Archive for January, 2012
New Jobs in the Electric Vehicle Market
Job Opportunities Abound In EV Market With the increasing number of electric vehicles being built, offered and sold throughout the world, new occupations are developing in the electric car market. Because of the multitude of possible jobs and responsibilities in the market, new positions and occupations are made available each day. As the electric car [...]
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GM Clones Parade At Detroit
GM Clones on parade Last January 10, Via Motors unveiled its E-REV plug-in hybrid Silverado pick up truck, Suburban and Express Van lines. This company retrofits cars and trucks through the installation of a plug-in hybrid drive train called the E-REV. This system provides extended range travel using electric power with a supposed 100 miles [...]
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New Cars Introduced In Detroit
Hybrids unveiled in Detroit There are three new cars that have wowed the visitors, kibitzers and participants in the ongoing Detroit Motor Show. These electric vehicles are from Lexus, the prime Toyota brand, Volvo, the Swedish car giant and BMW, the German carmaker. The Lexus LF-LC concept is a rapid departure from the conservative models [...]
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New Electric Vehicles Unveiled
New alternative fuel cars unveiled Kia Motors has not always been one to run with the herd. Instead of participating in the Detroit Motor Show, the company has opted to unveil its electric vehicle line in the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show. The automaker said that it had chosen the CES instead of the Detroit [...]
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CAFE Hearings Focus Opposing Viewpoints
By Jeff Cobb In Detroit on Tuesday some strong arguments were heard either in support of or against the proposed 2017-2025 Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards and the auto industry is split on the issue. The hearing will be followed by two more this month, and these are required by federal government regulators prior to [...]
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Kia Shows Off Naimo Electric Concept
The Kia Naimo Concept. Last week, Kia Motors brought its 5-door, 4-seat Naimo electric sedan concept to the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The car is the Korean automaker’s third electric vehicle to debut in roughly a year?the other two being the already-released Kia Ray EV and the Kia Pop concept, which was [...]
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Honda Insight
By Larry E. Hall When the current generation Honda Insight was introduced in March 2009 as a 2010 model it was hailed as a “Toyota Prius fighter.” Making the best use of the most cost-effective Honda hybrid technology, the Insight was touted as a 40-mpg-plus compact car for less than $20,000 – a figure designed [...]
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Toyota unveils 2013 NS4 Plug-In Hybrid Concept
By Jeff Cobb Last week at the Detroit Auto Show, Toyota showed the world the rest of its Prius-transcending NS4 plug-in hybrid concept. Leading up to this unveiling, Toyota had maximized its PR value by showing teaser photos while offering details just as scant as selected close-ups shots of a headlight or other design aspects. [...]
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Increased Funding for NYSERDA Program to Help Low-Income New Yorkers Reduce Energy Bills
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ET Solar to Supply 6MW of PV Modules to LARIVIERE
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