Articles for section: News
Beijing's Goal: 50,000 Electric Vehicles by 2015
05-24-2013 by Environment News Service
The City of Beijing plans to have 50,000 electric cars on the streets by 2015, 30,000 of which will be owned privately, according to the Legal Evening News, a Beijing newspaper.
Category: Electric vehicles
Ford Fusion Energi Earns Top U.S. Vehicle Safety Rating
05-23-2013 by Environment News Service
The 2013 Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid has just earned the highest safety rating, a five-star Overall Vehicle Score, from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Categories: Sustainable mobility - Road safety - Hybrid vehicles
Cooking Oil to Biodiesel Plant Planned for Colorado
05-22-2013 by Environment News Service
A new biodiesel production plant to be built in Boulder will make 11.5 million gallons a year of the clean burning fuel from used cooking oil collected from local restaurants.
Category: Biofuels
100,000 Plug-in Vehicles Sold in the United States
05-21-2013 by Environment News Service
Somewhere in the United States on Monday a driver purchased the 100,000th plug-in vehicle since the latest generation of highway-capable plug-ins was introduced to the market just over two years ago.
Categories: Electric vehicles - Hybrid vehicles
Keyword: USA
U.S. Musters Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Partners
05-20-2013 by Environment News Service
To foster the adoption of fuel cell electric vehicles, the U.S. Energy Department has embarked on a new public-private partnership to develop the country's hydrogen infrastructure.
Category: Fuel cell
