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Carmakers falling short on EU emissions targets: report Brussels (AFP) Aug 26, 2008 
Car makers are not doing enough to meet proposed EU targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions, according to a report Tuesday, with some German and Japanese brands facing the biggest challenge to make the grade. The European Commission wants all carmakers to reduce average emissions to 120 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre (0.6 miles) by 2012. Under EU plans, they will be expected ... read more |
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Cornell Shows Off 100-mpg Car-In-Progress At New York State Fair
Ithaca NY (SPX) Aug 26, 2008A car that gets 100 miles a gallon may sound far-fetched, but the biggest challenge in designing a high-mileage hybrid vehicle for the $10 million Progressive Automobile X Prize (AXP) competition in 2010 is not know-how, says Cornell's AXP team. The biggest challenges are space to work in, time and money. "Our goal is to bring awareness of the technology to the public," said team leader ... more China sees brisk growth in auto imports, exports slow: state media 
Shanghai (AFP) Aug 19, 2008China's auto imports grew rapidly in the first half of 2008, underlining its increasing importance as a market for carmakers, but export growth slowed, state media said Tuesday. China imported 212,000 vehicles in the first half of this year, up 53.2 percent from a year earlier, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing data from the China's customs administration. The growth rate was 18.3 ... more Energy Storage For Hybrid Vehicles 
Munich, Germany (SPX) Aug 20, 2008Hybrid technology combines the advantages of combustion engines and electric motors. Scientists are developing high-performance energy storage units, a prerequisite for effective hybrid motors. The vehicle is powered by petroleum on the freeway and by electricity in town, thus using considerably less energy. A hybrid propulsion system switches over to generator operation when the brakes go ... more BMW Hydrogen 7 Hits The Road With The 2008 Hydrogen Road Tour 
Portland ME (SPX) Aug 14, 2008The BMW Hydrogen 7 -- the first hydrogen-powered luxury sedan -- joins an unprecedented cross-country journey featuring hydrogen-powered cars by the world's leading automakers in the 2008 Hydrogen Road Tour. From August 11 - 23, the hydrogen powered convoy will travel from Portland, Maine to Santa Monica, California with one goal: to call on congressional leaders to support the creation of ... more Towards Lower Fuel Use - Technologies For Lighter Cars 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 14, 2008CSIRO's Light Metals Flagship recently showcased technologies which offer high-performance, light-weight car components at three US automotive industry conferences. 'Our technologies use magnesium and aluminium alloys to create strong, lightweight car parts which are cost-competitive with structural components made of steel, and perform equally well," said Mr Barrie Finnin, until recently ... more |
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New Paltz, N.Y. (UPI) Aug 9, 2008 Although doubted by some as impractical, plans for a car that runs on compressed air is generating a buzz, U.S. industry observers say. Zero Pollution Motors of New Paltz, N.Y., has obtained a license from MDI of Barcelona, Spain, to produce the six-seat "air cars" in the United States, which is says it will begin delivering for less than $18,000 in 2010, CNN reported Saturday. ... more GM to export hybrid SUV to Europe, China, Middle East 
Detroit, Michigan (AFP) Aug 8, 2008General Motors Corp. said Friday it plans to export its newest hybrid, a version of the Cadillac Escalade sport utility vehicle, to Europe, China and the Middle East. The hybrid powertrain boosts the Escalade's fuel economy by 50 percent in city driving and by 10 percent on the highway, GM officials said. Production of the new hybrid begins next week at an assembly plant in Texas and the ... more Nissan Motor unveils new prototype electric car 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 6, 2008Nissan Motor Co. unveiled a new prototype electric vehicle Wednesday with batteries twice as powerful as conventional technology, aiming to take a lead in zero-emission cars. Japan's third-largest automaker said the front-wheel drive, boxy-shaped car has a newly developed 80 kilowatt motor with advanced lithium-ion batteries installed under the vehicle's floor to avoid taking up space. ... more Monash Fuels Next Gen Hybrid Cars 
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Aug 07, 2008Monash University scientists have revolutionised the design of fuel cells used in the latest generation of hybrid cars which could make the vehicles more reliable and cheaper to build. The breakthrough, published in the journal Science, revolves around the design of a fuel cell in which a specially-coated form of popular hi tech outdoor and sporting clothing material Goretex is the key ... more EU opens the way for 'cars that talk' 
Brussels (AFP) Aug 5, 2008Cars stuck in traffic or on slippery roads will be able to communicate with other vehicles in a bid to cut down on traffic jams and road accidents, under European Commission plans unveiled Tuesday. "Today's commission decision is a decisive step towards meeting the European goal of reducing road accidents," said EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding. Getting critical messages through ... more |
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Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Aug 3, 2008Malaysia's state-owned carmaker Proton is developing a new, fuel-efficient hybrid car to beat rising costs and address environmental concerns, reports said Sunday. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told the state Bernama news agency he had already test-driven the car and urged the company to continue researching energy-saving techonologies. "The kind of car that all countries and car ... more Emerging economies to drive world auto sales to record highs 
Ottawa (AFP) July 30, 2008Auto sales in places like Brazil, India and China are expected to drive world demand to new records despite a sales slump in Europe and the United States, a Canadian bank said Wednesday. Global car sales advanced a mere 1.5 percent in the first half of 2008, undercut by slowing Western economies and record oil prices, Scotiabank said in its Global Auto Report. But Brazil, Russia, India a ... more Revolutionary Green Technology Bus Has DoE Roots 
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jul 30, 2008Insight from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, commitment from two Michigan companies and funding from the Department of Energy have led to the commercialization of a lightweight urban transit bus with double the fuel efficiency of conventional hybrid buses. This new green technology 40-foot bus features a high-strength stainless steel body and chassis and a hybrid power system that drives ... more Fuel For Thought On Transport Sector Challenges 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jul 25, 2008The report: Fuel for thought - The future of transport fuels: challenges and opportunities addresses two serious issues - the need to dramatically reduce the transport sector's greenhouse gas emissions and, how to deal with the economic risks associated with increasingly costly and scarce oil supplies. The report is the result of a year's deliberations by the Future Fuels Forum (FFF) which ... more China unsold new car stock hits four-year high: report
Shanghai (AFP) July 22, 2008China's stock of unsold new vehicles has hit a four-year high, due to increased production at a time of slowing demand, state media reported Tuesday. The number of unsold new vehicles had risen to 170,000 as of the end of June, the highest level since it hit 200,000 in June 2004, the Shanghai Securities News said. Sales in China rose 19 percent to 5.2 million units in the first half of 2 ... more
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