WASHINGTON — Federal loans to automakers and suppliers for development of electric vehicles and other advanced-technology cars would be doubled to $50 billion under a bill passed by the House on Friday night.
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THE plan to install electric car charging points across the North East moved rapidly ahead yesterday when supermarkets and shopping centres were named as locations for ‘fill-up’ stations. [...] By now it’s a tradition: We celebrate the last day of the month by running down the most popular posts on GreenCarReports.com. For June, only a single Top Five post from May survived–and last month’s # 1 Ferrari hybrid piece didn’t show up at all. [...] LONDON, June 30 (UPI) — “Sustainable mobility” is the catchphrase of the moment in Europe. [...] Join Plug In America in urging Mary Nichols, chair of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the CARB Board, and members of the California State Legislature to close a gaping loophole that could deal a blow to the proliferation of plug-in vehicles just as the federal government is awarding billions of dollars to automakers to advance battery technology and production of plug-in vehicles for sale. [...] June 29 (Bloomberg) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party ruled out for the first time building nuclear-power plants in Germany and backed plans to develop electric-car technology, aiming to broaden its appeal for Sept. 27 national elections. [...] The number of people buying electric cars could increase significantly in the UK over the coming years, if one company’s predictions are anything to go by. [...] LISBON, Portugal — Portugal announced a plan Monday to install about 1,300 recharging sites for electric vehicles over the next two years, part of an effort to create a mass market for environmentally friendly electric cars expected to go on sale next year. [...] The Renault Kangoo be bop Z.E. prototype is powered by a 44kW (60hp) electric motor and is equipped with a 15kWh battery. With just 18 months remaining before the release of Renault’s forthcoming production electric vehicles, Kangoo be bop Z.E. provides a range of approximately 100km. [...] June 30 (Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp. may offer to supply a version of its Prius hybrid car to General Motors Corp. during a meeting between the companies’ chief executives, two people familiar with the plan said. [...] Innovations in technology allow today’s PCs to consume far less energy than earlier models, and the power of today’s computers can also help you keep tabs on your entire home’s power bill–that’s the premise behind Microsoft Hohm, at least. Put simply, the Hohm service lets consumers see how much electrical power and gas they consume in a given month, with suggestions on how to lower their consumption. Propane and fuel oil consumption are also targeted for the launch. In the future, Microsoft will add water monitoring. Then, next year, the company plans to add device monitoring, working with thermostat manufacturers and developers of “smart plugs” to provide even more specific data on energy consumption. [...] The title of WhatGreenCar Car of the Year 2009 has been awarded to the ‘next generation’ Toyota Prius, due to be launched in the UK on 1st August 2009. [...] The biggest problem with most electric cars is that they are adapted from conventional cars and you end up with something less than you started with. For example, you take a VW Golf, strip out the internals, add batteries and make it slower and heavier, with less range and fewer safety features. [...] [...] TRANSPORT MINISTER STEWART Stevenson will this week unveil a multi-billion pound switch to electric cars that looks set to take Scotland closer to a future of zero-carbon vehicles than any other country in the world. [...] BRITAIN is to make hybrid cars for the first time after a decision by Toyota to start production of the high-tech vehicles at its Burnaston plant near Derby. [...] Eager to place itself at the forefront of technology considered crucial to transportation’s future, Big Blue is throwing its weight behind batteries. [...] As part of the TSB’s Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator Competition, the UK government announced this week it was awarding eight companies funding for testing of low carbon emissions vehicles. Amongst those companies is Toyota, who announced that they are using the funding to test 20 plug-in hybrid cars in urban and common use settings. The test cars are powered by an ion battery. The test period is expected to last three years starting in 2010. [...] If hybrids have you going ho-hum, these new new hybrids should perk up your interest. [...] A radical change in attitude to electric vehicles has occurred in 2009, resulting in huge new financing from governments and tough new laws that will boost sales. Now all car makers must offer electric versions in their line up or face oblivion as governments finally get serious about global warming, oil running out and the domino effect of imminent collapse of their traditional car industries. Earlier forecasts of these markets therefore need revisiting and, in a timely response, IDTechEx has issued a totally new report “EV Cars – Hybrid and Pure Electric 2009-2019”. Entirely researched in 2009, this analyses the effects the new market drivers. They include the tens of billions of dollars that will now be invested in those developing, manufacturing and buying electric cars and their components, the surge of new models and the remarkable new technological breakthroughs. [...] Given the suspected link between fossil fuel emissions and global warming, Madison Gas & Electric picked the ideal location Thursday to tout gasoline-free driving: an asphalt parking lot on a 90-degree summer scorcher. [...] (WIRED) — The Obama Administration will lend Tesla Motors $465 million to build an electric sedan and the battery packs needed to propel it. It’s one of three loans totaling almost $8 billion that the Department of Energy awarded Tuesday to spur the development of fuel-efficient vehicles. [...] Just two days ago, we noted that Nissan was granted $1.6 billion of Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing loans by the US Department of Energy. It plans to use the money to retool its Smyrna, Tennessee, assembly plant to build electric cars. [...] The car is a pretty ordinary looking sedan, which is not an altogether bad thing for an electric car. The weird, boxy “green-look” of so many of the pioneer models had limited appeal. [...] LATimes reporter Alana Semuels makes a good point about how the state is closing down manufacturing, via over-regulation from CAL-EPA. [...] The car is a pretty ordinary looking sedan, which is not an altogether bad thing for an electric car. The weird, boxy “green-look” of so many of the pioneer models had limited appeal. [...] TOKYO, Jun 24, 2009 (The Yomiuri Shimbun – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — YUSBF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — Mitsubishi Corp., a major trading house, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and GS Yuasa Corp. will jointly build a new manufacturing plant for large-size lithium-ion batteries for use in electric vehicles, The Yomiuri Shimbun learned Wednesday. [...] The all-electric Mitsubishi i MiEV city car is set to play a prominent role in one of UK’s recently announced Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator projects. [...] Streetcar Offers Plug In Hybrid Rentals [...] A private company that state officials hope will put Hawaii on the road to the widespread use of electric vehicles expects to begin installing infrastructure here in about six months. [...] |
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