Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. Signs Letter of Intent With ECr Technologies, Inc
Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of rechargeable Polymer-Lithium-Ion (PLI) batteries, today announced that it has signed a letter of intent with California-based ECr Technologies, Inc. of San Jose to jointly develop an all-electric bus.
California International Auto Show Will Go ‘Underground’
The California International Auto Show (CIAS) announced the addition of its new “Auto Show Underground” that takes place from October 5th – 9th. The addition to the CIAS will give visitors a first-hand look at products from the highly popular automotive accessories industry, custom vehicles and culture that surround them.
Aftermarket Associations Urge CARB to Drop 15/150 Warranty Regs
Eight aftermarket associations filed a petition this week with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) calling on the agency to rescind its regulations requiring that car companies warrant partial zero emission vehicles for 15 years/150,000 miles. The petition asserts that CARB has failed to present any evidence that a 15/150 warranty would reduce emissions, increase durability or improve maintenance of vehicle emissions systems.
Amendment Authorizes EPA Funding To Promote Hybrid Vehicle Usage
U.S. Rep. Harold E. Ford Jr. (D-Tenn.), has offered an amendment to the recently passed U.S. Energy Policy Act, H.R. 6, that will provide the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funding to promote hybrid vehicle usage. The amendment, which has been approved by voice vote, is in addition to House Energy and Commerce Committee hybrid vehicle provisions. The amendment will allow for $3 billion in funding over the next 10 years, beginning in 2006, to provide incentives to automakers to increase production of hybrids and other alternative fuel vehicles.
FedEx Announces Plans to Add up to 75 ‘Clean Air’ Hybrid Trucks to Fleet
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., today announced plans to add up to 75 hybrid, diesel electric trucks to its service fleet in the next 12 months. The announcement coincided with the unveiling of two FedEx hybrid trucks in the nation’s capital on Thursday, which brought the company-wide total of hybrid trucks in use to 18. The Washington, D.C. rollout is a joint initiative with Environmental Defense and Eaton Corp.
GM, DCX Join Forces To Make Hybrid Engines
General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG are teaming up to develop fuel-saving hybrid engines in hopes of cashing in on an expanding market already dominated by hybrid leaders Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. Financial terms of the agreement between GM, the world’s largest automaker, and its German-American rival weren’t disclosed Monday, but Tom Stephens, GM’s group vice president for powertrains, said the collaboration likely will involve an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars.