http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en en-US http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Daimler-acquires-15-of-MyTaxi http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Daimler-acquires-15-of-MyTaxi Daimler has bought a 15 % stake in MyTaxi a provider of an application that allows people to order a taxi from their smart phone. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:39:02 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Ford-Assembles-Focus-With-3-Cylinder-EcoBoost-Engine http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Ford-Assembles-Focus-With-3-Cylinder-EcoBoost-Engine The 2012 Ford Focus powered by the starvling 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine began rolling off the assembly line this week in Saarlouis, Germany. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:06:22 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/San-Francisco-and-Medellin-Win-2012-Sustainable-Transport-Award http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/San-Francisco-and-Medellin-Win-2012-Sustainable-Transport-Award San Francisco, California and the city of Medellin in Colombia both are the winners of the 8th annual Sustainable Transport Award given by the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:50:03 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/2011-sales-of-electric-vehicles-increased-fivefold-in-France http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/2011-sales-of-electric-vehicles-increased-fivefold-in-France The registration of new electric vehicles in 2011 increased fivefold to 4,531 units. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:54:23 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/100-Renault-Fluence-ZE-Sedans-Roll-Into-Israel http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/100-Renault-Fluence-ZE-Sedans-Roll-Into-Israel 100 electric cars rolled down Israeli roads on their way to employees of Better Place LLC, a U.S. startup poised to do big business supplying EVs and charging infrastructure in Israel. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:22:37 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/China-produced-and-sold-over-8-000-new-energy-vehicles-in-2011 http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/China-produced-and-sold-over-8-000-new-energy-vehicles-in-2011 According to the data published by the CAAM (Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers), 8,368 new energy vehicles were produced in China last year and 8,159 of these were actually sold. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:31:26 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/SolarWorld-GT-Sets-Out-on-Round-the-World-Journey http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/SolarWorld-GT-Sets-Out-on-Round-the-World-Journey A sports car powered by roof-integrated solar cells took off this week on a 21,000-mile quest to circle the entire globe, propelled only by the rays of the Sun. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:57:00 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Tax-breaks-for-electric-vehicles-in-the-United-Kingdom-to-be-continued-and-extended-to-LDVs http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Tax-breaks-for-electric-vehicles-in-the-United-Kingdom-to-be-continued-and-extended-to-LDVs The British government has announced that the tax break scheme for the purchase of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will continue until 2015 and that light-duty vehicles (LDVs) will also be eligible. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:53:02 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Milan-adopts-an-urban-toll-system http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Milan-adopts-an-urban-toll-system Since the beginning of January 2012 all motorists driving into Milan’s Area C (an area within the outer ring of city defences known as «la cerchia dei bastion») must pay a standard daily charge of 5 euros. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:58:24 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/California-Adopts-Advanced-Clean-Car-Rules http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/California-Adopts-Advanced-Clean-Car-Rules The California Air Resources Board has unanimously approved new emissions rules for cars and light trucks for model years 2017 through 2025. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:57:55 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/The-Berlin-Brandenburg-region-is-set-to-become-an-international-showcase-for-electromobility http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/The-Berlin-Brandenburg-region-is-set-to-become-an-international-showcase-for-electromobility The Berlin-Brandenburg region put forward its candidature to become "an international showcase for electromobility". Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:35:58 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Green-Policies-Drive-Washington-Auto-Show-in-U.S.-Capital http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Green-Policies-Drive-Washington-Auto-Show-in-U.S.-Capital The 2012 Washington Auto Show: "Safety and Sustainability in Motion" opens to the public today with more than 700 vehicles from over 42 domestic and import manufacturers and a special exhibit, "The Advanced Technology SuperHighway." Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:20:52 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Hiriko-the-small-folding-up-electric-urbancar-from-Spain-s-Basque-region http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Hiriko-the-small-folding-up-electric-urbancar-from-Spain-s-Basque-region A small folding up electric urbancar, the Hiriko (meaning urban in the Basque language) developed by seven companies from Spain’s Basque region, will be on the streets of several European cities by 2013. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:18:30 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Five-Electric-Snowmobiles-Enter-Clean-Snowmobile-Challenge http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Five-Electric-Snowmobiles-Enter-Clean-Snowmobile-Challenge Running zero emissions snowmobiles, teams of engineering students from five universities are among the 17 teams entered in the annual Clean Snowmobile Challenge slated for March on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:27:02 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Nissan-to-double-its-Leaf-sales-in-the-United-States-in-2012 http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Nissan-to-double-its-Leaf-sales-in-the-United-States-in-2012 Nissan hopes to double the sales of its Leaf model this year in the United States, to 20,000 units up from the 9,674 units sold in 2011. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:00:24 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/UK-Prepares-for-Hydrogen-Fuel-Cell-Vehicle-Roll-out http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/UK-Prepares-for-Hydrogen-Fuel-Cell-Vehicle-Roll-out A £400 million project to ensure the UK is ready for the commercial roll-out of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles is in the works, says Business Minister Mark Prisk. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:59:48 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/POET-and-Royal-DSM-Partner-to-Produce-Cellulosic-Bio-ethanol http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/POET-and-Royal-DSM-Partner-to-Produce-Cellulosic-Bio-ethanol An American ethanol producer and a Dutch life and materials sciences company Monday announced a joint venture to demonstrate commercial cellulosic bio-ethanol production and license the technology by 2013. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:03:35 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Air-Liquide-partnership-for-the-development-of-the-European-market-for-hydrogen-forklift-trucks http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Air-Liquide-partnership-for-the-development-of-the-European-market-for-hydrogen-forklift-trucks Air Liquide and Plug Power recently announced they are to work in partnership to develop hydrogen powered forklift trucks for the European market. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:39:27 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Daimler-to-partnering-with-Renault-Nissan-to-develop-fuel-cell-technology http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Daimler-to-partnering-with-Renault-Nissan-to-develop-fuel-cell-technology Dieter Zetsche, President of Daimler, indicated that they were to work together with their partner Renault-Nissan on fuel cell technology. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:08:21 GMT http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Volvo-will-present-a-concept-hybrid-at-the-Geneva-Auto-Show http://www.michelinchallengebibendum.com/en/NEWS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/News-and-publications/Volvo-will-present-a-concept-hybrid-at-the-Geneva-Auto-Show Volvo is to reveal its concept crossover hybrid (gasoline-electricity) at the Geneva Auto Show, under the name of XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:40:44 GMT