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Thank you Saudi Arabia!
Saudi Aramco and Air Products inaugurate Saudi Arabia’s first hydrogen fueling station
Saudi Aramco and Air Products recently inaugurated the first hydrogen fueling station in Saudi Arabia at Air Products’ new Technology Center in the Dhahran Techno Valley Science Park. The pilot station will fuel an initial fleet of six Toyota Mirai fuel cell electric vehicles with high-purity c...
This is ominous to getting to new technology, but it makes sense, people have wised up and realize vehicles can easily last 20 year. Especially with extreme care much much longer. Not good when it comes to saving us from dirty burning beasts.
IHS Markit: average age of cars and light trucks in US rises again in 2019 to 11.8 years
The average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the US has risen again this year to 11.8 years, according to new research from business information provider IHS Markit. This acceleration of average age can easily be seen when looking across the last 17 years. From 2002-2007, the av...
@ HarveyD, true, more has to be done. And sharing is the best approach. Not sure my Company has put in charging stations based on surveys, but they have added to them, and have told employees they are adding more and are promoting the stations, with lights, and other gimmicks such as announcements. I know guys driving 4X4's that weigh 6,000 pounds and more, under 5 miles each way, and I tell you that kind of madness does have to stop. In fact a tax on certain size vehicles would not be a bad idea, unless you can justify the work aspect of the purchase. Toys that consume ~10 mpg may "feel" American, but it is a waste of important resources, plain as that. I love where Car Tech is going these days, these are awesome times.
Mitsubishi slashes prices of 2014 i-MiEV by 21% ($6K), offers more standard features
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is reducing the price of the MY 2014 i-MiEV battery electric vehicle by 21% ($6,130) from the previous 2012 vehicle and delivering an expanded standard equipment package with it. The 2014 model year Mitsubishi i-MiEV ES model including CHAdeMO DC quic...
I do see these MiEV's on the (CA) road but they are quite small, I would say I see many more Nissan Leaf's out there, and even more Tesla's which is an exotic electric over the MiEV. I think they are stressing the limits of small with the MiEV, and Toyota and Nissan are on a better track, with size of the vehicle. The Leaf seems to really be gaining steam. The more time goes by, and the more these EV or EV-hybrids gain on middle class friendly prices, the more I find myself attracted to their resilience and cost factors. The guys at work love their plug-ins, and my Company (Intel) just added a bunch of plug-in stations. When every town has plug-in stations, I think the tipping point will have been reached for these cars out here in California.
Mitsubishi slashes prices of 2014 i-MiEV by 21% ($6K), offers more standard features
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is reducing the price of the MY 2014 i-MiEV battery electric vehicle by 21% ($6,130) from the previous 2012 vehicle and delivering an expanded standard equipment package with it. The 2014 model year Mitsubishi i-MiEV ES model including CHAdeMO DC quic...
In Europe I believe diesel passenger cars have long since been the dominating choice. Over 50% pure diesel, but these run on low sulfer diesel fuel and sound about exactly like gas. Perhaps a slight odor, but to get 20-50% better MPG, that's worth it. Just take a look at a Yaris Gas versus Yaris Diesel. In the U.K. the choice is available, not here in the USA.
The USA/North America seems to bias complex multi-powerplant systems. Those are not cost effective for the people that just need to move at a lower cost and a small budget. Where is the US$20,000 car that gets 55 - 60 mpg? For the student. Why are only the rich people getting the choices here, choices for all please. Part of this is the stigma of diesel in the USA, the manufacturers are shy to bring the models, and of course the government does nothing to help. They have a different agenda.
Opel introducing new 1.6L diesel engine family; fuel consumption reduced by up to 10%, Euro 6 compliant
The 1.6-liter CDTI Ecotec diesels will replace existing 1.7-liter engines and certain lower powered versions of the 2.0-liter range. Click to enlarge. Opel is introducing a new four-cylinder, 1.6-liter turbo-diesel engine as part of the fundamental renewal of its powertrain portfolio. The s...
I think so, I find this to be Ford's most promising execution on their super low emissions and Plug-in/Hybrid strategy. Till now only Toyota can claim winner status, we are still looking for #2 aren't we?
New Ford C-MAX sales double across Europe
Sales in Europe of Ford’s new C-MAX and Grand C-MAX have increased by more than 100% over the previous model, with a high percentage of customers opting for new technology features. Since the new C-MAX and Grand C-MAX were introduced in late 2010, more than 135,000 vehicles have been sold acr...
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