Mazda 5 at the Geneva Motor show 2010 – Which? first look
November 24, 2010 by admin
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The new 5 is described by Mazda as the eye-catching eco-friendly Mazda 5 C-MAV with seven-seat functionality Get the full report at www.which.co.uk
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Scripps Networks Interactive, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Ford Motor, Toyota …
November 23, 2010 by admin
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Top fuel-miser luxury sedan is a Lincoln
David Goldman FILE – In this photo made March 31, 2010, released by Microsoft Corp., a new Lincoln MKZ Hybrid is unveiled at the New York International Auto Show in New York. (AP Photo/Microsoft Corp.,
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Coloradans offer suggestions for governor-elect
Coloradans are offering their ideas to Gov.-elect John Hickenlooper’s transition team on challenges and opportunities facing the state, including suggestions to put young people to work making homes energy efficient and sending out an advocate to court small business opportunities.
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Chips off the old log: Cersosimo opens state-of-the-art wood chip mill
VERNON — Brattleboro’s largest lumber manufacturer has constructed a state-of-the-art wood chip mill to produce an annual 50,000 tons of a new clean chip product for mass consumption.
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Chips off the old log: Cersosimo opens state-of-the-art wood chip mill
Saturday November 20, 2010 VERNON — Brattleboro’s largest lumber manufacturer has constructed a state-of-the-art wood chip mill to produce an annual 50,000 tons of a new clean chip product for mass consumption.
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Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Scripps Networks Interactive, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Ford Motor, Toyota …
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Scripps Networks Interactive, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Ford Motor, Toyota Motor Corp and Staples
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Michelin Hy-Light Active Wheel Motor EV concept Car
November 1, 2010 by admin
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SUBSCRIBE to stay current on EV news ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ electric-vehicles-cars-bikes.blogspot.com Michelin Hy-Light Active Wheel Motor EV concept. Each wheel motor has a claimed 250Nm – 1300Nm of torque (depending on which report you read) but Michelin claim 0-60 in ONLY 12 seconds from an 850 kg car which suggests more towards the 250Nm end of the scale. It can brake at more than 1G without any mechanical brakes. It also has active suspension using a 2nd electric motor in each wheel. The whole set up uses a single suspenion pick up point, custom made hubs and custom wheel… expensive and virtually impossible to retro-fit to other cars. The first ‘production’ car to announce using this system is the Venturi Volage with a limited series of a hand built sports car scheduled for 2012.
2009 Icon Class C Diesel Motor Home from Fleetwood RV
October 30, 2010 by admin
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Modern luxury meets fuel efficiency. We call it Icon. You’ll call it amazing. Powered by a Mercedes-Benz® 3.0L, 6-cylinder turbo diesel engine, Icon’s core foundation is the durable Dodge® Sprinter chassis.
Lexus CT 200h: Paris motor show video
October 28, 2010 by admin
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Introducing the Lexus CT 200h, launched at the Paris motor show 2010.
Surge Tech- Magnetic motor
October 17, 2010 by admin
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Electric/ Magnetic Motor
Plug-in hybrid or all-electric? Eugene tests motor pool of the future
October 9, 2010 by admin
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Tesla Model S: The battery pack
CNET Car Tech gets a look at the Tesla Model S battery pack during a tour of Tesla Headquarters. Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
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Honda Launches Hybrid Fit to Take on Toyota’s Prius
The Fit Hybrid model gets 18.6 miles per 0.26 gallons of gasoline.
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Cleantech looks like old tech
How many of the 217 solar start-ups today will be around in 10 years? Not many. A look back at the automobile industry in the early part of the last century explains why.
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Growing company expands in Palouse
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories is expanding its work force in Pullman by about 10 percent and will also start a manufacturing operation in Lewiston, Idaho.
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Plug-in hybrid or all-electric? Eugene tests motor pool of the future
Remember when 14 miles per gallon of gas wasn’t bad for most cars? How about 14 miles on a plug-in charge – gas free?
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Nissan All Smiles: TownPod Concept Unveiled At 2010 Paris Motor Show
October 2, 2010 by admin
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AltCar Expo offers alt cars that can actually be driven … by you
We’ve been hearing about them for months: The all-electric Nissan Leaf, the extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt, the Mercedes-Benz B-class F-cell. During this weekend’s AltCar Expo at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 20 alternative-propulsion vehicles won’t just be on display. They…
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Potomac residents consider generators
While she and her husband, seeking a heated place, camped inside their car during the February snowstorms, Linda Rieger ran an extension cord from the AC adapter of her idling vehicle into her house to power her tropical fish tank. United States – Science and Environment – Water Resources – river – Potomac River
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Lower-emission vehicles take front seat
DESIGNS for a carbon-conscious world took front place as car makers revealed their latest high-tech models at the Paris auto show, hoping for rebound in a struggling car market.
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Saab on verge of Aussie return
Back from the brink of being killed off, Swedish car maker Saab is planning a return to the Australian market as early as 2011.
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Nissan All Smiles: TownPod Concept Unveiled At 2010 Paris Motor Show
If you remember back a few weeks you’ll remember that we were given a sneak peak at Nissan’s latest electric creation, the Townpod. We weren’t told much by NIssan at the time and spent some time cogitating over the enigmatic press release, which stated that the TownPod “is more than just a car and it’s more than just…
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Paris Motor Show: Europe must act fast on EVs, says GM Europe boss
October 1, 2010 by admin
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Business briefs
Chevrolet will plug Volt at World Series; Store owners fight menthol cigarette ban; Camaro will debut convertible in L.A.; AIG will repay billions from government aid; BMW recalls vehicles to check faulty brakes
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Chinese Rare Earths Vital To US Military Equipment
China produces more than 90 percent of the globe’s rare earths. Minerals that, it turns out, are vital in huge numbers of US military equipment, and now China is limiting the export of the metals.
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Sources: New vehicles could reach 62 m.p.g. by ’25
The fleet of new cars and trucks sold in 2025 may be required to average 62 miles per gallon, far surpassing the fuel efficiency of current high-mileage stars like the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic hybrids.
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Chinese Rare Earths Vital To US Military Equipment
China produces more than 90 percent of the globe’s rare earths. Minerals that, it turns out, are vital in huge numbers of US military equipment, and now China is limiting the export of the metals.
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Paris Motor Show: Europe must act fast on EVs, says GM Europe boss
European governments and carmakers will have to get their act together quickly over electric vehicles or get over-run by the Chinese.
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Green-Car-Guide Live! 2008, UK’s largest Green Motor Show
October 1, 2010 by admin
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Green-Car-Guide Live! 2008, sponsored by Masternaut Three X, took place on Thursday 12th June 2008 at the new award-winning Arena & Convention Centre in Liverpool, and was the UK’s largest Green Motor Show.