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Enhancing Southwest Airlines into a Greener Fleet

Southwest Airlines introduces new era of customer comfort and sustainability with evolution of the cabins interior design. Southwest Airlines introduced a new sleek cabin experience to enhance Customer comfort, improve fleet efficiency, and give back to the environment. Dubbed Evolve: The New Spirit Experience, the cabin update utilizes durable and environmentally responsible products to reduce [...]

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Toyota Prius c

• Highest rated city fuel economy of any vehicle without a plug. • Introduces proven hybrid powertrain at MSRP below $19,000. • Wide array of available convenience and premium technology. Following the U.S. debut of the all-new 2012 Prius c at the 2012 North American International Auto Show here, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., [...]

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Toyota Announces Arrival of 2012 Camry Hybrid to Dealerships – $TM

TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 14, 2011 – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. today announced that the new 2012 Camry Hybrid is arriving at Toyota dealerships across the nation. This all-new Camry Hybrid sets a new standard for efficiency, refinement and value in the mid-size hybrid sedan category. The 2012 Camry Hybrid features an updated version [...]

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Mazda Publishes Sustainability Report 2011

Mazda Motor Corporation issued the Mazda Sustainability Report 2011 in Japanese. The English version of the Sustainability Report 2011 will be published in early October. The Sustainability Report 2011 outlines Mazda’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies and achievements for the fiscal year ended (FYE) March 2011 (April 2010 to March 2011).

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Toyota Announces Pricing for All-New 2012 Camry Hybrid – $TM

Toyota Motor Sales (NYSE:TM), U.S.A., Inc. today announced manufacturer’s suggested retail prices (MSRP) for the all-new, seventh-generation Camry, America’s best-selling car for nine years running and 13 of the past 14 years. The Camry remains an excellent value as all popular models receive either a price decrease or remain flat in comparison to last generation [...]

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Toyota and Tesla Build RAV4 Electric Vehicle at Woodstock Facility $TM $TSLA

Toyota and Tesla Motors, Inc. (Tesla) confirmed today that their jointly-developed RAV4 electric vehicle will be built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc. (TMMC) in Woodstock, Ontario beginning in 2012. “The Tesla-Toyota joint development team has agreed that building the vehicle at the Woodstock plant on the same line as the gasoline-powered RAV4, will streamline [...]

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Toyota RAV4 EV Coming to Market in 2012

The 2012 RAV4 EV will definitely be sold to the general public. We anticipate robust public interest in the RAV4 EV and are keen to inform consumers that their future vehicle options include a battery electric Toyota.

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Siemens Introduces Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

New EV Charging Solution Ready Today for the Car of Tomorrow Siemens Industry, Inc. announced today its new VersiCharge(TM) line of electrical vehicle (EV) charging stations designed for home owners ready to move from the pump to the plug. VersiCharge(TM) EV charging stations will be available through Siemens’ sales channels by the end of the [...]

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Volvo Trucks Leads the Charge for Industrial Energy Savings

Volvo Trucks’ New River Valley (NRV) manufacturing plant in Dublin, Va. reduced its energy intensity by nearly 30 percent in just one year, making it the first company to meet a 10-year challenge set by the U.S. Department of Energy. The Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Save Energy Now LEADER Program in Oct. 2009 [...]

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GM Ventures Invests in Battery Electric Bus Company

Part of a $30 million package to commercialize technology, including rapid-charging transit system. DETROIT – General Motors Ventures LLC will invest $6 million in Proterra Inc., a leading maker of zero-emission commercial transit buses, as part of its mission to invest in next-generation technologies that support innovation in the global transportation industry. GM Ventures is [...]

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GM cancels plans to develop hybrid Cadillac

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Honda Launches 71 MPG Hybrid Fit Shuttle in Japan, Could Be US Bound

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A123 Systems announced it will supply batteries for Smith Electric Vehicles’ zero-emission, all-electric commercial vehicles

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