Liberty Electric Cars, the Oxford-based green car company set up to provide environmentally-friendly luxury and family cars, will be manufacturing the four-by-fours in Northumberland, and will bring £120 million into the area.
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- Kansas City appears to be in the running for an electric vehicle assembly plant, which has the potential to bring new jobs and new technology to the metro area. When he was running for office, President Obama promised to make half of all cars purchased by the federal government plug-in hybrids or all-electric by 2012.The economic stimulus bill passed last week gives him a shot at making some progress on that promise, according to our colleagues at Politifact. he city plans to install eight plug-in stations for hybrid-electric vehicles in coming months under a program designed to prepare for a time when a sizable number of people are driving electric cars. The Energy Department has $25 billion to make loans to hasten the arrival of the next generation of automotive technology — electric-powered cars. But no money has been allocated so far, even though the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan program, established in 2007, has received applications from 75 companies, including start-ups as well as the three Detroit automakers. [...] French automaker Renault-Nissan has just confirmed that the company will be shifting all R&D funds from hybrid and hydrogen cars to electric car development according to COO Patrick Pelata. It will make Hong Kong the second place in Asia to sign the MoU on the testing of the new-generation electric car known as “i MiEV, ” or Mitsubishi innovative electric vehicle, which was currently being tested in Japan. The U.S. government is sending a message to every automaker: If you begin now on what you all say is inevitable — the rapid transition of vehicles to be powered mainly by electricity — we’ll pave the way with up to $7,500 in tax credits for your first 200,000 customers. And U.S. companies will get tax credits for new facilities you build and for battery research you’re involved in. [...] IBM is joining a Danish research consortium aimed at developing a smart network for electric vehicles (EVs) powered by renewable energy. [...] Mayor Charles Meeker announced today that Raleigh is one of three U.S. cities that will participate in a program designed to encourage the installation of plug-in stations for hybrid-electric vehicles. hrilling Israeli opponents to foreign energy dependence as well as environmentalists across the country, 19 Israeli companies have signed cooperation agreements to test the suitability of electric cars for their company fleets in the first stage of the electric car program of Israeli venture-company Better Place. Shandong Baoya Vehicle Co., Ltd. received orders from the US this year for the purchase of 4,800 electric cars. Masuko said, however, that Mitsubishi Motors is revamping its broader strategy to focus more on small and fuel-efficient cars — notably its i-MiEV electric car — and less on bigger vehicles for which global demand has dwindled. The Anderson, Ind.-based company is planning on showing off a prototype vehicle in May at the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Norway, according to CEO John Waters. The company raised $17 million in series A funding at th As part of a data-gathering campaign aimed at studying the feasibility of its electric vehicle project in markets worldwide, Mitsubishi Motors has kicked off the New Zealand trial of the zero-emissions ‘i MiEV*1′ electric vehicle along with local partner Meridian Energy. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – (Business Wire) A Florida family is traveling to your hometown this spring (Mid February through the end of March) to show you that 100 plus miles per gallon is a possibility for cars right now. Fed up with waiting for carmakers to show a willingness to give citizens of this country the non-polluting, efficient, electric cars that they want, this mom, dad and teenage daughter are embarking on an Electric Vehicle Initiative tour of the state. They will be showing people throughout the state many types of all electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric cars that exist right now. Their long journey will stop in all the major cities of Florida and start February 21st in Jupiter, FL at the Battery Beach Burnout. [...] AUSTIN, TX—Austin is a contender as a location for a car battery manufacturing plant being proposed by a newly formed consortium of 20 U.S. battery makers preparing for the nation’s shift to plug-in vehicles. The ink is barely dry on the economic stimulus package, but technology companies, business groups and research labs are getting ready to make a dash for the cash — some $43 billion for energy-related programs, including $2 billion to develop advanced battery technology for electric cars. Seventy electric buses with double the maximum range of conventional electric cars will go into use in June in northeast China’s Jilin Province, a researcher said Friday. State officials have approved tax incentives that will allow General Motors and Ford to develop and build lithium-ion batteries here in Metro Detroit. The two corporate behemoths will invest tens of millions of dollars and create hundreds of jobs thanks to $61.8 million in tax incentives. The S18 can travel as much as 150 kilometers (93 miles) using just its batteries, Chery said in a statement posted on its Web site yesterday. That compares with a range of 64 kilometers for the Volt, due to go on sale next year. Momentum continues for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. BMW is already leasing its freeway speed MiniE. Sports car lovers navigate curving mountain roads in their Tesla Roadsters. Toyota is putting 500 plug-in Priuses into fleet tests this year. Next year, Nissan, Chrysler, BYD, and Ford plan to start taking consumer orders for electric vehicles from cars to vans. T [...] From its headquarters in south China, BYD Auto is pursuing a project of staggering ambition: To be in the lead as the world’s cars free themselves from their century-old dependence on petrol. The model, known as S18, is capable of going as far as 150 kilometers on electricity when fully charged, with a maximum speed of 120 kilometres per hour The grant will be used to train the workers in assembling and handling high-power electric components. It is the first step toward establishing an electric vehicle industry in Delaware, according to Gov. Jack Markell’s office. Officials from ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) say the Stimulus Act signed into law by President Barack Obama yesterday carries a provision in which buyers of its electric cars and trucks can receive a 10 percent tax credit up to $2,500. Ford Motor Company announced today that they received a $55 million Michigan state tax incentive for work on battery and EV development. The refundable tax credit was awarded through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and their new Michigan Advanced Battery Credits initiative. oday, City CarShare (CCS) is participating in Mayor Newsom’s Green Vehicle Showcase that will highlight the next generation of environmentally responsible vehicles. CCS is providing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that will be part of the display as well as available to CCS members to use for their transportation needs The City of San Francisco unveiled three new electric car charging stations at City Hall, Wednesday, that car-share services can use to power their cars. Basically, the plan called for banning high-polluting cars from the roads at least one day a week. Those caught driving high-polluting vehicles within the city’s Fifth Ring Road would be fined about $15. The plan also included $3,600 for drivers that offered to give up their cars in 2009. |
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