Smith Electric Vehicles Opening Plant in Chicago through City Incentives
Smith Electric Vehicles will be manufacturing electric vehicles in the city of Chicago as part of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s $15 million incentive program. The mayor is confident it will create hundreds of direct and indirect jobs and boost the city’s already growing battery and electric vehicle sector. Chicago will be Smith’s third US location, along […]
Nissan Marks Two Year Leaf Anniversary with Opening Lithium-ion Battery Plant
Nissan has opened the largest lithium-ion battery plant in the US at its Smyrna, Tenn., facility, to go under the hood during ramp-up of production of its 2013 Nissan Leafs early next year. The milestone also marks the two year anniversary of the Nissan Leaf in the US market, where 18,000 units have been sold […]
CleanFUEL USA and Ferrelgas Install 37 Public Propane Autogas Stations
CleanFUEL USA has announced the installation of 37 propane autogas fueling stations at Menards home improvement stores, with 36 at Menards locations in Illinois, as well as its Eau Claire West store in Wisconsin, that offer publicly accessible propane refueling. The new autogas fueling stations are a collaborative effort between CleanFUEL USA and Ferrellgas. CleanFUEL […]
Gasoline-Powered Engines Fill Ward’s 10 Best Engines List for this Year
For the first time in seven years, Ward’s 10 Best Engines award list is comprised entirely of gasoline-powered engines, with no hybrid, all-electric, or diesel powertrains included. WardsAuto editors are seeing traditional gasoline engines becoming more fuel efficient and refined than ever. Ford, BMW, and Honda each saw two of its engines make the list, […]
Volkswagen Sees Strong Global Sales and Stability in Europe
Volkswagen has sold over 5.22 million passenger vehicles worldwide in the first 11 months of 2012, with an 11.5% increase in November over November 2011. The automaker kept deliveries on the overall European market stable despite the difficult situation on markets in Southern Europe and handed over 1.58 million units in the period to November, […]
