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Toyota provides update on status of green car technology, future plans; 21 new hybrid models, new gasoline and diesel engines, transmissions, EV and fuel cell stack

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In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) outlined the progress of development of its green technologies as well as its vehicle deployment plans through 2015. The new EQ EV offers power consumption of 104 Wh/km. Li-ion batteries are from Panasonic. Click to enlarge.

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Volvo delivers 15 C30 Electric cars to Shanghai

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Volvo Car Corporation delivered 15 Volvo C30 Electric cars ( earlier post ) to the Shanghai International Automotive City Group (SIAC) for its open road test-drive project EV100 Days. Separately, the C30 Electric was also awarded “Green Car of the Year” in China at the 4 th China New Energy Mobility Summit.

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2026 Nissan Rogue plug-in hybrid will borrow Mitsubishi tech

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The Nissan Rogue will soon add a plug-in hybrid variant using tech from corporate ally Mitsubishi.

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Shandong Province Builds First Large Charging Station for Plug-ins; Targeting Annual Production Capacity of 300,000 EVs by 2015

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Shandong Electric Power corporation is building a 23-million yuan (US$3.37 million) charging station in Linyi City that is capable of charging 45 cars at a time. Shandong is one of China’s biggest auto producing provinces and has been developing electric cars since 2004. “How

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Volvo Cars named as top car make in Sustainable Brands

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The survey follows the UN’s Global Compact , which in turn is founded on ten principles that relate to corporate responsibility. Volvo Cars tackles its sustainability responsibilities on a broad front and the core of the company’s approach is its range of green cars.

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Hyundai And Kia Target # 2 Slot In Green Vehicles By 2020

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While they had to backpedal on misstated gas-mileage figures over the last couple of years, Hyundai and Kia are moving forward with ambitious green-car plans regardless. The corporately-conjoined Korean carmakers are aiming for the global number two slot in green vehicles by 2020 (after hybrid powerhouse Toyota, presumably).

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GM V2H details, Polestar to adopt Tesla NACS, US charging needs: Today’s Car News

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This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Following Ford, GM, Rivian, and its own corporate cousin Volvo, Polestar has. Polestar joins Volvo in its plans to shift to the Tesla charging standard. And the federal government lays out charging needs for the decade.

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