Recharge Wrap-up: Toyota FCV Rally Car To Compete, Barra bullish on Chevy Volt Filed under: Ethanol, EV/Plug-in, Hydrogen, Chevrolet, GM, Mercedes Benz, Toyota, Daimler, Videos The Toyota FCV will compete in the last stage of the 2014 Japanese Rally Championship. The sport-tuned hydrogen-powered car will tackle the 177-mile Shinshiro Rally on November 1 and 2, emitting no greenhouse gases in the process. The rally course will help prove the safety of the vehicle before it goes on sale in Japan in the next several months. The Toyota FCV, rumored to be called Mirai in Japan, will begin sales there before April, according to Toyota, and in the summer in the US and Europe. Read more in the press release below.Carsharing is becoming more popular, and more visible, throughout the world, including the US. According to WardsAuto columnist John McElroy, 18 percent of US drivers have used some sort of carsharing service. Additionally, he says 60 percent of Americans are familiar with Zipcar and Uber. Mercedes Harald Kroeger says promotions like free parking for carshares in Stuttgart are encouraging growth for Daimlers carsharing service, Car2go. Read more at WardsAuto.Ethanol is being help up by rail transport, according to ethanol producer Green Plains. More and more stations are carrying E15 blend gasoline, but grain producers have complained that crude oil is given higher priority by the rail lines shipping it, which rail companies deny. Union Pacific and BNSF Railway say they are stepping up service to make sure that ethanol can be shipped reliably to customers. Read more at Omaha World-Herald.General Motors has placed a significant bet [on] the electrification of the automobile, says CEO Mary Barra. In a speech to the Detroit Economic Club this week, she spoke about the Chevrolet Volt, and its importance to GMs future. While Barra admits the Volts success has been not everything we wanted, it has provided experience, and shows that EVs have an important role in the future of GM. The new Volt is more refined, stores more energy, has longer range, uses less fuel and is a big investment for Michigan. She announced that the new Volts electric drive system will be built in Warren, and that all of its major components will be made in Michigan. Silicon Valley doesnt have a corner on the market for innovation, creativity and drive, says Barra. These qualities exist here - in this region - as well. See the speechs highlight video and read more in the transcript below. Continue reading Recharge Wrap-up: Toyota FCV Rally Car To Compete, Barra bullish on Chevy Volt Recharge Wrap-up: Toyota FCV Rally Car To Compete, Barra bullish on Chevy Volt originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Used-Cars.Co.Za
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