Green technology

Press Opportunity to Drive Michigan Tech Vehicle

2008-04-11 -- General Motors (GM) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will offer a ride-and-drive of the Michigan Technical University vehicle from the collegiate engineering competition Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility, at GM's world headquarters at the Renaissance Center. Members of the MTU team will be available for interviews to discuss the program.

The press ride-and-drive will be held Tuesday, April 15, 2008 from 6 to 10 a.m.

NAIAS welcomes thousands of industry insiders Jan. 16-17

DETROIT, Jan. 16, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of automotive industry executives, engineers and designers will converge at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) today and tomorrow in Detroit for special events emphasizing design and green technologies. In addition to the events, attendees have the opportunity to network and view the incredible concept and production vehicles and exhibits on the NAIAS show floor.

01/13/2008, DETROIT -- The Honda CR-Z, a lightweight sports hybrid concept vehicle, and the FCX Clarity, a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle set to begin limited retail marketing in summer 2008, are bringing some of the most advanced environmental technologies from Honda to the 2008 North American International Auto Show.

Honda CR-Z Concept Car

CR-Z

The FIA has called on the United Nations to adopt the first-ever worldwide target for CO2 emissions in passenger cars.

26.10.2007 -- At its General Assembly in Paris today, the FIA and its member clubs worldwide unanimously agreed to a Declaration which sets a global CO2 emissions benchmark of 140g/km for passenger cars as part of a new international framework for greener motoring.

The FIA’s new policy Declaration, entitled ‘Make Cars Green’, aims to help governments around the world work towards cost-effective environmental policies for the motor vehicle sector.

FIA President Max Mosley is calling for a coherent international strategy to reduce both the toxic emissions and the carbon intensity of the automotive sector.

BOSTON, Mich., Sept. 28, 2007– With a display of advanced technology vehicles for transportation today and tomorrow, Ford is sponsoring the fifth annual AltWheels Festival in Boston September 28th and 29th. Ford will show off the Ford HySeries Edge, the world's first drivable fuel cell hybrid electric plug-in; the Ford Escape E85 Hybrid, a hybrid electric vehicle that runs on ethanol, and a Mercury Mariner Hybrid.