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World First As Ford Announces New Battery Electric Light Commercial Vehicle

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) today announced plans to market a pure battery electric-powered light commercial vehicle in North America

9 Feb 2009

Hybrid Nanocables to Improve Lithium Battery Technology

Need to store electricity more efficiently? Put it behind bars. That's essentially the finding of a team of Rice University researchers who have created hybrid carbon nanotube metal oxide arrays as electrode mater...

9 Feb 2009

Scientists Get Closer to High Efficiency Mass Produced Fuel Cells Made Using Nanotechnology

Researchers have found that carbon nanotubes containing nitrogen are cheaper and work better than platinum in providing long-term fuel cell power

8 Feb 2009

Everything You Wanted to Know About Electric Cars at eCarTec 2009

eCarTec 2009 will present electric vehicles, storage technologies, drive and engine technology and will cover the topics of energy, infrastructure and financing

4 Feb 2009

Wal-Mart Starts Testing New PACCAR Hybrid Trucks

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced it will test a new type of heavy-duty commercial hybrid truck and a new type of alternatively fueled truck, developed by Bellevue, WA based PACCAR as a part of the company's efforts to build on its progress in developing a more sustainable trucking fleet

3 Feb 2009

Hybrid Trucks and Alternative Fuels Being Tested by Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced it will test two new types of heavy-duty commercial hybrid trucks and two different alternatively fueled heavy duty trucks as a part of the company's efforts to build on its progress in developing a more sustainable trucking fleet

2 Feb 2009

Green Trucks Coming to Chicago at The Work Truck Show 2009

As part of The Work Truck Show 2009, the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) is bringing the latest "green" vocational trucks, equipment and technology to Chicago

21 Jan 2009

Toyota Introduces Toyota Certified Used Hybrid Program

In an effort to attract new buyers to the hybrid market, Toyota today launched the all-new Toyota Certified Used Hybrid (TCUH) program

20 Jan 2009

Lexus Introduces Hybrid at North American Motor Show

A welcomed addition to Lexus's entry-luxury sedan line-up, the HS 250h fits nicely between the IS luxury sport sedan and the ES luxury sedan

20 Jan 2009

Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Receives LEED Silver Certification

Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, the first property and casualty insurer to offer 'green' insurance for businesses and homeowners, has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for the green interiors of its Lincoln Plaza office in downtown Dallas.

14 Jan 2009