|
|
CNET’s popular “Prizefight” video series for a head-to-head comparison between the Nissan LEAF and the Chevy Volt.
Source: cnet.com Video
Brussels – Electric cars, scooters and bicycles will have standardised chargers across the European Union by the middle of next year, the European Commission said Tuesday. [...]
Published Date: 30 June 2010
The Nissan LEAF became the first electric vehicle to charge up at Portugal’s first charging station which was unveiled to the public today.
The car was charged by Prime Minister José Sócrates who drove the all-electric, compact family car a few kilometers as part of the inauguration ceremony to the charging station located near the Park of Nations in Lisbon.
[...]
Evatran LLC, a manufacturer of hands-free electric vehicle supply equipment, will spend $3.5 million on a new facility in Wytheville, Virginia, creating 84 jobs. [...]
The Knockout phase of the Automotive X Prize delivered more blows and thrills, as remaining teams completed the required tests. After a long and stressful past few days, the teams all seemed thrilled to be returning home—at least when done by choice. [...]
NORMAN, OK — 06/30/10 — SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc. (SWeNT), a leading manufacturer of single-wall and Specialty Multi-Wall (SMW™) Carbon Nanotubes (CNT), along with the University of Oklahoma (OU), has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST).
[...]
Sixteen Chinese car firms, including high-profile plug-in electric hybrid manufacturer BYD, were today approved for generous new subsidies as part of a government programme designed to drive adoption of greener vehicles. [...]
A former General Motors auto assembly plant will get new life after a court on Tuesday approved its sale to a fledgling maker of electric vehicles. [...]
TOKYO (Dow Jones)–Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (7211.TO) said Wednesday that it and French partner PSA Peugeot-Citroen (UG.FR) are considering jointly developing power train technology for small commercial electric vehicles.
[...]
Tesla Motors began publicly trading its stock Tuesday, opening at $19 a share on its first official day on the Nasdaq. It closed at $23.89, up 41 percent, though the stock market had a rocky day. [...]
Evatran to Invest $3.5 Million in Plugless Power System Manufacturing Operation [...]
Hybrid cars are everywhere. And all-electric cars are coming: General Motors’ Volt and Nissan’s Leaf are due to hit the streets by the end of the year. [...]
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECTY), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced the new location of its corporate headquarters today. The Company’s new base of operations is San Francisco, California.
[...]
On the day of Tesla’s IPO, Richard Lowenthal of Coulomb Technologies discusses the vital role of charging stations in creating a thriving ecosystem for electric vehicles like Tesla Roadster. In an exclusive Fresh Dialogues interview, Lowenthal, a Silicon Valley based maker of charging stations, argues that a comprehensive network of charging stations is a vital prerequisite for the successful roll out of electric cars such as the Tesla, Smart Car, Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf in the next two years.
[...]
When electric cars start rolling off the production lines, drivers in Knoxville can buy with confidence. The city is working in conjunction with ECOtality, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Knoxville Utilities Board, Tennessee Valley Authority and Knox County, to build the infrastructure needed to keep car batteries charged.
[...]
With the Automotive X Prize competition, Aptera has stood apart from its competition–literally–being a germinating business that presents itself with a bold corporate image. Where the other competitors have been cramped in the shared garages, Aptera sets up shop alongside its impressive 18-wheeled hauler apart from the other teams. But this popular favorite was humbled in the Shakedown phase by the emergency-avoidance maneuver test, as captured on video. A key question I had entering this new, more vital phase, would Aptera be ready?
[...]
June 30 (Bloomberg) — The Shanghai government will build 400 charging stations for electric vehicles this year, China Business News said, citing Liu Jianhua, an official in charge of promoting alternative-energy vehicles in the city.
[...]
An electric car manufacturer is expected to announce a new assembly and sales plant in Spartanburg on Thursday morning at the Statehouse in Columbia, multiple sources tell the Herald-Journal. [...]
June 29 (Reuters) – The European Union moved closer towards common standards for electric cars on Tuesday when its executive arm launched work on a single charging system for their batteries. [...]
I’ll say it — 2010 is the year of the electric car. The Chevrolet Volt will be out in November, and the Nissan Leaf comes one month later. Supporting those cars is a recharging infrastructure that is just beginning to take shape.
[...]
[...]
When the first plug-in electric cars hit the mass market this year, the earliest adopters will be passing the pump and looking for a charge.
[...]
Finland-based European Batteries Oy held the grand opening of its new lithium-ion battery plant which manufactures large format prismatic 42 Ah, 3.2V LiFePO4 (LFP) cells, modules, packs and systems earlier this month.
[...]
Washington state will get $1.32 million in federal stimulus funds to install electric vehicle charging stations along Interstate 5. [...]
Today: Tesla adds 2.2 million shares to its IPO. Apple sells 1.7 million of its new iPhone 4. Amazon.com improves its Kindle apps for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. [...]
Date: July 11, 2010
REFUEL returns to MAZDA RACEWAY, LAGUNA SECA for the second year. This first-of-its-kind on- and off-track showcase of emerging motorsport technology welcomes owners and manufacturers of ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES to run their cars and motorcycles on one of the most famous road-racing tracks in North America. [...]
David Peichel’s commute from his home in south Minneapolis to his job at Medtronic in Mounds View is about 35 miles round trip. [...]
NEW YORK – What do screaming protesters at the G-8 and G-20 summits in Canada last week have to do with a battery service startup that has received $700 million in investment capital from Morgan Stanley and Lazard? And what do they have to do with this month’s planned initial public offering by Tesla Motors, an electric-car company? [...]
Next Page1| 2| 3Previous PageWhen consumers have plug-in electric cars, Greenville and six other South Carolina cities will be ready for them.
[...]
WASHINGTON, /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Electrification Coalition (EC) has released the results of a national poll that showed across-the-board support for electric vehicles and the Coalition’s plan –reflected in recent bipartisan legislation–to deploy them. [...]
|
|
Recent Comments