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- Toyota to Show Plug-in Flex-Fuel Hybrid Concept with Double the Fuel Efficiency of the Prius
Sketch of the Toyota 1/X plug-in hybrid. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will exhibit eight concept and 13 other vehicles at the upcoming 40th Tokyo Motor Show. Among the concepts is the 1/X, (pronounced “one-Xth”), a vehicle that maintains an interior... - EPA Grants Certification for First Time to E85 Conversion Kit
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded certification for the first time to an automobile conversion kit that allows non-flexible fuel vehicles to safely and efficiently run on E85: the Flex-Box Smart Kit from Flex Fuel US. The first... - Winterkorn Confirms VW to Put 1-Liter Car into Production by 2010
Rheinischen Post. Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn has confirmed earlier statements by company executives that VW will resurrect its 1-liter car project and have it in production by 2010. The name comes from the design point of consuming 1 liter of... - Exide Technologies and Ballard to Develop Fuel-Cell and Lead-Acid Battery Hybrid System for Forklift Trucks
The Mark1020 ACS ranges in size from 300 Watts to 5 kW. Exide Technologies has signed an agreement with Ballard Power Systems to develop an on-board hybrid hydrogen fuel-cell and lead-acid battery energy system for the forklift truck market. Exide... - LS9 Secures $15M Series B Funding
LS9 Inc., a startup founded in 2005 to apply synthetic biology technology to the production of proprietary biofuels, has closed its Series B funding round with $15M in new investments. LS9 closed a $5M Series A round in March 2007.... - King Review of Low-Carbon Cars Issues Interim Analytical Report; 50% Cut in UK Transport CO2 Emissions Per Km Possible by 2030
A pathway towards decarbonizing road transport. Click to enlarge. Per-kilometer emissions from road transport in the UK could be reduced by 50% by 2030 at low cost, according to the interim analytical report issued by Professor Julia King as part... - DOE to Award $197M to First Three Large-Scale Carbon Sequestration Projects
The Bellona strategy for reducing CO2 emissions including the contribution of the three primary elements: energy efficiency, renewables and CCS. Click to enlarge. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $197M to the first three large-scale carbon sequestration projects... - BorgWarner to Quintuple Dual-Clutch Production
DualTronic clutch module. Click to enlarge. BorgWarner expects production of its dual-clutch transmission modules to increase 500% over the next six years, a key driver of the company’s growth. At full-launch of announced programs under contract in 2012-2013, the company... - NOAA Forecasts US Likely to Have Above-Average Winter Temperatures; La Niña Arrives, Southern Drought Concerns
NOAA US winter 2007-2008 temperature forecast. Click to enlarge. Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are projecting above-average temperatures over most of the US and a continuation of drier-than-average conditions across already drought-stricken parts of the Southwest... - Ford and Mazda to Invest $500M in New Thai Plant
Ford Motor Company and Mazda Motor Corporation today plan to invest more than US$500 million in a new, highly-flexible small passenger car plant at AutoAlliance Thailand (AAT), a joint venture between the two companies. - Honda to Introduce Hybrid Sports Car and Fuel Cell Concepts at Tokyo Show
Honda will display two new concept cars at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. The CR-Z is a lightweight sports car equipped with Honda’s original gas-electric IMA hybrid system; the PUYO is a soft-bodied fuel cell vehicle. - Pakistan NGV Fleet Crests 1 Million
The Pakistan Newspaper. Pakistan’s natural gas vehicle (NGV) fleet has reached 1,080,000 in June—116% more compared to the 500,000 units in June 2004. - UQM Receives Additional $1.13M in Military Orders for HEV Programs and Export Power
During the last six months, UQM Technologies has received orders from military customers totaling $1.13 million for propulsion systems, generators and funded engineering activities on hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) programs and export power applications. - Lithium-ion Electric Doblò Travels 300km in One Day With Three Fast Recharges
Micro-Vett electric Fiat Doblò. A Micro-Vett Fiat Doblò, a regular size 5-seat station wagon, powered by a custom 18kWh Altairnano lithium-ion NanoSafe battery pack, traveled 300 kilometers (186 miles) in one day in an urban delivery circuit. The custom battery... - Solar Bio-Fuels Consortium Receives Grant to Boost Algal Production of Hydrogen
The central role of photosynthesis in biofuel production. Click to enlarge. Source: Solar Bio-fuels Consortium. The Solar Bio-fuels Consortium has received an A$286,000 (US$255,000) Australian Research Council grant to help enhance the efficiency of the algal production of hydrogen. Ben...
