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Europe: Electric Car Evolution!

dblo — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:54:36 +0000

MANCHESTER, England, March 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Manchester City Council chief executive, Sir Howard Bernstein and Juergen Maier, Head of Industry at Siemens plc, took to the streets of Manchester today in an electric powered sportscar – looking to the future of a city using zero-emission electric cars.

‘The Greenster’ is a fast electric sportscar [...]

Europe gets safety standards for electric, hybrid cars

dblo — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:50:08 +0000

Geneva – The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe announced Wednesday a common standards for electric and hybrid cars, which Brussels has hailed as a “landmark decision.”Electric vehicles operate at very high voltages – generally in the range of 500 volts – prompting a risk of electric shocks. The new regulation is designed to help [...]

Upcoming Electric And Hybrids Cars In India In 2010

dblo — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:46:05 +0000

The Indian car market is growing rapidly. It has overtook Japan and emerged as the largest small car market. It is slowly becoming a hub for luxury cars as well. Moreover, in near future the Indian car market will witness a slew of electric and hybrid car launches. Most of these green cars will be [...]

USA: Elkhart could go from RV capital to EV capital

dblo — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:42:11 +0000

The so-called “RV Capital of the World” may soon be able to bill itself the “EV Capital of the World.” What a difference a letter makes.

Elkhart, Ind., about 155 miles southwest of Detroit, will soon be the new U.S. production center for Think, the Norwegian-based manufacturer that hopes to charge into the emerging market [...]

Australia: Green cars to be put to test

dblo — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:59:26 +0000

“This part of the project, which is also supported by the State Government, will allow us to collect and evaluate data on electric vehicle charging behaviour so that power and grid capacity requirements for the next decade can be determined,” he said.

USA: Fisker says 100,000 plug-in hybrids a year could be built at Delaware plant

dblo — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:54:46 +0000

Fisker Automotive CEO Henrik Fisker gave a presentation at the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner Monday night about his compnay’s plans to build plug-in vehicles (PHEVs) in Delaware. Over 450 people from the community where Fisker’s new plant (and General Motors’ old plant) is located heard Fisker speak about the Karma and [...]

USA: Mystery Electric Car Maker Wants to Take Over Toyota’s Nummi Plant

dblo — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:50:20 +0000

An electric car maker in the Bay Area has proposed a plan to build electric vehicles at Fremont’s NUMMI plant — but the proposal faces mammoth hurdles, including getting $1 billion in financing.

Santa Clara-based Aurica Motors wants to convert the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. complex into an auto factory that would produce a zero-emissions, [...]

Over 700,000 Electric Vehicles Sold in 2009

dblo — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:57:47 +0000

ROCKVILLE, MD–(Marketwire – March 10, 2010) – MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of SBI’s new report “Electric Vehicle (EV) and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Markets Worldwide,” to their collection of Electric Vehicles market reports. For more information, visit http://www.marketresearch.com/redirect.asp?progid=67618&productid=2496608

In 2009, the Toyota Prius hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) became the best selling passenger vehicle [...]

Europe: Mercedes-Benz S-Class plug-in hybrid aiming at 81 mpg, on Euro hybrid cycle

dblo — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:51:58 +0000

Back in January, it was reported that Mercedes-Benz will offer the next-generation S-Class with a plug-in hybrid variant. At the time, insiders said that with the help of weight reduction and aerodynamic improvements, the S-Class plug-in hybrid sedan will be able to return an estimated 67 mpg.

In an interview with CARandDRIVER, passenger-car development boss Thomas [...]

China/USA: Chinese auto firm BYD reportedly to build plant in California

dblo — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:45:30 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Chinese car maker BYD Co. may build an assembly plant and open its North American headquarters in Los Angeles County, according to a report Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Business Journal, citing unnamed sources, reported that the BYD plant could top 1 million square feet in size and create hundreds of jobs. [...]

UK/USA: Tanfield accelerates after US offer for its electric car business

dblo — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:42:27 +0000

Shares in Tanfield are motoring after the group received a conditional offer for its electric vehicles business from its US partner.

Smiths Electric Vehicles US – established by Tanfield in 2009 – is now offering £37m in cash for all its electric vehicle assets. This includes the UK business, as well as the 49% Tanfield owns [...]

USA: AT&T Becomes Lead Customer for Ford Transit Connect Electric

dblo — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:56:02 +0000

Vehicle is Powered by Azure Dynamics ForceDrive(TM) electric drivetrain

ST. LOUIS, MO, March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Azure Dynamics Corporation today announced AT&T has agreed to purchase two of the first Ford Transit Connect Electric vans, the latest addition to AT&T’s growing fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles.

The Ford Transit Connect Electric — the all-electric version of the 2010 [...]

Electric Car Race Slated For Barcelona

dblo — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:43:11 +0000

Autopia Planes, Trains, Automobiles and the Future of Transportation Electric Car Race Slated For Barcelona By Tony Borroz March 9, 2010 | 3:17 pm | Categories: EVs and Hybrids

We won’t see electric cars racing through the streets of Paris in June. They’ll be racing through the streets of Barcelona in [...]

Mitsubishi to Build 100,000 iMiEV Electric Cars for Peugeot, Citroën

dblo — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:39:22 +0000

Seeing as both Peugeot and Citroën have expanded their electric-car dreams, Mitsubishi will build the French automakers a total of 100,000 i-MiEVs, which will be rebranded as the C-Zero and iOn, respectively, when sold in Europe.

Originally, PSA Peugeot-Citroën had planned on selling no more than 25,000 of the badge-engineered electric kei cars, but shortly after [...]

USA: KB Home offers electric car charging feature

dblo — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:34:46 +0000

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — KB Home /quotes/comstock/13*!kbh/quotes/nls/kbh (KBH 17.64, +0.16, +0.92%) said Tuesdasy it’ll begin offering an option to pre-wire its new homes to accommodate charging stations for electric vehicles. “This new earth-friendly option is designed to ease the future installation of a station to charge an electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle conveniently at home,” [...]

Korea: South Korea introduces first commercial wireless electric car

dblo — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:25:18 +0000

SEOUL, March 9 (Xinhua) — South Korea has introduced the world ‘ s first commercial wireless electric vehicle Tuesday at a theme park in Seoul, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday.

The “On-line Electric Vehicle,”(OELV) which debuted at the Seoul Grand Park as one of its seven shuttles, charges its electricity from power strips built five [...]

Reportlinker Adds Electric Vehicle (EV) and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Markets Worldwide

dblo — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:45:44 +0000

NEW YORK, March 8 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Electric Vehicle (EV) and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Markets Worldwide

http://www.reportlinker.com/p0180846/Electric-Vehicle-EV-and-Plug-In-Hybrid-Electric-Vehicle-PHEV-Markets-Worldwide.html

In 2009, the Toyota Prius hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) became the best selling passenger vehicle in Japan, beating out all other gasoline powered cars. It has been [...]

USA: Fisker talks about the company’s plug in hybrid car to be built in Delaware

dblo — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:41:59 +0000

More than 450 people turned out at the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner to hear Fisker Automotive CEO Henrik Fisker talk about the company’s plans to convert the former Boxwood plant into the home of the Fisker Nina, a plug-in hybrid Read more at Source: newarkpostlonline.com Video.

USA: Big power from tiny wires

dblo — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:30:15 +0000

New discovery shows carbon nanotubes can produce powerful waves that could be harnessed for new energy systems David L. Chandler, MIT News Office

today’s news Insulators made into conductors

The new method involves pulling a thin thread of material (top) from a liquid solution (bottom), and in the process the individual polymer filaments, which start out as a tangled [...]

Europe: Mercedes-Benz to double investment in green technologies

dblo — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:22:43 +0000

Daimler AG plans on doubling its investment in green technologies in the next two years for its Mercedes-Benz unit, which will roll out plug-in hybrids and fuel-cell vehicles in every segment over the next few years. The company plans on spending $1.4 billion in each of the next two years to develop batteries and fuel-efficient [...]