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Eureka award bestowed on company and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, the world's leading automotive battery supplier, and the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Milwaukee are being recognized for an unprecedented industry-academic partnership that advances research, development and commercialization of energy storage technologies. The Milwaukee Business Journal honored Johnson Controls and UW-Milwaukee with the Eureka Award for...

LONDON, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A 2010 Honda CR-Z has hit the impressive landmark of clocking up 100,000 miles in just three years. The car is part of a ten-strong fleet made up purely of Honda Hybrids, also including Jazz and Insight models, which has racked up an amazing half a million miles since 2010. The fleet is owned and run by Renewable Solutions UK, national award-winning designers and installers of Renewable Energy Systems for business and domestic customers. With the cars...

AUSTIN, Texas, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Valence Technology, Inc., a leading U.S.-based global manufacturer of advanced energy storage solutions for commercial applications, today announced it has received a purchase order valued at $12 million from Wrightbus, for batteries to be delivered through 2015. Leveraging a relationship the two companies have enjoyed since 2007, Valence has been selected as the battery supplier of choice for Wrightbus' range of hybrid vehicles,...

MyPerfectAutomobile posts a breaking story about Chevy Spark EV and its fuel-efficiency rating from the EPA, updates news about U.S. government hybrid fleets, and looks at the possibility of a new electric car speed record. San Joses, CA (PRWEB) May 06, 2013 EPA Says Chevy Spark is Most Efficient Car Chevrolet representatives have announced that the company’s new Spark EV is the most fuel-efficient auto in the marketplace, with a 119 mpg-equivalent rating from the EPA and an...

MILWAUKEE, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, a global diversified company in the building and automotive industries, is a 2013 Gold Award Winner by the internationally renowned Edison Awards for its recent groundbreaking collaboration with the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (UWM). This distinguished award symbolizes the persistence and excellence personified by Thomas Alva Edison, inspiring creative minds to remain in the forefront of innovation, creativity...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, today announced the availability of the MTS 'ERS Test Solution', designed to help automotive companies introduce and optimize Energy Recovery Systems (ERS) in their hybrid-electric vehicles. This unique test system spans the performance range from Formula One racing to high-volume commercial passenger vehicles,...

MyPerfectAutomobile has fresh updates on concept vehicles from the ongoing Shanghai Auto Show, plus a new report about the Chevy Cruze diesel model’s MPG rating and the current state of hybrid auto sales. San Jose, CA (PRWEB) April 27, 2013 Concept Vehicles Unveiled at Shanghai Show The Shanghai Auto Show is in full swing and already has made headlines with its vast array of concept vehicles inside the gigantic, 17-auditorium facility. Besides the show-stealing Buick Riviera wireless...

CA, MA & NY Are Fastest Growing Diesel Car States . . . SC, TN, KY & MS Are Fastest Growing Hybrid Car States . . . TX Is #1 In Total Diesel Passenger Vehicles & #1 In Diesel Pickup Trucks . . . WY, MT, ID & AK Have Highest Percentage of Diesel Passenger Vehicles WASHINGTON, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Clean diesel car registrations increased by 24.3 percent in the U.S. from 2010 through 2012 following similar trends of double-digit diesel car sale increases throughout...

World leader in hybrid technology honors environmentally conscious at April 21 events NEW YORK, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., is celebrating Earth Day with a series of activities honoring New Yorkers committed to the environment this Sunday, April 21, including offering free valet parking for its hybrid owners and sponsoring Earth Day New York 2013 (EDNY). These initiatives come on the heels of Toyota's Tuesday announcement that its...

SHANGHAI, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Protean Electric, the global leader of advanced in-wheel electric drive, today announces the Chinese debut of its production in-wheel motor and will showcase its in-wheel electric drive system on a BRABUS Hybrid vehicle at the Auto Shanghai 2013, Apr. 20-29 in Hall N5 booth C131. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130419/DE98053 ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130416/DE95019LOGO ) The BRABUS Hybrid, based on the...