November 30th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
Carbon Day Automotive has announced a collaborative initiative with Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and A123 Systems, Inc. the battery company that has a strategic alliance with Chrysler’s electric vehicle program.
The companies have joined forces to supply Green Fleet Vehicles to government and commercial users in the U.S. Each is a leader in their industry. Enterprise Rent-A-Car [...]
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November 10th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler has shut down its standalone ENVI electric vehicle program and its personnel have been assigned to other vehicle development programs as Chrysler and Fiat merge their hybrid and electric vehicle programs.
Lou Rhodes, who was in charge of ENVI, continues to oversee electrical vehicle development for both companies. A two-mode hybrid versions of the Ram [...]
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October 27th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler Group will produce a hybrid version of the Ram 1500 pickup, but it has not been determined whether the light truck will have a diesel engine or not. The automaker had previously said both options would be available in 2010.
The hybrid Ram will use the “two-mode” hybrid technology it developed in a partnership [...]
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January 16th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
The massive American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009 has been presented to Congress for its consideration. The bill combines $275 billion in tax cuts with $550 billion worth of what Rep. Dave Obey of Wisconsin, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, calls “thoughtful and carefully targeted investments” in technology and infrastructure.
Among the programs included [...]
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January 10th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
Chinese manufacturer BYD will introduce the first production plug-in hybrid-electric car to the world at 11 am on January 12 at the Detroit Auto Show. The company will also show an electric crossover. The company uses lithium-iron (rather than lithium-ion) batteries.
Allpar will have limited coverage of the Detroit Auto Show on Sunday and Monday.
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December 2nd, 2008 by DaveAdmin
Images of overpaid executives flying their personal planes have had an impact, as the major domestic automaker CEOs will travel to DC to give testimony in their companies’ hybrid vehicles (though a single car-pool would seem more economical); and General Motors announced that it would give up its fleet of aircraft, effective January 1, 2009.
The [...]
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