Imagine you can cut your commute time to work in half, increase your productivity at home and in your job, all with a car that is almost free to lease. These are the words from a video produced by Nissan describing a new reality for employees at Evernote in Redwood City, Calif. Evernote is a
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Hyundai’s ix35 Fuel Cell CUV has been selected for the second consecutive year by the European Commission-backed Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) to demonstrate the real-world benefits of hydrogen fuel cell technology. Considered by Hyundai as the world’s first production fuel cell electric vehicle, the ix35 Fuel Cell will be made available
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GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson said yesterday that the United States is on the cusp of achieving long-term energy security because of the rise of fuel-efficient vehicles, more energy-efficient homes and factories, and the revolution in domestic oil and gas production. Akerson added that the time is now for a consumer-driven national energy policy.
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Diesel Technology Forum executives strongly believe Virginia’s diesel tax disparity will be a penalty to diesel car owners. In a letter to the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates and other members, Diesel Technology Forum Executive Director Allen Schaeffer explained the options now under final consideration will create an unfair and substantial disparity between
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California’s Advanced Clean Car package including Zero Emission Vehicle and Low Emission Vehicle standards got green-lighted. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave yesterday the OK to California to put in place its Advanced Clean Cars package of regulations. This sets the stage for a new generation of ultra-clean cars starting in 2017 that
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The Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicles has been approved By Clean Pass for use in the entire 40-mile stretch of the Long Island Expressway carpool lane. To qualify, vehicles must be classified by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as a super ultra-low emission vehicle (SULEV) and also be certified by the U.S. EPA
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The Canadian province of Ontario is taking a step to facilitate electric vehicles ownership. The province wants to help electric car owners install charging stations at their homes and businesses to encourage sustainable transportation and fight climate change. Beginning in January 2013, eligible homeowners and businesses can receive a rebate of 50 percent (to a
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The Department of Energy hired an outside restructuring adviser last year to keep tabs on Fisker Automotive’s financing efforts, according to a Bloomberg report from last week. Houlihan Lokey, an advisory-focused investment bank, was retained last October at a cost of $1.35 million to provide “highly-specialized financial advisory services” for the agency. The DOE told
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Less than five years after President George W. Bush signed the Energy Independence and Security Act into law―increasing the federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard for the first time in nearly two decades―new data from University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) indicates that the average new vehicle purchased in the United States has become
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This week, would-be hybrid vehicle manufacturer, Bright Automotive, closed its doors citing inability to secure a $314 million federal loan. “We have been forced to say ‘uncle.’ As a result, we are winding down our operations,” the company’s Chief Executive Officer Reuben Munger and Chief Operating Officer Mike Donoughe wrote U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu
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