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Communityand the Environment Lose as Long Beach Port Caves into Polluting Truckers

A sustainable trucking fleet and long-term clean air gains supported by local environmentalists, community groups, harbor residents and workers could be jeopardized thanks to a settlement between the Port of Long Beach and the American Trucking Association announced late yesterday

21 Oct 2009

North American Environmental Report Issued by Honda

American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today released its fifth annual report on the company’s environmental performance in North America. To help reduce the environmental impact of its environmental reporting activities, the company is releasing this year’s report in electronic format only

20 Oct 2009

Toyota Becomes the First Automotive Manufacturer to Participate in SmartGridCity Project

Toyota announced today that it will place ten Prius plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHV) with Xcel Energy's SmartGridCity project in Boulder, Colorado

20 Oct 2009

EcoCAR Challenge Started by Engineering Students at Virginia Tech

When a college student receives a new car, their first typical thought isn't how they'll dismantle the vehicle's engine and re-engineer it for maximum fuel efficiency and lowest possible emissions. But that's exactly what members of the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team of Virginia Tech (HEVT) plan to do with a 2009 crossover SUV

18 Oct 2009

Cybercom Selected to Provide Electronics for Low Emissions, High Fuel Efficiency Truck Project

A world-leading truck manufacturer chose Cybercom (STO:CYBE) to supply the control electronics for trucks that will be test driven in a unique environmental project during 2010-2012

15 Oct 2009

NextGen Research Invesitgates Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

A new market study “Electric and Hybrid-Electric Vehicle Components: The Global Market for Batteries, Ultracapacitors, Electric Motors, and the Electronics that Improve Vehicle Efficiency”, builds on NextGen Research’s recent research on electric vehicles and both consumer and commercial hybrids, and presents the overall vehicle sales forecast data segmented by hybrid, electric, and hydraulic architecture from 2008 through 2014

15 Oct 2009

Science from DuPont Behind the Drive to More Efficient Cars

Automotive manufacturers are improving vehicle efficiency by reducing overall weight, reducing energy loss through friction, boosting output of smaller internal combustion engines and reducing energy used in vehicle production. DuPont is contributing to each of these challenges

13 Oct 2009

Electric Car Battery That Uses Charged Fluid Can Be Refilled Like a Fuel Tank

A new type of redox flow battery presents a huge advantage for electric cars. If the rechargeable batteries are low, the discharged electrolyte fluid can simply be exchanged at the gas station for recharged fluid – as easy as refilling the petrol tank

13 Oct 2009

Chocolate Powered Racing Car to be Featured on BBC's Blue Peter Television Show

Researchers at the University of Warwick will be appearing on the BBC’s Blue Peter show on Tuesday 13th October to demonstrate their eco friendly “WorldFirst Formula 3 racing car” which can be powered by chocolate, steered by carrots, and as bodywork made partly from potatoes

12 Oct 2009

BMW C1-E, Concept Vehicle Combining Electric Motoring With The Safety of a Car and Freedom of a Motorbike

This is what a safe, environment-friendly and highly practical single track vehicle for city traffic could look like in the future. BMW Motorrad developed the C1-E study as a contribution to the European safety project eSUM

12 Oct 2009