All About Alternate Fuel Vehicles (AFV)

London, Apr 26, 2007 /Reuter
http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=smallCapsNews&storyID=2007-04-26T070830Z_01_L26462666_RTRIDST_0_TANFIELD-CONTRACT.XML

British electric vehicle maker Tanfield Group Plc (TAN.L: Quote, Profile , Research) said on Thursday that Dutch mail and delivery firm TNT (TNT.AS: Quote, Profile , Research) had ordered 55 of its electric trucks and it is confident of getting more large orders from the firm.
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By Lin Guan (chinadaily.com.cn) /27 April 2007
Source: Chinadaily.com
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2007-04/27/content_862061.htm

After six years of research, many car companies are getting ready to produce hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) on a large scale.  Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp presented its HEVs at the recent Shanghai Auto Show. Meanwhile, Chery plans to release its HEV with a nickel-hydrogen cell within this year and Changan¡¯s industrialization of HEV will be launched in 2008.

Shanghai Volkswagen will provide 500 HEVs for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and go into large-scale production before the 2010 Shanghai World Exposition.

April 23, 2007
Korky Koroluk
source: daily commercial news
http://dcnonl.com/article/20070423500

Everyone wants to cut costs, and with fuel prices creeping inexorably upward, everyone wants engines and power trains that use less fuel, or different, cheaper fuel. But cost alone isn’t the only factor driving researchers around the world. The spectre of global climate change has most people worried. The debate over “peak oil,” the time when we reach maximum possible supply and fall into an unstoppable decline, is also a spur for researchers and those who finance their work.

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Patrick Foster, Business Observer writer
April 25, 2007,
source: Jamaica Observer
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/Business/html/20070424T220000-0500_122188

Some local motor vehicle dealers have applauded the Government’s 63 per cent cut in duty on imported hybrid motor vehicles announced last week, but say that consumers will not benefit from the policy immediately, as the decision to send those kinds of vehicles to the island rests with the manufacturers.  “I am not sure if such products are on our model line-up, but right now we have nothing on board for hybrids,” said Nigel Pagan, head of Challenger Auto, local representatives for General Motors. “We have to answer many questions before they consider sending certain vehicles into our market, it could be years,” he added.
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April 12, 2007
By Bob Priddy, MIssourinet
http://www.missourinet.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=E7F18FB5-FD77-F05E-C5A007B4588A8160

The Missouri Senate has advanced a series of tax credits encouraging Missourians to buy and drive more hybrid and flex-fuel vehicles. Sponsor LuAnn Ridgeway lives in Clay County, home of the Ford Claycomo plant, where a lot of hybrid and flex-fuel vehicles are made.  She says 40 percent of the vehicles coming off the assembly lines there fall into those categories. (more…)

Flex fuel engines come closer to reality, thanks to GM’s latest E-Flex electric architecture and its hydrogen fuel cell system
April 23, 2007

Source: http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/apr2007/bw20070423_514477.htm

The number of significant announcements coming out of the Shanghai Motor Show underlines the growing importance of the Chinese Auto market on the world stage, and fittingly, given that the Chinese Government seems far more committed to sustainable personal transport than its American equivalent, the star of the show in technological terms was the next iteration of the General Motors’ E-Flex electric architecture, configured with the company’s newest, most efficient hydrogen fuel cell system to date. This second variant of the E-Flex system uses GM’s new fifth-generation fuel cell propulsion technology and a lithium-ion battery to provide up to 300 miles (483 km) of electric driving. The fuel cell E-Flex is a true Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) and operates all-electric from both hydrogen fuel cell-generated electricity and grid electricity. It is plug-in capable, adding up to 20 additional miles (34 km) each time it is charged, further reducing trips to the refueling station.
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Frankfort,  Ky, 23 April 2007
source:
http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48721645

The Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet’s Division of Fleet Management continues to replace larger, less fuel-efficient vehicles traditionally included in the state motor pool with more energy efficient and environmentally friendly models, such as hybrid and flexible fuel vehicles.  The state’s motor vehicle fleet currently has 26 hybrid vehicles with three more on order. The vehicles include the Toyota Prius, Toyota Highlander Hybrid, Ford Escape Hybrid, Honda Civic Hybrid and Honda Insight. These vehicles replaced larger SUVs and trucks that had been primarily used by field staff in the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet (EPPC), which estimates that its average fuel cost has been reduced by 52 percent as a result of this hybrid technology.
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Jonesboro, AR — Brandi Hodges Reports
April 26, 2007
http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=6427379&nav=0jsh

Over the past year, more and more emphasis has been put on ”going green” in every aspect of life including the way you drive.  With the development locally of many alternative fuels it’s getting easier and easier to be green.  In the past year the sale of hybrid and alternative fuel cars was up by 20%.  Dave McCrosky and his wife bought a hybrid Toyota Camry in February of 2007.
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source:
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2007/04/26/045593.html

Madison, WI-On the heels of its inaugural year success, Hybridfest, Inc. announces that Hybridfest 2007 will expand this year to two full days, July 21-22, 2007. The Midwest’s largest event dedicated to clean and sustainable transportation solutions will again be held on the grounds of the Dane County Fair in Madison, WI. Public admission to Hybridfest 2007 will be included with a Dane County Fair ticket, which includes free parking. This year, most events will be held in the air-conditioned comfort of the Alliant Energy Center.

Although hybrid electric vehicles are showcased, Hybridfest 2007 will expand to examine all aspects of clean and fuel-efficient transportation including ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen and plug-in hybrid vehicles. In addition, important issues such as global warming, air quality, oil dependency and fuel and energy conservation will be discussed. Car dealers and manufacturers, environmental groups, vendors and exhibitors will also be on hand to demonstrate and answer consumer questions.
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By Bloomberg News  |  April 19, 2007
source:
http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2007/04/19/nissan_to_introduce_clean_diesel_in_us/

LOS ANGELES — Nissan Motor Co., Japan’s third-largest automaker, will offer a diesel-powered Maxima sedan in the United States with advanced pollution controls, chief executive Carlos Ghosn said. The “clean” diesel engine will deliver 30 percent greater fuel economy than previous diesels and also meet US emissions standards that are tougher than Europe’s, Ghosn said yesterday. The Maximas will go on sale in 2010 and be sold in all 50 states.
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