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Students at Carnegie Mellon University spent the spring semester exploring the future of electric vehicles through a partnership with Nissan North America (NNA). The class is a cross-campus collaboration among faculty and researc...  more

Chinese car buyers in Beijing and Shanghai will soon get handouts from the government if they pick green vehicles, the Shanghai Securities News said on Friday. Residents in Shenzhen, Changchun and Chongqing will also be eligible ...  more

American green-car maker Fisker Automotive will be launching a North American tour to introduce the Karma premium plug-in hybrid to local markets and support the company’s new retail network. Scheduled to kick off Tuesday, April ...  more

“Get in, buckle up and start talking.” Lexus customers will be calling the shots in a high-definition interactive film entitled “Dark Ride.” The film features Lexus’ newest hybrid, the CT 200h premium compact car, piloted by actor...  more

China's Build Your Dreams Auto took aim at the US market Today with the unveiling of a four-door electric car at the Detroit auto show. BYD aims to have the e6 ready for sale in North America by the end of 2010, which would...  more

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has developed a new "GEA Series"of gear hobbing machines capable of processing large-size workpieces that exceed 1 meter in diameter. Marketing of the GEA1200, the first model in the series,...  more

Ford is making its vehicles more eco-friendly through increased use of renewable and recyclable materials such as the soy and bio-based seat cushions and seatbacks on the 2010 Ford Taurus.  Ford vehicles are now 85 percent recycla...  more

Following the recent announcement of the 99g/km Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe and the plans to introduce a plug-in hybrid in 2012, Volvo is also evaluating the viability of an entirely electric-powered C30 known as a BEV (Battery Electric ...  more