Will a pair of simple shapes — a circle and a square — become the iconic symbol of smart charging for electric vehicles, the way a box topped with a pitched roof is instantly recognized as a house? That’s the hope of electric vehicle charging infrastructure developer ECOtality and industrial design firm Frog Design. On Tuesday at the Plug-in 2010 Conference in San Jose, Calif., ECOtality unveiled what it’s calling Blink smart charging stations for electric vehicles, including designs for residential and commercial installations. Read More...
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Electric vehicles promise advantages for the environment in terms of reducing local emissions along with advantages to the hip-pocket in respect to running costs. Unfortunately at this stage of the game, the catch is the premium price tag which places EVs outside the reach of the majority of drivers. Electric vehicle manufacturer, Green Vehicles is attempting to address this problem with its US$24,995 TRIAC three-wheeler. Read More...
Shanghai, December 4 (Gasgoo.com) Chery Auto is set to unveil its own electric vehicle QQEV at the end of this month, sina.com said yesterday, citing a company executive. The car will be priced at 40,000 yuan ($5,860) to 50,000 yuan. HONG KONG, Nov 06, 2009 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) — GELYY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. (SEHK: 0175) will extend its cooperation with Yulon Group to the electric vehicle field. Both sides will ink an agreement during the visit of Geely Board Chairman Li Shufu to Taiwan in late November 2009. It’s almost time again for the Tokyo Motor Show, Japan’s biennial auto show that is famous for showcasting the latest and greatest concept cars. This year’s show doesn’t take place until October 24, but we’ve caught a sneak peek at some of the incredible green rides that will be on display – read on for our favorite electric vehicles from this year’s show! Two of the leading players in the race to develop a mainstream electric vehicle moved a step closer to production this week. Read More... A police force is to become the first in the country to operate an electric patrol car. The current economic climate has been nothing short of brutal for many eco-designers, but where there are challenges, there are also opportunities for growth. Read More... Lithium/carbon monofluoride batteries are known to have the highest theoretical specific capacity among all commercially available primary lithium batteries. These batteries are being developed by the Army to reduce the size of current BA-5590 battery packs for soldier portable power sources. The main problem with Li/CFx batteries is the low power capability and the initial voltage delay, which are related to the intrinsically low electrical conductivity of CFx material and the slow kinetics of Li-CFx cell reaction. In order to improve the power capability of such batteries, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory attempted two approaches: (1) thermal treatment of CFx material in the presence of an organic compound or carbon back as an additional carbon source to form carbon subfluorinate that is known to have better power capability, and (2) use of a LiBF4-AN/BL electrolyte in which the reactivity of metal lithium with AN is suppressed while the substantially high ionic conductivity remains. Read More... Nissan is preparing to debut three electric vehicles on August 2nd, one of which is expected to be a made-in-the-USA crossover. Nissan has already said that it plans to build an electric car at its Spring Hill, Tennessee, assembly plant in the near future. Read More...
Shares of Mitsubishi Motors ( MMTOF.PK – news – people ) Corp gained 3.9 percent to 188 yen after the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday that the automaker aims to begin selling electric vehicles priced at around $31,150 in 2012 in an effort to counter cheaper electric-gasoline hybrid cars. Shanghai, June 16 (Gasgoo.com) BYD Auto said yesterday that it has decided to sell its F3DM electric car to individual customers starting September this year, Beijing Times reported. Before that time, the F3DM sedan is sold only to corporate customers. Read More... Source: cbc.ca Video feed. Read More... Shanghai, June 12 (Gasgoo.com) Hong Hong’s environment bureau top official today (June 12) participated in a promotional activity on clean fuel vehicles in neighboring southern Chinese city of Shenzhen to mark the launch of a trial on BYD’s dual mode (DM) hybrid vehicles, webnewswire.com reported. Read More... As Japan’s top automakers, Toyota and Honda, battle it out for supremacy in the hybrid car market, Japan’s smaller car companies are taking a different eco-car road. Mitsubishi Motors on June 5 presented its zero-emissions i-MiEV — Japan’s first fully electric vehicle (EV) for the global market. Production of the egg-shaped vehicle, which has a range of 99 miles (160 km) on a single charge, kicked off this week; fleet sales will start in Japan next month and the car is expected to reach U.S. buyers by the end of next year. Tooting its own horn, Mitsubishi is calling the new i-MiEV “a pioneer to open the door to the next 100 years.” The Stella EV stores electricity in a lithium ion battery pack, powering a 47 kilowatt motor. Range is only about 56 miles, with a top speed of 62 mph. Subaru claims a recharge time of 15 minutes at a quick charging station, or 5 hours at a 200 volt AC outlet, which are typical numbers for current technology. Read More... Unlike Subaru, which will only sell 170 Stella electric cars, Mitsubishi is planning on producing 1,400 i-Mievs for corporate and government lessees. The i-Mievs will go for 4,380,000 yen, or about $45,300 at current exchange rates. Japanese buyers of the i-Miev would qualify for a $14,300 subsidy for electric vehicles from the Japanese government. |
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