Archive for April, 2009

Shinichi Kurihara, CEO, Mitsubishi North America

I talked to Shinichi Kurihara, CEO, Mitsubishi North America at the 2009 New York auto show. Kurihara talked to me about the Mitsubishi i MiEV Electric Car going global.
“Electric vehicles [...]

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Gil Portalatin, 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid

Gil Portalatin, Hybrid Applications Manager, Ford Motor Company, sat down with me at the 2009 New York International auto show. We talked about the 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid:
Portalatin says that [...]

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Lou Ann Hammond skypes on MSNBC about hybrids

Hybrids, electric cars, partial zero emission vehicles (PZEV). Lou Ann Hammond skypes with Alex Witt from MSNBC about future vehicles and vehicles you can buy that are as clean on [...]

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Lou Ann Hammond on MSNBC’s Ed Schultz

Lou Ann Hammond, CEO carlist.com, talks to MSNBC’s Ed Shultz about the impact of automobile dealers closures on local communities. Most people don’t think car dealers closing will have an [...]

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2009 Shell eco-marathon winners!

Finally! It was a long two days out in the California sun and heat. Imagine being one of the drivers in those pods! Spending 45 minutes going around a track [...]

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What is the 2009 Shell eco-marathon Americas?

April 16-18, 2009, Fontana, CA – The goal of the Shell Eco-marathon is to design and build the world’s most fuel-efficient vehicle that produces the fewest emissions.
The eco-marathon has evolved [...]

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Schurr wins team spirit at Shell eco-marathon

When it was announced that Schurr High School, home of the Mighty Spartans,  won the team spirit award everyone clapped wildly. Schurr had certainly earned it. I had heard all [...]

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First day of competition 2009 Shell eco-marathon

End of first day results – April 17, 2009 Shell eco-marathon:
These are the first day results, the 18th are the final runs.
Laval – 2622.2MPG
Laval University
Country: Laval, Quebec, Canada
Prototype / Gasoline [...]

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2009 Shell eco-marathon teams get ready for the race

Fontana, CA – The goal of the Shell Eco-marathon is to design and build the world’s most fuel-efficient vehicle that produces the fewest emissions.
Teams can enter two main categories:
* Futuristic [...]

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PUMA proto-hype at the 2009 New York auto show

How much marketing spiel from General Motors is this, and how much of it is their design?
It seems that the only part of the Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility, or [...]

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