The Best 3 Environmental Automotive Advancements
Green cars are now hitting production lines, and the waves are hitting the marketplace. Every major manufacturer is developing electric cars, most are looking at hybrids in some form. If you’re a driver, this could be the best thing to happen to your wallet since customizable car insurance. Ideas are now the big issue in [...]
OnStar Leverages Google technology to Connect Customers to the Chevrolet Volt
OnStar is leveraging the power of Google technology to develop a number of new mobile app features that strengthen Chevrolet’s commitment to providing Volt customers with the most connected vehicle experience possible. The public will get a peek at what OnStar is working on at the Google I/O conference May 19-20 in San Francisco, CA, [...]
Lotus Range Extender Engine Revealed
The Lotus Range Extender – designed specifically for the new breed of highly efficient series hybrid vehicles. Lotus Engineering, the world-renowned automotive consultancy division of Lotus, unveils its Range Extender engine at the 63rd Frankfurt International Motor Show. In a series hybrid vehicle, the Range Extender engine is attached to an electricity generator and provides [...]
Honda Recognizes Environmentally Responsible Battery Chargers
ALTEN Battery Chargers Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as an OEM partner with Honda Inc., as it introduces the first full line of portable DC battery chargers to the North American market. Powered by Honda’s environmentally responsible, advanced four-stroke engines, ALTEN’s portable battery chargers can save up to four hours [...]
Toyota Reduces Air Emissions with Bio-Reaction’s Bio-Oxidation Technology
Bio-Reaction Industries(R) evolutionary technology is helping environmentally conscious Toyota to significantly reduce volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions within one of its painting operations. As shown in Toyota’s 2008 North America Environmental Report, (http://www.toyota.com/about/enviroreport2008/05_air.html ) Toyota’s aluminum wheel plant in Delta, British Columbia recently added a third paint booth to meet growing demand. As a result, [...]
New Goodyear Tire Contributes to Efficiency of Chevrolet Volt
With uncertainty around fluctuating fuel prices, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: GT) offers tire technology that helps provide drivers with an opportunity to save at the pump — or, in the case of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt — added driving efficiency even before they get to a gas pump. As the chosen exclusive [...]
MBtech Pioneers Hybrid Technology in the USA
At the beginning of February 2009 MBtech is participating in the “SAE Hybrid Vehicle Technology Symposium” as a premier partner. With its own exhibition stand, MBtech presents its competencies in hybrid development as a globally active engineering and consulting company. The Hybrid Project House, under the management of Martin Ott, coordinates the MBtech’s interdisciplinary know-how [...]
GreenLite(TM) – The Evolution of Low Mass Automotive Foam Solutions
The Woodbridge Group has announced GreenLite(TM) automotive foam, to support improved environmental performance initiatives. This new low mass foam technology, now offers many opportunities for customers looking to achieve high quality, high performance, low mass polyurethane foam solutions, at the industry’s highest green content levels. While multiple firmness polyurethane foam is well known in the [...]