By Huw Evans According to Sascha Simon, head of Advanced Product Planning at Mercedes-Benz USA, the company is on track to launch an updated B-Class F-Cell for 2015 in California, with a “regular” sedan slated to follow in 2017. However, Mercedes-Benz is adamant that its fuel cell vehicles look and feel like regular passenger cars as much [...] [...]
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The best compact utility vehicle? Particularly in terms of Ford’s overall hybrid effort The upcoming Ford C-Max hybrid is easily Ford’s best hybrid offering, and I believe, one of the best overall new vehicles coming on the market. Akin to the Toyota Prius V, the C-Max utility hybrid promises a better and more powerful driving experience, better [...] [...] By Philippe Crowe While many governments around the world have actively encouraged motorists to switch to greener forms of transportation, a prominent Think Tank in the United Kingdom says they could cost in other ways. More specifically, a study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and commissioned by the UK’s Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Foundation [...] [...] By Philippe Crowe Chevrolet declared that Volt owners have now collectively saved a supertanker of gasoline. According to Chevrolet, since the electric car with extended range went on sale, Volt owners have compiled 40 million miles on electricity and avoided the use of more than 2.1 million gallons of gasoline. Based on $3.80 per gallon of gas, [...] [...] ERLANGER, Ky. (May 17, 2012) — Toyota announced today it will expand its Huntsville, Ala. engine facility to increase North American production of V6 engines. The approximately $80 million investment will bring total plant investment to more than $700 million. Approximately 125 new jobs will be created, increasing employment nearly 10 percent to 1,150. [...] [...] Paraphrasing a classic quote – “With great power comes the need for great control” – the engineers at Ford’s Special Vehicles Team have stepped up to the plate to manage the massive output of the 2013 Shelby GT500. [...] By Philippe Crowe Coda Automotive, manufacturer of the all-electric Coda, delivered its first fleet vehicle yesterday. The sale of the first fleet-destined Coda sedan was made to AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power. The utility, which delivers electricity to more than 5 million people in 11 states, is incorporating the 2012 Coda into [...] [...] By Philippe Crowe FedEx Express’ fleet is closing-in quicker than expected on its 2020 fuel usage reduction goal. FedEx Express vehicle fleet is now 16.6 percent more fuel efficient through FY2011 than it was in 2005; well on its way to reach early the company’s goal to make its vehicle fleet 20-percent more fuel efficient by 2020. read [...] [...] |
 
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