The government today announced £30m worth of research funding for companies developing electric cars, alongside plans for the roll out of 100 electric test cars in UK towns and a pledge to ensure that the development of an electric car charging infrastructure is not hampered by the planning system.
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Audi will apparently be joining the ever-growing all-electric car contingent in the near future with an ultra-small car of its own, reports Autocar. During an interview at last week’s Paris Motor Show opening, Audi board member Peter Schwarzenbauer confirmed that engineers at the brand’s Ingolstadt headquarters are working diligently on the brand’s first all-electric city car. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – It will be years before demand for hybrid cars in the United States and Europe is big enough for battery manufacturers to make money from that business, but electric cars are nevertheless poised to dominate the market for greener vehicles, the world’s largest car battery maker said on Tuesday. The free, two-day expo will be held for the third consecutive year in Santa Monica, CA–where 10,000 attendees typically flock–on Sept. 26 & 27 , and for the first time this year in Austin, TX on Oct. 17 & 18. YOKOSUKA, Japan — Nissan won’t be coming out with a model available only as a hybrid, opting instead to focus on electric vehicles for its green strategy, according to a senior executive. LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly three-quarters of British motorists would consider driving an electric car, a survey has found. Read More... Everyone in Britain ‘to be driving battery vehicles by 2020′ Read More... At the meeting, the company also announced that it will install manufacturing equipment for electrodes of Li-ion rechargeable batteries for use in electrically-powered vehicles such as hybrid cars, plug-in hybrids and electric cars. The equipment will be built in a new plant in Kyoto, Japan, and its operation will start in March 2009, according to the company. Renewables won’t give us energy independence unless that electricity is used as a substitute for oil in our transportation system. 08-02) 04:00 PDT Washington — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators seeking to end the energy wars raging in Congress unveiled new legislation Friday that would allow some offshore oil drilling but also would invest heavily in wind and solar power, electric vehicles and alternative fuels. WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Washington allies haven’t always been easy to come by for U.S. automakers, but Republican presidential candidate John McCain told General Motors Corp. employees Friday that reviving the struggling industry would be of utmost importance in his administration. |
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