auto show Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sat, 14 Feb 2015 15:20:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Too Expensive, Volkswagen Focusing Elsewhere https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-too-expensive-volkswagen-focusing-elsewhere-20130319/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-too-expensive-volkswagen-focusing-elsewhere-20130319/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:12:33 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=35022 With all the hype on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, European automaker Volkswagen is focusing on other, more profitable projects. While hydrogen fuel cell technology has been around for decades, it has only just now started to become possible to put them into vehicles. Some automakers are aiming for 2015 to get a production vehicle in […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-too-expensive-volkswagen-focusing-elsewhere-20130319/feed/ 4 35022 The Paris Motor Show 2010 Open For The Public: Our First Impressions https://www.greenoptimistic.com/paris-auto-show-impressions-20101002/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/paris-auto-show-impressions-20101002/#respond Sat, 02 Oct 2010 17:51:01 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=10832 As I promised you, I'll be covering the most important thing that has happened to this show, and that is to present the latest electric and hybrid cars, be them pure concepts or concepts ready to become reality in the near future.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/paris-auto-show-impressions-20101002/feed/ 0 10832 Ford’s Electric Vehicle Plans Unveiled at NAIAS in Detroit https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fords-electric-vehicle-plans-unveiled-at-naias-in-detroit-20090113/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fords-electric-vehicle-plans-unveiled-at-naias-in-detroit-20090113/#respond Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:35:29 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=1564 North American International Auto Show in Detroit brought in sight several car companies interested in hybrid and electric cars. Ford Motor Co in planning by 2011 to implement fully electric cars that have an autonomy of at least 160 km on a single charge. Ford will also offer gas-electric hybrid cars by 2012.

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