http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com Green Fuels Forecast News Site en-us http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/images/gffRSSBanner.jpg http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com 144 30 http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=776 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/776_caption_012510.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>For the last several years, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche have been collaborating on the development of a new hybrid drive system. Audi's plans have changed numerous times over the course of development, with the Q7, A4 and Q5 all being identified as that brand's first application. Recently, Audi CEO Dr. Rupert Stadler announced that the Q5 hybrid would finally debut sometime in 2011 as the brand's first mass produced hybrid. Before that, the first applications out of the gate will be the Volkswagen Touareg and Porsche Cayenne will go on sale in mid-2010 with this new system.</td></tr></table> http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=775 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/775_caption_011110.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>At the Detroit Auto Show today, Audi unveiled a new electric sports car called the e-Tron Detroit Show car. The new concept is significantly shorter than the similarly named concept that appeared the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2009 and may be based on the platform of the Volkswagen Bluesport concept that appeared in Detroit in 2009.</td></tr></table> http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=774 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/774_caption_011010.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>Volkswagen's new concept being unveiled the Detroit Auto Show may be a preview of both the next generation Jetta and a new hybrid powertrain. The New Compact Coupe is virtually the same size as the current Jetta in sleeker two door coupe body style. The concept also features one of Volkswagen's 1.4-liter TSI gas four cylinder engine. &nbsp;</td></tr></table> http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=772 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/772_caption_011010.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>Ford is unveiling the all-new third generation Focus at the North American International Auto Show this week and under the &quot;One Ford&quot; strategy put in motion by CEO Alan Mullaly it will again be a global design. After launching in late 2010 with a four cylinder gasoline engine, a battery powered Focus Electric will be added to the lineup in 2011. &nbsp;</td></tr></table> http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=771 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/771_caption_010710.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>Three years to the day after the public debut of the Chevrolet Volt concept at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show, General Motors rolled out the first &quot;production&quot; battery pack from a new factory in Brownstown, MI. The plant site that was announced in August 2009, now has production equipment in place and will begin building packs that will be retrofitted into the existed pre-production vehicles as well as going into the upcoming production verification vehicles. &nbsp;</td></tr></table> http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=768 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/768_caption_010510.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>General Motors plans to leverage its well established OnStar vehicle communications technology when it launches the Chevrolet Volt at the end of 2010. The OnStar team has worked with the Volt development team to create mobile phone applications that will help Volt drivers maximize their electric driving capacity. &nbsp;</td></tr></table> http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=770 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/770_caption_010410.JPG" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>Hyundai is debuting its first plug-in hybrid vehicle at North American International Auto Show. The Blue-Will concept is an all new vehicle that may also preview an upcoming dedicated hybrid vehicle from the Korean automaker. The Blue-Will is claimed to be able to get 40 miles of electric only driving from a full charge of its lithium polymer battery pack. &nbsp;</td></tr></table> http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=767 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/767_caption_010410.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>BMW is using the 2010 North American Auto Show to unveil the second phase of its Project i electric vehicle program. The follow up to the current MINI E fleet test will be based on the Active E concept. The new concept is an electrically driven version of the current 1 series coupe.&nbsp;</td></tr></table> http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=769 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/769_caption_010410.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Volkswagen unveiled a new lightweight compact concept car that features a new hybrid system. The Up! Lite is claimed to be the most fuel efficient four seat car in the world. While much of the technology in the Up! Lite will likely make it to production in coming years, the hybrid system is likely to be among the first. &nbsp;</td></tr></table> http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=766 <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td valign=top><img src="http://www.iconicweb.com/greenfuelsforecast/TeaserImages/766_caption_120709.jpg" align="left" width="160" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td><img src="../images/blankcolumn.JPG" align="left" width="40" alt="Image Loading..." border="0" /></td><td valign=top>John Krafcik, Hyundai CEO used the stage at the Los Angeles Auto Show today to unveil the 2011 Hyundai Sonata. Unlike its mid-sized sedan competitors, the new Sonata will feature a powertrain line exclusively populated with four cylinder engines. A new direct injected 2.4-liter will be joined by a turbocharged version and a hybrid later in 2010.&nbsp;</td></tr></table>