Toyota Motor Corp’s $50 million investment in electric sports car maker Tesla Motors is an investment in both electric car technology and much needed public relations. More...
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California-based electric-car startup Coda Automotive plans to build a factory in Ohio that it said could employ more than 1,000 workers and that will use Chinese technology to produce automotive-grade lithium-ion batteries for an all-electric car Coda plans to launch in California later this year. More... California-based electric-car startup Coda Automotive plans to build a factory in Ohio that it said could employ more than 1,000 workers and that will use Chinese technology to produce automotive-grade lithium-ion batteries for an all-electric car Coda plans to launch in California later this year. More... [...] GUANGZHOU/TOKYO, May 25 (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co (7267.T) is interested to develop electric car batteries in China to tap the country’s technology and vast resources, its chief executive said, adding that a breakthrough was needed to bring the zero-emission cars into the mainstream. More... GUANGZHOU/TOKYO, May 25 (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co (7267.T) is interested to develop electric car batteries in China to tap the country’s technology and vast resources, its chief executive said, adding that a breakthrough was needed to bring the zero-emission cars into the mainstream. More... [...] PENDLETON, Ind., May 24 /PRNewswire/ — U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) officials recently visited the international headquarters of Remy International to meet with company officials and finalize a $60.2 million grant allowing Remy to accelerate standardization and commercialization of their award-winning Remy HVH electric motor technology. More... PENDLETON, Ind., May 24 /PRNewswire/ — U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) officials recently visited the international headquarters of Remy International to meet with company officials and finalize a $60.2 million grant allowing Remy to accelerate standardization and commercialization of their award-winning Remy HVH electric motor technology. More... [...] Honeywell announced today that it has signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy for a $27.3 million grant to produce a critical component of lithium-ion batteries used in hybrid and electric vehicles. More... Honeywell announced today that it has signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy for a $27.3 million grant to produce a critical component of lithium-ion batteries used in hybrid and electric vehicles. More... [...] It wasn’t all that long ago when we reported on survey results which found that many potential buyers of electric cars were suffering from something called range anxiety, which is basically a legitimate concern about running out of battery charge while driving. What if you could drive an electric car though which went over 600 miles per charge? That’s the new world record according to Sanyo, which said recently a vehicle powered by its batteries had gone the distance. More... It wasn’t all that long ago when we reported on survey results which found that many potential buyers of electric cars were suffering from something called range anxiety, which is basically a legitimate concern about running out of battery charge while driving. What if you could drive an electric car though which went over 600 miles per charge? That’s the new world record according to Sanyo, which said recently a vehicle powered by its batteries had gone the distance. More... [...] May 24 (Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co., working to make a quarter of its vehicles run at least partly on electricity, plans to invest $135 million and add 220 jobs at three Michigan facilities to help it introduce five such models by 2012. More... May 24 (Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co., working to make a quarter of its vehicles run at least partly on electricity, plans to invest $135 million and add 220 jobs at three Michigan facilities to help it introduce five such models by 2012. More... [...] An upstart Chinese electric car company — best known for making cellphone batteries — will locate its North American headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, with plans to possibly expand into manufacturing in the United States in the years ahead.< More... An upstart Chinese electric car company — best known for making cellphone batteries — will locate its North American headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, with plans to possibly expand into manufacturing in the United States in the years ahead.< More... [...] In a stunning deal, Tesla Motors announced late Thursday that it is teaming up with Toyota to build its all-electric Model S sedan at the recently shuttered NUMMI plant in Fremont, creating more than 1,000 new jobs. More... In a stunning deal, Tesla Motors announced late Thursday that it is teaming up with Toyota to build its all-electric Model S sedan at the recently shuttered NUMMI plant in Fremont, creating more than 1,000 new jobs. More... [...] think I speak for all of us when I say that I am outraged at the environmental catastrophe that is occurring right now in the Gulf of Mexico. It is a horrible feeling to watch helplessly as tens of thousands of barrels of oil spew into the ocean each day, threatening species loss, habitat destruction, and economic ruin on an unimaginable scale. More... think I speak for all of us when I say that I am outraged at the environmental catastrophe that is occurring right now in the Gulf of Mexico. It is a horrible feeling to watch helplessly as tens of thousands of barrels of oil spew into the ocean each day, threatening species loss, habitat destruction, and economic ruin on an unimaginable scale. More... [...] Tesla Motors and Toyota Motor announced on Thursday that Tesla had bought the recently closed Nummi assembly plant in Fremont, Calif., where it intends to make its Model S luxury electric sedan and other future models. More... Tesla Motors and Toyota Motor announced on Thursday that Tesla had bought the recently closed Nummi assembly plant in Fremont, Calif., where it intends to make its Model S luxury electric sedan and other future models. More... [...] Annapolis, MD – Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley (D) today signed two bills into law that will support advanced vehicle propulsion technology and help spur early consumer acceptance of electric vehicles like the Chevrolet Volt. More... Annapolis, MD – Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley (D) today signed two bills into law that will support advanced vehicle propulsion technology and help spur early consumer acceptance of electric vehicles like the Chevrolet Volt. More... [...]
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[...] Investors’ bullishness over the electric car business is showing no signs of abating. On Wednesday, a startup electric carmaker CODA Automotive said it has bagged $58 million in venture capital for the launch of its first vehicle. More... Investors’ bullishness over the electric car business is showing no signs of abating. On Wednesday, a startup electric carmaker CODA Automotive said it has bagged $58 million in venture capital for the launch of its first vehicle. More... [...] CNN reports, “Automakers and advocates for the blind have agreed on a plan to address an unintended problem caused by electric and hybrid cars: They endanger sight-impaired and distracted pedestrians because they make no noise when running on electric power.” More... CNN reports, “Automakers and advocates for the blind have agreed on a plan to address an unintended problem caused by electric and hybrid cars: They endanger sight-impaired and distracted pedestrians because they make no noise when running on electric power.” More... [...] HONG KONG — Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors unveiled its i-MiEV electric car in Hong Kong on Thursday, its first foreign launch of the vehicle as competition accelerates in the clean-energy auto sector. More... HONG KONG — Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors unveiled its i-MiEV electric car in Hong Kong on Thursday, its first foreign launch of the vehicle as competition accelerates in the clean-energy auto sector. More... [...]
[...] FREDERICK, Colo., May 19, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. /quotes/comstock/14*!uqm/quotes/nls/uqm (UQM 3.82, -0.01, -0.26%) , a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that it has completed an agreement with Electric Vehicles International LLC (EVI), a California-based electric vehicle company, to supply upgraded UQM(R) PowerPhase(R) 150kW electric propulsion systems for use in EVI’s new all-electric medium-duty truck, the EVI MD and the all-electric walk-in van, the EVI WI. The initial term of the supply agreement is one year. Deliveries of the first 50 systems are expected to begin in June and be completed by October 2010. More... FREDERICK, Colo., May 19, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. /quotes/comstock/14*!uqm/quotes/nls/uqm (UQM 3.82, -0.01, -0.26%) , a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that it has completed an agreement with Electric Vehicles International LLC (EVI), a California-based electric vehicle company, to supply upgraded UQM(R) PowerPhase(R) 150kW electric propulsion systems for use in EVI’s new all-electric medium-duty truck, the EVI MD and the all-electric walk-in van, the EVI WI. The initial term of the supply agreement is one year. Deliveries of the first 50 systems are expected to begin in June and be completed by October 2010. More... [...] Phoenix – Wednesday, May 19, 2010 – ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECTY), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced that tomorrow, May 20, 2010, will mark its first day of trading of its common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market exchange. The company’s new ticker symbol is NASDAQ:ECTY. More... Phoenix – Wednesday, May 19, 2010 – ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECTY), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced that tomorrow, May 20, 2010, will mark its first day of trading of its common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market exchange. The company’s new ticker symbol is NASDAQ:ECTY. More... [...]
[...] NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Automakers and advocates for the blind have agreed on a plan to address an unintended problem caused by electric and hybrid cars: They endanger sight-impaired and distracted pedestrians because they make no noise when running on electric power. More... NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Automakers and advocates for the blind have agreed on a plan to address an unintended problem caused by electric and hybrid cars: They endanger sight-impaired and distracted pedestrians because they make no noise when running on electric power. More... [...] |
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