Club Car has introduced the new Precedent Stretch, a personal transportation vehicle (PTV) that comfortably seats four. According to Club Car, it “combines unsurpassed power and durability with four forward-facing seats and 35 additional inches of legroom.” “The vehicle’s automotive design fosters conversation, camaraderie and comfort. It delivers the most front and rear legroom of […]
Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI), a leader in advanced, high-efficiency Hybrid and Electric drivetrain solutions, has announced plans to open a Series B round of funding to new institutional and angel investors. The company has already closed $3MM in funding with early participation from an initial Cleantech investor. EDI’s plans to seek Series B financing […]
Low gasoline prices and pent-up consumer demand will combine to drive new car and light truck sales to an estimated 16.94 million in 2015, says the National Automobile Dealers Association. NADA’s original sales forecast of 16.4 million new cars and light trucks for 2014 was on target. The split among the segments this year is, […]
Following its entry into the U.S. eBike market in early 2014, Bosch has established a new headquarters office for Bosch eBike Systems (www.bosch-ebike.us) in Southern California, expanding the business unit’s global operations in the U.S. and Canada. Tim Frasier, president, Automotive Electronics, Robert Bosch LLC and company executives joined local customers, business partners and bicycle […]
According to new research just issued, since 2010 buyers rating “fuel economy and mpg” as extremely to very important increased significantly from 55.4 percent to 71.1 percent in 2014. – despite dropping prices at the pump. That said, ,fuel economy trails functional requirements truck buyers demand, such as towing capability. Some 80.9 percent rank that […]
Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) has announced that the company is now offering its Spicer® PowerBoost® hydraulic-hybrid system for field testing by off-highway original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The Spicer PowerBoost system works by capturing hydrostatic energy in an accumulator from the powertrain during low-power operation of the engine and when recuperated from braking. Deployed through series […]
AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV), a leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging, has introduced TurboDock™ – a next-generation EV charging station for commercial and workplace settings that is controlled through a smartphone app. Out of the box, TurboDock charges at Level 1 (12 amps/120 volts), or at Level 2 (16 Amps/240 Volts), which will recharge EVs on […]
A new report examining the global market for natural gas vehicles (NGVs), including global market forecasts for vehicle sales, vehicles on the road, refueling stations, natural gas consumption, and compressed natural gas cylinders, finds that the sales of natural gas vehicles will reach approximately 4 million annually by 2024. Driving the trend is increasingly stringent […]
NRG eVgo, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG), has announced that it now has 24 fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers in the Washington DC, Maryland and northern Virginia area with a 25th expected to be operational by the end of the month. These fast chargers are potential game-changers as they permit drivers to charge […]
Clean Energy Fuels Corp., (NASDAQ: CLNE) has announced it will design, build and operate a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station for the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA). The deal, valued at $8.1 million, will also include facility modifications to accommodate the conversion of JTA’s buses from diesel to CNG. Clean Energy also reported 5,510 additional […]
