News tagged with vehicles market
Gen Y's embrace of hybrids may be auto market's tipping point
(PhysOrg.com) -- Generation Y's strong affinity for hybrid vehicles could make it the generation that leads the automotive market away from traditional gasoline-powered vehicles, according to an annual survey by Deloitte ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 23, 2012 |
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China's drive for 'green' cars hits roadblocks
Foreign and domestic car makers are struggling to sell environmentally friendly vehicles in China, the world's largest auto market, even as Beijing pumps billions into clean energy.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Toyota taking orders in Japan for Prius plug-in
Toyota will begin taking orders Tuesday for the plug-in version of its hit Prius hybrid, announcing efficient mileage and a relatively affordable starting price of 3.2 million yen ($41,000), which comes down with green vehicle ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Wi-Fi cars hitting the information superhighway
More cars are hitting the information superhighway thanks to new automotive Wi-Fi technology that allows vehicles to become rolling "hot spots."
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 27, 2011 |
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China to have 200 million vehicles by 2020
The number of vehicles on China's roads will more than double to at least 200 million by 2020, a top official was quoted Monday as saying, further straining the nation's environment and energy supply.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 06, 2010 |
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Lithium market could bloom as tide goes out on oil
Lithium is not much to look at. It's a soft and light, silver-white metal known for its use in mood stabilising drugs. But the 25th most abundant element on earth could, one day, help cure the world of its ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 23, 2010 |
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China to subsidise purchases of green vehicles
China said Tuesday it would subsidise purchases of alternative energy vehicles in five cities amid efforts to reduce emissions, save energy and spur the development of green technology.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 01, 2010 |
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Automakers go 'green' in Beijing
Dozens of carmakers are showing off "green" vehicles at the Beijing Auto Show as they position themselves for a hoped-for alternative-energy boom in the world's biggest auto market.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Asian carmakers scope deeper inroads in US market
Asian carmakers, which have left US rivals in the dust on their home turf, signaled at this week's Detroit auto show they have set their sights on still bigger shares of the massive market.
Jan 13, 2010 |
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Beijing vehicles exceed four million: state media
The number of registered vehicles in Beijing topped four million this week, state media reported, meaning a quarter of the 16 million permanent residents in China's capital have a car.
Dec 19, 2009 |
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Car That Runs on Compressed Air Questioned by Critics (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- As electric cars begin breaking into the short-distance vehicle market, one French company thinks that it has an alternative to the electric vehicle: a car that runs on compressed air. Motor ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 03, 2009 |
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NJIT business prof says first-quarter bank profits will soon prove ephemeral
NJIT finance professor Michael Ehrlich predicts that the strong profits reported by banks in the first quarter will soon be followed by more losses. Ehrlich, a market failure expert, notes that the unexpectedly ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 27, 2009 |
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Mass production micro-hybrid technology set to cut emissions and fuel use in cars
The EUREKA (Belgium) i-StARS project is developing a compact, fully integrated and low-cost start-stop system for cars to replace conventional alternators in mass production. This second-generation starter alternator reversible ...
Jan 15, 2009 |
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