Automotive Environment Analyst - July

Published by: Automotive World

Published: Jul. 1, 2006 - 39 Pages

Table of Contents

China: Ballard and Shanghai FCV Powertrain to develop fuel cell vehicles

China: Fuel cell buses enter service in Beijing

UK: Transport for London extends hydrogen fuel cell bus trial

US: Delphi completes first phase for solid oxide fuel cell power system

South Korea: Hyundai supports fuel cell research over hybrids

US: Interest in ethanol can boost fuel cells, says General Motors research head

France: Peugeot adds Coupé Cabriolet diesel hybrid to line-up

Germany: Toyota and Lexus hybrid sales cross 50,000 units in Europe

Japan: Redesigned Toyota Estima hybrid enters market

Japan: Toyota officials confirm plans for hybrid sports car

Sweden: Volvo to invest in hybrid research

Thailand: US firm to provide General Motors Thailand with hybrid fuel systems

UK: Transit firm tests diesel-electric hybrid engines in Manchester

UK: Hybrid benefits limited for waste trucks, says Dennis Eagle

UK: Wright Group to build 50 hybrid rapid transit buses for Las Vegas

US: Binghamton transit to become 'laboratory' for hybrid buses

US: Eaton plans hybrid powertrain for Class 8 trucks

US: EPA and partners introduce diesel-hydraulic hybrid truck

US: General Motors and Suzuki plan joint hybrid development

US: Further funding sought for plug-in hybrid research

US: General Motors plans plug-in hybrid, say sources

US: Paccar to introduce hybrid trucks in 2008

US: Joint venture could receive tax credit for hybrid research facility

US: June hybrid sales increase 20%

Brazil: Fiat introduces Siena Tetrafuel model

Brazil: Japan to invest US$1.29bn in Brazilian biofuel production

France: Renault Trucks displays electric Midlum

Global: Report highlights potential of natural gas

Hungary: Swedish firm invests €343m in new ethanol plants

Iceland: With hydrogen to spare, Icelanders seek vehicle customers

Poland: Refinery upgrade to meet biodiesel demand

India: General Motors and Hindustan consider CNG to boost luxury car sales

India: President urges increased biodiesel production

Japan: TEPCO and Fuji Heavy unveil electric minicar prototype

Netherlands: Shell positive about biofuel as future renewable energy source

Malaysia: Government freezes biodiesel licenses

Thailand: Oil firm unsure of ethanol supply to meet gasohol demand

Netherlands: Shell and partners form world's largest hydrogen public transport project

Sweden: Volvo awarded grant to develop third-generation DME engines

Scandinavia: Partnership formed to support hydrogen commercialisation

Sweden: Scania focuses on alternative fuels for buses

UK: BP announces US$500m investment for biofuels research centre

US: Big Three to double output of biofuel vehicles by 2010

US: Ford executive calls for more E85 pumps

US: California agency approves US$3m to replace old diesel school buses with CNG models

US: Hydrogen fuelling station opened in Santa Monica

US: Hydrogen Power converts Ford Ranger to hydrogen hybrid

US: Postal Service wins Closing the Circle award for biodiesel use

US: Industry fears ethanol facility expansions could hurt profit

US: Quantum receives California contract for hydrogen hybrid vehicles

US: Country keen to explore viability of sugar as source of ethanol

US: Usage of alternative fuels remains low, finds Synovate survey

US: Westport to receive CA$22.1m for commercial launch of LNG trucks

Vietnam: Local firm to process biofuel from catfish fat

Zambia: Go-ahead for ethanol blending

Germany: Oil industry group forecasts lower demand for fossil fuels by 2025

Australia: Detroit Diesel to offer new truck engine

Japan: Toyota announces new environmental strategy

Sweden: Panel exhorts government to reduce fossil fuels in transport sector

US: Light diesels due for only modest growth, says ExxonMobil

US: Volkswagen gasoline models top fuel-efficiency report

Japan: Mitsubishi develops plant-based car floor mat

US: Electro Energy to build hybrid batteries

US: Single wider tyres would improve truck fuel economy, says study

US: Pollution report grades states on school bus fleet emissions

Belgium: Italy and Greece pulled up for biofuels directive non-compliance

Belgium: Finland, Spain to miss deadline for EU carbon emissions caps

Belgium: Fluorinated gas leakages to be monitored in EU states

Belgium: Renewables goal hard to meet, says Commission energy official

Canada: Québec launches 24-point, six-year action plan to reduce emissions

China: Government considers wider use of ethanol

Sweden: California and Sweden to collaborate on renewable fuels for transport

UK: Government decides against Low Carbon Car fund

US: Supreme Court to review decision on EPA's authority to regulate emissions

US: Chances of a return to Kyoto after 2012

US: Cross-party co-operation hastened diesel emissions Act, say senators

US: Senators introduce legislation to improve fuel economy standards

US: Oregon adopts Californian low emission vehicle rules

US: Ford to try fumes-to-fuel technology at its plants

Abstract

• Alternative fuels
• Business models
• Conventional engines
• Corporate strategy
• Fuel cells
• Government policy
• Hybrids
• Joint ventures
• Key personnel
• Manufacturing
• New technology
• New products
• Research and development

• Vehicle manufacturers
• Suppliers
• Consultants
• Investment Banks/Finance/Venture capital

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