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DETROIT, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Top story from the current November 5 issue of Automotive News previewed below. After the storm Fisker Automotive lost more than $30 million worth of luxury cars when a shipment of Karma plug-in hybrids was flooded during Superstorm Sandy last week. More than 300 Karma cars, which each start around $100,000, were destroyed at a New Jersey port during the storm, Fisker spokesman Roger Ormisher said on Tuesday. The cars were insured and...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Brian Wynne, president of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA), issued the following statement in response to U.S. President Barack Obama winning re-election last night: "EDTA looks forward to continuing its work with President Obama and the newly-elected Congress to advance technology innovation that will diversify our transportation fuels. "Since the U.S. imports approximately 45 percent of the oil used in the...
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., (NASDAQ: QTWW) will hold a conference call to announce its Third Quarter 2012 financial results. The call will be held on Thursday, November 8(th) at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Time). If you are interested in participating in the financial results conference call, please call the following number approximately ten minutes prior to the starting time: 706-679-1155,...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Green continues to be a dominant shade of innovation in the automotive sector as 2013 looks to be a banner year for vehicle efficiency. According to AutoTrader.com, total shopper interest for alternative fuel and highly fuel-efficient models is up 54 percent so far in 2012. This year's LA Auto Show(®) reflects this trend and will host significant debuts in electric, hybrid, clean-diesel and 40-plus mpg advanced gasoline-powered engines....
MyPerfectAutomobile is reporting the latest news from Honda Motor Co. that the Japanese auto manufacturer has reached the million-unit sales milestone for its hybrid cars. While rival Toyota has posted at least four times that number of hybrid cars sold, executives at Honda have committed to bringing out several new hybrid models in the next two years. Tata Motors will bring its micro-car, the Nano, to U.S. markets in the near future, marking the first time the Indian carmaker has decided...
HENDERSON, Nev., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding quickly to recent uncertainties in the Li-Ion battery market, K2 Energy Solutions, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of proprietary rechargeable lithium iron phosphate-based energy and power cells and battery systems, hastened to assure industry stakeholders and end users that it has both the current inventory and manufacturing capacity to fill any supply-side shortages caused by the recent spate of cell-manufacturer...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Brian Wynne, president of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA), issued the following statement in response to today's announcement about Johnson Controls purchasing A123 Systems' automotive business assets: "Consolidation is an expected market force in all emerging industries, especially one as dynamic as the global electric drive market. Advanced battery technology powers the electric drive industry, increasing the...
WARRENDALE, Pa., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SAE International's much-anticipated technical standard for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and electric vehicles (EV) has been approved and published. Developed in a consensus environment by more than 190 global experts representing automotive, charging equipment, utilities industries and national labs, "J1772(TM): SAE Electric Vehicle and Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Conductive Charge Couple" enable charging time...
ZHEJIANG, China, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SORL Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ: SORL) ("SORL" or "the Company"), a leading supplier of brake and control systems to the global commercial vehicle industry, today announced that the Company obtained a patent in the People's Republic of China ("PRC") for a new proprietary electric air dryer that is specifically designed for new energy electric buses and specialty commercial vehicles. Equipped with an internal electronic...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With a name like "MPG Car Rental," you probably think you know what sets them apart from the other agencies providing car rentals in Los Angeles. If you're assuming that the answer is nothing more than purely the environmental friendliness of the hybrid car rental selection at MPG Car Rental, you're disregarding the overall people-friendliness of their staff. Not only that, but their prices are so wallet-friendly, that word of mouth between...
