Oil Recycled From BP Spill Used to Make Chevy Volt Plastic Parts
The BP spill has definitely caused a lot of environmental damage and people spent a lot of money and energy to clean it. To make themselves a greener image the General Motors company has, for marketing purposes, announced that they will use recycled BP spilled oil to make the plastics in the iconic Chevy Volt... which is a half-blood electric.
Tesla Motors Preparing for Some $60 Million Profit from the Alliance With Toyota
Tesla Motors is responsible for many innovations from the electric cars field lately. Their recent contract with Toyota, having as objective the production of a new version of the electric RAV4 is said to bring the Silicon Valley firm some $60 million.
New EU Draft Proposes Vans Should Reduce Emissions In The Long Run
The amount of polluting gases that each van releases is about to shrink in the European Union, according to a draft released yesterday at the Brussels headquarters. It has not yet been signed, and most importantly, Germany didn't agree with some of the aspects.
Revenge of the Electric Car: The Most Expected EV Movie Trailer Needs 10,000 Facebook...
You remember the movie "Who Killed The Electric Car?," right? We wrote an article about it almost two years ago. Well, if you didn't watch the movie or don't know the idea behind it, at least let me tell you it has a sequel that it's going to debut this spring.
Audi Adds Another 460 MWh Worth of Solar Panels to Their Ingolstadt Factory
Audi seems to have chosen solar power to green up the manufacturing processes of their future E-tron electric cars for both of their factories in Germany. Having already installed 11,600 square meters in 2009, they now want to continue this trend with another 7,500 square meters.
Carbon Emissions From US Cars Dropping For The Sixth Consecutive Year, The EPA Says
Technology and the will to actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the US have led to the lowering of carbon dioxide that exits the tailpipes by 14 percent per mile over the last six years, while fuel economy has been improved by 16 percent.
BMW Invests $500 Million In Electric Car Project
One of the top luxury car makers, BMW, stated on Friday that 400 million Euros (560 million dollars) will be invested in the manufacturing of electric cars by 2013, as German producers try to fill in the gap between them and their global rivals.
Toyota Setting Up Recycling Facilities For Old Nickel Metal Batteries From Old Hybrids
To keep the planet as tidy as possible, and to make a good business, Toyota has decided that it's about time they recycled used NiMH batteries included in their old hybrid cars, such as the Prius, which has been produced from 2000 onwards.
Capabilities for Automotive Research: Consortium Aimed At Finding Solutions For Future Cars
An international 11-member consortium, named Capabilities for Automotive Research have just launched ten research projects aimed at developing the technology necessary for future electric/hybrid vehicles.
The Nissan Leaf Production Started In Japan – First Shipments Expected This Year
The first factory to manufacture the Nissan Leaf, in Oppama, Japan, started producing functional units on October 22. The first shipments will be made to Japan and the US this November and to Europe starting December.
