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Vehicle Makers Warn Against Using Hybrids as Taxicabs

Two of the world's largest automakers, Toyota and Honda, have issued outright warnings against using their hybrid passenger vehicles as commercial taxicabs

8 Oct 2008

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions by Pfizer Honored by EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored Pfizer Inc today in recognition of the company’s award-winning Energy and Climate Change Program, which reduced total greenhouse gas emissions by 43 percent per million dollars of revenue from 2000 to 2007

8 Oct 2008

Electric Vehicle Podcast Celebrates Anniversary

On Tuesday, October 14 at 1:00pm Eastern, the hosts of the EVcast will broadcast their 100th episode at EVcast.com. Evcast is a show dedicated to educate and entertain audiences around the globe on the practicality and availability of electric vehicles

8 Oct 2008

Bosch Brings Clean Diesel Technology to Commercial and Off-Highway Vehicles

Bosch, a technology leader and partner in clean diesel technologies, is using its global reach and complete system expertise in diesel technology, to help the commercial vehicle and off-highway industries reduce diesel emissions to meet near-term emissions standards and further improve fuel economy

7 Oct 2008

Corvette Racing and Penske Porsches Win Green Challenge World Debut

Porsche and Corvette win the first ever Green Challenge trophies at American Le Mans

6 Oct 2008

Study Shows How Clean Energy Can Boost the Economy, Job Creation and Carbon Reduction

Clean Edge and Climate Solutions’ Carbon-Free Prosperity 2025 Report Finds Potential for 63,000 New Jobs in Oregon and Washington

6 Oct 2008

Advanced Gasification Technology Being Developed for Cleaner Power Generation

ExxonMobil announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne to develop next-generation technology to convert coal, coke or biomass to synthesis gas (i.e., CO and hydrogen), which could facilitate the use of carbon capture and storage to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power generation

6 Oct 2008

Next Generation Hybrid Vehicles Shipped to US Army

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies announced that it has designed, developed and shipped a new generation of hybrid electric vehicles incorporating hydrogen internal combustion engines to the US Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) for deployment at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base (SANGB)

6 Oct 2008

Biorenewable Chemicals, Green Energy and Smart Lighting to Benefit From New Engineering Research Centers

Five new research centers will pursue innovations in biorenewable chemicals, green energy systems, communications networks, medical implants and smart lighting

6 Oct 2008

New Material Found for Hydrogen Storage in Hydrogen Powered Vehicles

Researchers in Greece report design of a new material that almost meets the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2010 goals for hydrogen storage and could help eliminate a key roadblock to practical hydrogen-powered vehicles

6 Oct 2008