Green Fuels Forecast RSS Feed http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com Green Fuels Forecast News Site en-us Green Fuels Forecast RSS Feed http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/images/gffRSSBanner.jpg http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com 144 30 Two Audi A3 TDIs “Drive the Future” http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=840 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/840_caption_110210.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>11.2.2010Filled with synthetic RenDiesel fuel, two Audi A3 TDI models recently finished the 1000-mile &ldquo;Eureka! Diesel Drives the Future&rdquo; tour across California.</td></tr></table> Infiniti Hybrid to Debut in LA http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=839 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/839_caption_090110.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>9.1.2010Infiniti has announced that it will reveal the 2012 M Hybrid at the LA Auto Show on November 18. </td></tr></table> Porsche 918 Spyder Plug-In Hybrid Approved for Production http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=825 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/825_caption_080510.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>8.5.2010The Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid car has been approved for production by the Supervisory Board of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart. According to Porsche, the move reflects an overwhelming positive response from the public and customers to the Concept Study &ndash; an ultra-high-performance mid-engined sports car with plug-in hybrid technology.&nbsp;</td></tr></table> Porsche Commits to All-Electric High Performance Cars http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=827 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/827_caption_080510.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>8.5.2010With the announcement that the plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder will see the light of production, Porsche announced that it is committed to the development of pure-electric sports cars.</td></tr></table> Zero Motorcycles Gets $1.8 Million for Powertrain Development http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=824 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/824_caption_080410.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>8.4.2010The California Energy Commission has awarded Zero Motorcycles a $900,000 grant to begin development of a new advanced compact electric powertrain project. Additional matching funds from the city of Santa Cruz and other contributors increases the amount to more than $1,840,000. </td></tr></table> BMW Promises its Electric Megacity Will Retain Driving Goodness http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=823 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/823_caption_080410.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>8.4.2010When it goes on-sale in 2013, BMW says that its all-electric Megacity Vehicle (MCV) will retain the hallmark driving characters that make a BMW a BMW.</td></tr></table> Chevrolet Announces Volt Pricing, Begins Taking Orders http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=822 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/822_caption_072810.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>7.27.2010 The Chevrolet Volt will have an MSRP of $41,000 when it goes on sale later this year. Tax credits for purchasing the car range from $0 to $7,500, which could lower the price to $33,500.</td></tr></table> Honda to Sell Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles in the U.S. by 2012 http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=820 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/820_caption_072010.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>7.20.2010Honda announced today that it will introduce new advanced environmental technology vehicles in the U.S. in 2012. The products will include a battery-electric commuter vehicle and a new plug-in hybrid system for mid-size to large vehicles.</td></tr></table> Tesla Reveals Roadster 2.5 http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=819 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/819_caption_070110.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>7.1.2010Keeping in line with its Silicon Valley computer software heritage, Tesla&rsquo;s newest electric sports car is named like a new version of software: the Roadster 2.5.</td></tr></table> SAE Introduces New Method to Test Hybrid Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Economy http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=817 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/817_caption_063010.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>6.30.2010Michael Duoba, an automotive engineer with the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, says that the process the EPA was using to measure fuel economy of hybrid vehicles had to be changed.</td></tr></table>