Gov. Bobby Jindal, South Louisiana Methanol CEO Barry Williamson and Todd Corp. Group CEO Jon Young announced that South Louisiana Methanol LP will invest $1.3 billion in a new methanol production facility on the banks of the Mississippi ...
The Volkswagen e-Co-Motion concept has been unveiled at the Geneva motor show, previewing a future zero-emissions delivery van. Designed to offer a solution to the problem of transporting goods into and out of increasingly more populated ...
The McLaren P1 will cost Australians close to $2 million but will be confined to racetracks, with confirmation it will be produced exclusively in left-hand drive. Following yesterday’s gallery of leaked official images, McLaren has ...
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The most fuel-efficient car in the world, the Volkswagen XL1, has been revealed ahead of its official unveiling at next month’s 2013 Geneva motor show. Volkswagen claims the futuristic two-seater is the first ever production car ...
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The Volkswagen Up! hybrid will inherit the ground-breaking diesel plug-in technology from the futuristic XL1 to make it one of the most fuel-efficient cars on the market. Set to launch by the end of 2014, UK publication Autocar reports ...
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The McLaren P1 will feature a hybrid drivetrain capable of producing an almighty 673kW and technology allowing it to operate in pure-electric mode. McLaren has confirmed its upcoming McLaren F1 successor will team a significantly upgraded ...
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The first images and details of the all-electric Volkswagen e-Golf have been revealed ahead of its debut at next month’s Geneva motor show. First seen on Czech website autoforum, the Volkswagen e-Golf will be powered by a 26.5kWh ...
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Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan has opened a paint plant in Smyrna, Tennessee in the US, which the company claims as its most advanced plant. The new 250,000sqft facility will be located adjacent to the company's vehicle ...
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance is showing its support for the R20 climate action group founded by former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger by becoming a partner for its conference in Vienna, Austria, and providing a fleet of ...
Renowned world wide for its highly successful diesel-hybrid Le Mans racecars, Audi is planning to introduce a road-going diesel-hybrid supercar in 2017, codenamed the Audi R20. Audi development chief Wolfgang Durheimer has previously ...
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Daimler, Ford and Nissan have entered into a unique three-way alliance that will see the three leading global automakers collaborate on a common hydrogen fuel cell system to power their future zero-emission vehicles. The joint venture ...
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Automakers Daimler, Ford and Renault-Nissan have inked an agreement to help accelerate further development of the fuel cell electric vehicle (FC EV) technology globally. The agreement is aimed at equally investing towards developing a ...
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PSA Peugeot Citroen has revealed details of an innovative new fuel-efficient Hybrid Air propulsion system that it plans to put into it small and city-sized production cars by 2016. The Hybrid Air system is an alternative to a conventional ...
University of East Anglia scientists have undertaken an £800,000 research project to artificially replicate photosynthesis - the process by which plants transform sunlight into energy to help them grow. The energy created will be ...
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California-based Balqon has launched the ZEVQON electric vehicle (EV) motor controllers for zero emission commercial truck and bus markets. The ZEVQON uses the insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) technology to convert battery DC ...
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