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Three fully-electric buses are now operating on routes in eastern Los Angeles county. Read More...

LONDON, Sept. 1 (UPI) — A British retailer of electric vehicles says it will start selling an Italian-made two-seat electric car in its showrooms this month. Read More...

The Indian auto maker Tata Motors is very soon launching the electric versions from this month,said its Chairman Ratan Tata. Disclosing the proposal at a conference in New York, he detailed the ongoing process of the electric car and about the proposed US version of the world’s cheapest car Nano. Ratan Tata had earlier mentioned the launch of Nano in the US market in another two years. The commercial launch of this compact and the cheapest car has started six months ago and the company may roll it down soon. Tata Motors is offering its service to the Cornell Institute for the sake of awarding Tata Scholarship Fund for Students from India, to $50million. Read More...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Coda Automotive, the privately held start-up electric car manufacturer that plans to build a factory to manufacture its automotive-grade lithium-ion batteries near Columbus, creating 1,000 jobs, will distribute its all-electric sedan in Hawaii beginning next year.
Coda will begin limited deliveries of the vehicle to customers in California later this year and expects to make the first delivery to consumers and fleet customers in Hawaii in the third quarter of 2011, the company announced today.
The Coda sedan is a four-door, five-passenger car powered by an all-electric drive system, including a Coda-designed 33.8 kWh Lithium-ion battery system with 40% more usable energy than any electric vehicle in its class. Coda’s proprietary battery management and thermal management systems keep the battery within a specified temperature range which, a written statement issued by the company explains, “enhances safety and durability, and allows for a consistent and dependable range of up to 120 miles across all U.S. weather conditions.”
Delphi Packard Electrical/Electronic Architecture, based in Streetsboro, will supply high-voltage content for the Coda sedan. The high-voltage system – wiring harnesses and electrical centers – included on Coda’s all-electric sedan was developed at Delphi Packard Electrical/Electronic Architecture’s technical center in Champion, in conjunction with Delphi Packard engineers in China.
“Coda Automotive’s all-electric vehicle is another important addition to Hawaii’s efforts to transition to a clean energy economy,” says Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle in a prepared statement. “The state of Hawaii recognizes new electric vehicle technology, and the electrification of the transportation sector will play a critical role in helping Hawaii reduce its dependency on the use of fossil fuels and achieving our 70% clean-energy goal by 2030,” she says.
Lingle and the U.S. Department of Energy launched the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative in 2008, setting the 70% clean-energy goal.
“The government and leadership of Hawaii has clearly demonstrated that they are aggressively supporting the adoption of all-electric vehicles through their rebate program and commitment to developing charging infrastructure,” observes Kevin Czinger, president and CEO of Coda Automotive. “We look forward to bringing relief to the people in the State of Hawaii who are accustomed to traditionally high gas prices and are confident the Coda sedan will meet all of their day-to-day driving needs.”
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MADRID — The Spanish government said Thursday it is in negotiations with Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors over the possible construction of a plant in Spain to produce parts for electric vehicles. Read More...

Three electric buses made by Proterra Inc. at its Golden prototype manufacturing plant will start carrying passengers in the Los Angeles area on Sept. 7, the company announced Tuesday. Read More...

Back at the beginning of the 80′s, Ford set out to build a true “World Car”–the Escort–a version of which was to appear on every continent on Earth, making it a global vehicle in a way that hadn’t been earnestly attempted since the Model T. Though I continue to drive a Ford Escort (or two) just about every day, I’d sure never driven an electric car. But with its new global electrification strategy, the next-gen Focus already billed as the company’s next “World Car,” and the all-new electric Focus spearheading its varied fleet of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, Ford is embarking on something far more ambitious than the last world-car effort. Read More...