 | Green, Nissan | Read More

Volkswagen Presents Worldwide Research Alliance on Electric Mobility

Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, today reinforced the importance of the electric mobility research and initiatives taking place at Volkswagen’s Electronic Research Laboratory (ERL) in Silicon Valley. During an afternoon tour at ERL, Volkswagen’s...

July 19th, 2010 | Green, VolksWagen | Read More