The system will manage and support the 1,000 charging points throughout the country. Electric vehicle (EV) users have an RFID card that allows them to use the charging systems. The charging points, whether home, street or service station units, are SIM card equipped for mobile network communications. The charge points can then ensure that the … Continue reading IBM and ESB deliver smart charging system for electric vehicles
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Batteries Remain a Key Issue in Electric Vehicles
Due to the high cost of batteries, many consumers consider hybrid and electric vehicles to be too costly when compared to conventionally-powered models, which are becoming more fuel efficient. This situation poses a dilemma to auto makers, which face tightening fuel economy and emission mandates that may require electrified powertrains for compliance. The Strategy Analytics … Continue reading Batteries Remain a Key Issue in Electric Vehicles
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How Solar Energy and EV’s Will Save Us
On the tail end end of whirlwind tour around the country to present at EcoGen MasterClasses, I had my own little epiphany around some of the issues that our industry faces today. I remembered the principle of taking just one step. Almost 25 years ago, I was working in a car factory making automotive parts … Continue reading How Solar Energy and EV’s Will Save Us
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Electric vehicles in cities will improve air quality
Electric vehicles have an important role to play in improving air quality, particularly in cities. If electric vehicles are used appropriately in big conurbations, it could help to improve air quality, says Europe’s biggest professional engineers’ body. The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) submitted evidence to the Transport Select Committee inquiry into low carbon … Continue reading Electric vehicles in cities will improve air quality
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Renault and Others Debut Electric Vehicles at Paris Show
The Renault Zoe costs less than most electric vehicles at 20,700 euros ($26,650), or 13,700 Euros in France, thanks to government incentives. And it travels 210 kilometers (130 miles), according to the standard European mileage test. Simon Luque, Zoe project director for Renault, promises that this will translate into 150 kilometers of real-world driving. “That … Continue reading Renault and Others Debut Electric Vehicles at Paris Show
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Hyundai to Launch Fuel-Cell Electric Cars
The South Korean automaker is betting that fuel-cell electric vehicles will be a more realistic future auto technology than pure battery electric cars. FCEVs, in Hyundai’s estimation, present a more likely future scenario than battery electric cars like Nissan’s (TYO: 7201) Leaf. Cars of this latter variety have faced problems due to high battery expense, … Continue reading Hyundai to Launch Fuel-Cell Electric Cars
Continue readingTesla Motors Launches Revolutionary Supercharger Enabling Convenient Long Distance Driving
Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) unveiled its highly anticipated Supercharger network. Constructed in secret, Tesla revealed the locations of the first six Supercharger stations, which will allow the Model S to travel long distances with ultra fast charging throughout California, parts of Nevada and Arizona. The technology at the heart of the Supercharger was developed internally … Continue reading Tesla Motors Launches Revolutionary Supercharger Enabling Convenient Long Distance Driving
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Busting the myths around electric vehicles
Here Josey Wardle, project manager at Charge your Car debunks some of the myths around electric vehicles. Electric vehicles (EVs) are increasingly seen as a viable, everyday mode of transport, offering many benefits to businesses and individuals alike, and not just the realm of the tech savvy and environmentally aware. However, despite the clear benefits, there are … Continue reading Busting the myths around electric vehicles
Continue readingSmith Electric Vehicles to raise $77 mln in IPO
Smith Electric Vehicles plans to raise about $77 million in its initial public offering on Friday to support its business as a maker of medium duty, battery-powered commercial trucks aimed at replacing diesel fuel models. The Kansas City, Mo., company bills itself as the only vehicle manufacturer selling to major commercial fleets in the U.S. … Continue reading Smith Electric Vehicles to raise $77 mln in IPO
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SEAT delivers two electric vehicles to Madrid
This morning SEAT delivered two all-electric cars to Madrid City Hall. The vehicles are two Altea XL Electric Ecomotive models – totally electric and zero CO2 emissions. Ramón Paredes, SEAT Vice-President for Governmental and Institutional Relations for SEAT and the Volkswagen Group in Spain, made delivery of the vehicles to Madrid mayoress Ana Botella this … Continue reading SEAT delivers two electric vehicles to Madrid
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ABB’s First US-Based Fast Charger for Electric Vehicles
The first ABB (NYSE: ABB) DC fast charger for electric vehicles in the United States is now installed and operational in New Berlin, Wisconsin. ABB employs approximately 500 people in Wisconsin, where production for the chargers began in early September. Called the Terra 51 direct current (DC) fast charger, the unit reduces EV charging times … Continue reading ABB’s First US-Based Fast Charger for Electric Vehicles
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Nearly 1 in 4 Plug-In Electric Vehicles Sold in the US From 2012 to 2020 Will be Sold in California
Between 2012 and 2020 nearly one in every four PEVs sold in the United States will be sold in California. The likelihood that a North American consumer will choose to buy a plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) is based on a variety of factors: age, race, gender, income, attitudes toward renewable energy, and so on. One … Continue reading Nearly 1 in 4 Plug-In Electric Vehicles Sold in the US From 2012 to 2020 Will be Sold in California
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Military Buying Chevrolet Volt Electric Vehicles For U.S. Bases
In July, the Marine Corps base in Miramar, California acquired two Chevrolet Volts that are charged from solar power. The base installed a solar-powered charging station that has space for charging four electric cars at a time. That means the Marine Corps can drive short distances in the Volts using only solar power, rather than … Continue reading Military Buying Chevrolet Volt Electric Vehicles For U.S. Bases
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The World Needs More Electric Cars
PK Surendran, the senior at Postnoon sees global need for transition to more electric vehicles, especially in China and the USA, as well as his native India. Electric vehicles, solar-propelled vehicles and other mode of non-pollutant vehicles alone can save the future. Vehicles run on fossil fuel keep increasing and emerging economies like India, China … Continue reading The World Needs More Electric Cars
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Electric Vehicles Invade Evergreen Brick Works Sunday, September 9
4th Annual EV Fest Features Over 30 Exhibitors Showcasing EV’s Old and New TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2012 /CNW/ – WHAT: Toronto Hydro is sponsoring EV Fest 2012, an event that showcases personally converted electric vehicles, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, eBikes and electric scooters. This year’s event features vehicles both old and new including a … Continue reading Electric Vehicles Invade Evergreen Brick Works Sunday, September 9
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Better Place Delivers EU Showcase in Amsterdam
On both markets, drivers of more than 500 Renault Fluence Z.E. electric cars with switchable batteries have driven more than three million electric kilometres to date. In fact, Better Place has delivered more Renault Fluence Z.E.s in Israel year-to-date than in all of France, thanks to the Better Place network. Better Place today announced that … Continue reading Better Place Delivers EU Showcase in Amsterdam
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Electric vehicles can reduce dependence of oil
President Dwight Eisenhower warned that if we imported more than 20 percent of the oil we use, we were asking for trouble with national security. We now import about half of our oil! Lee Gasper-Galvin: Electric vehicles can reduce our dependence. I have a doctorate in chemical engineering and have worked as a researcher and … Continue reading Electric vehicles can reduce dependence of oil
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Government, Industry Partner to Promote Electric Vehicles
By comparison, the success of electric vehicles today is a stark turnabout from nearly twenty years ago, when the EV1 died young. Environment Georgia reported that in 2011, the first year electric vehicles came back on the market in the United States, over 17,000 were purchased. A 120-million-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Energy … Continue reading Government, Industry Partner to Promote Electric Vehicles
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Mahindra Reva to roll out a handful of electric vehicles in India
Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Private Limited (MREVPL), India’s sole Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturer, is aiming to capitalise on the increasing demand for battery operated vehicles by building a strong line-up of EV cars. The move of the auto maker can be also judged as an attempt to cash on the ever rising fuel prices, since … Continue reading Mahindra Reva to roll out a handful of electric vehicles in India
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India maps road for electric vehicles
Many countries such as Japan, France and the US have set targets to bring electric vehicles on their roads. In a move to reduce dependence on fossil fuels for vehicles, India plans to push the supply of electric vehicles over the next eight years. The report, which will be discussed at a meeting on National … Continue reading India maps road for electric vehicles
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