Green Cars, Hybrid Cars, Electric Cars and Clean Diesel News

Danish Company to Produce Straw-Based Bioethanol

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:12:00 -0600

Danish company DONG Energy has opened one of the world’s first and largest bioethanol plants in Kalundborg in Denmark, where bioethanol will be produced on the basis of straw.

Toyota to Start Leasing Prius Plug-in Hybrid Japan Buyers

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0600

Toyota plans to lease out over 200 units of its newly developed Prius Plug-in Hybrid to potential buyers in Japan.

UDRI Develops First Solid-State, Rechargeable Lithium-Air Battery

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:51:00 -0600

Researchers at the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) have developed a rechargeable lithium-air battery, a breakthrough designed to address the fire and explosion risk of other lithium rechargeable batteries.

Opel Revamping Corsa for 2010, ecoFLEX now with 98 g/km CO2

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:42:00 -0600

Opel will introduce a completely revamped version of its Corsa city car, with major engineering, better performance and greater fuel economy.

Honda Leads Again in Fuel-Efficiency

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:46:00 -0600

Honda Motor Co. has again produced the greenest and most fuel efficient vehicles in the U.S., followed closely by Hyundai Motor Co., the EPA’s projections for 2009 showed on Friday.

20 Years of Audi TDI Engines

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:48:00 -0600

Audi is celebrating the 20th birthday of TDI technology - in the fall of 1989, the Audi 100 2.5 TDI – the first Audi with a direct-injection turbocharged diesel engine – was exhibited at the Frankfurt International Motor Show.

4 Million Hybrid Vehicles to be Purchased by Fleet Managers by 2015

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:16:00 -0600

Sales of hybrid vehicles in the fleet sector will total nearly 4 million worldwide between 2009 and 2015, according to a recent report from Pike Research.

Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL-Hybrid Bus Hits Hamburg Streets

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:09:00 -0600

Daimler unveiled the first of ten new Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid transit buses in Hamburg.

UK Government to Provide £30m for EV Charging Network

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:45:00 -0600

The UK government has launched a £30m ($50.1m) initiative that could see thousands of electric vehicle charging points on streets and car parks.

2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6 Gets Priced at $89,725

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:08:00 -0600

The 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6 will arrive in US showrooms right on the heels of its North American debut at the Los Angeles International Auto Show.