LISLE, Ill., Jan. 6, 2012 /Coal Geology-PRNewswire/ — A new coalition of executives from blue chip companies in the transportation and utility industries announced today it has come together to design a large-scale electric vehicle (EV) demonstration project that will help create a comprehensive national model for EV deployment. The Electrification Leadership Council (ELC) is [...]
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Top 6 Winter Driving Vehicles for 2012 with User-Friendly All-Wheel Drive Systems
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 28, 2011 /Coal Geology-PRNewswire/ — Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today announces the Top 10 Winter Driving Vehicles for 2012 The days are short, the nights are cold and the chances of encountering rain, snow, sleet or some other form of weather-related treachery [...]
Economic and national security costs of oil dependence far outweigh costs of accelerating deployment of electric vehicles
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2011 /Coal Geology-PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As the plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry begins to gain a foothold in the U.S. automotive market, it will be critical that the nation’s leaders do not let short-term obstacles derail important progress, said Robbie Diamond, President and CEO of Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE), a nonpartisan organization that aims to [...]
Seat Fabric in All-New Ford Focus Electric Uses Waste To Create a Better World
NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2011 /Coal Geology-PRNewswire/ –Sitting on empty plastic bottles while driving or riding in a car would be less than ideal. That’s not the case when it comes to the all-new Ford Focus Electric, as it features seat fabric made of recycled material that includes the equivalent of more than 20 plastic bottles per [...]
The 2012 Mitsubishi i – the #1 fuel economy leader according to EPA and DOE
CYPRESS, Calif., Nov. 17, 2011 /Coal Geology-PRNewswire/ — Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., (MMNA), is proud to announce that the company’s innovative and fun-to-drive 2012 Mitsubishi i electric vehicle has scored first-place honors on the EPA’s list of “Fuel Economy Leaders: 2012 Model Year” in the governmental agency’s annual Fuel Economy Guide thanks to its astonishing EPA-rated 112combined/126 city/99 highway MPGe (miles [...]
