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Report: Opel dropping Ampera, the European Chevy Volt, because of weak sales

2014-07-21 23:15:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Opel Sales of the Chevy Volt in the US have been fairly stable for the last few months (between a low of 1,478 and a high of 1,777 since March), but in Europe, the Opel Ampera (sister-vehicle of the Volt) has been tren...

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Video: Smart highlights safety of new Fortwo by crashing into much bigger brother

2014-07-21 20:01:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: Sedan, Safety, Videos, Hatchback, Mercedes-Benz, Smart, Luxury Smart is just getting ready to launch its new Fortwo and Forfour minicars, riding on a completely different platform, and the diminutive brand wants to show that its latest cr...

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Official: SAE announces J2601 hydrogen fueling standard

2014-07-21 18:57:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: Hydrogen, Legislation and Policy Standardizing refueling systems isn't a quick process, and a new set of fueling standards for hydrogen stations were about 13 years in the making. But SAE International (SAE stands for Society of Automotiv...

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Official: Quant e-Sportlimousine gets road legal in Europe ahead of production run

2014-07-21 16:57:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: Coupe, Europe, Technology, Electric A lot of companies make promises about future technologies that never come to fruition. It was looking more and more like that would be the case with the Nanoflowcell Quant e-Sportlimousine from the 201...

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Official: One in seven trucks will be alt-fuel by 2035

2014-07-20 19:57:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: Natural Gas More natural gas. Less diesel. That's a quick synopsis of a study by Navigant Research on future fueling trends for trucks. Powertrains that are either plug-in or run on natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas (i.e. propane or...