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ZAP Global Blog: ZAP Jonway Adds to Finance Team, Leo Shan as Deputy CFO of Jonway Auto

SANTA ROSA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Electric car pioneer ZAP Jonway (OTC BB:ZAAP.ob — News) and its majority owned subsidiary Jonway Automobile added another member to its finance team following the appointment of Benjamin Zhu as Chief Financial Officer last week. Leo Shan Yongqiang has joined as Deputy CFO effective March 1, 2011 and will assume responsibility [...] [...]

Study – US consumers don’t understand hybrids and plug-ins

You don't have to plug-in a Prius? Hybrid and EV sales aren’t an easy sell A plug-in hybrid can use both gas and electricity? A Toyota Prius doesn’t have to be plugged-in? While those sound like silly questions to fans of hybrid and plug-in vehicles, many average US new car consumers are confused by those questions, and many [...] [...]

Ford SYNC 911 Assist: Non-Subscription Emergency Service Available in 2 Million Vehicles Provides Peace of Mind

By the time Paul Bedewi thought to call 911, paramedics were already at the scene of the major accident he was in thanks to Ford SYNC 911 Assist. [...]

Ford Offers Industry-First Truck App Software That Keeps F-Series Owners in the Know When They Tow

An all-new Truck App in Ford F-Series features an industry-first in truck technology – a software application for safe and easy towing and off-roading. [...]

How to bring down the costs of lithium-ion battery technologies

Is lithium or some other battery technology the key to mainstreaming plug-ins. Making hybrids and plug-ins cheaper One of the keys to hybrid and plug-in vehicle success is obviously cheaper costs, and that basically boils down to cheaper batteries. So, what’s the potential of achieving cheaper lithium-ion batteries? To help answer that question, the Townsend Group offered an [...] [...]

5 Misunderstandings About Strategic Oil Reserve

The national average gas price rose this week for the 14th consecutive day, climbing above $3.50 per gallon for the first time since 2008. The hike comes in response to a jump in crude oil futures, which have traded above $100 for weeks on supply interruptions and fears that political unrest in the Middle East [...] [...]