This new system enables drivers to charge their batteries in comfort, without having to leave their vehicles, and has the advantage that the vehicle does not have to be positioned exactly on the transmitter coil. The new project developed with Fundación CIRCE has achieved a totally safe high-power charging system. Endesa and Fundación CIRCE have … Continue reading Endesa presents wireless charging for electric vehicles for the first time in Spain
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Electric Vehicle Festival — Saturday 1/12/12 — Canberra City
The International Electric Vehicle Festival will be held in downtown Canberra in City Walk (Civic) next to the merry-go-round on December 1st 2012, demonstrating the potential for these vehicles to be sustainable transport options. The festival is an international and national show-case of the wide variety of electric powered vehicles available to the community today, … Continue reading Electric Vehicle Festival — Saturday 1/12/12 — Canberra City
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Smith Electric Vehicles adding up to 200 manufacturing jobs
This will be the company’s third production plant, joining its headquarters in Kansas City and a plant in New York City. Electric Vehicle Manufacturer Will Bring Hundreds of Jobs in the City; City Will Offer Comprehensive Incentive Program to Support Vehicle Adoption; Major Step Forward as Chicago’s Electric Vehicle and Battery Sector Grows. Mayor Rahm … Continue reading Smith Electric Vehicles adding up to 200 manufacturing jobs
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Building a Better Battery for Electric Vehicles and the Grid
If you wanted to shorten the path from discovering to commercializing a promising battery technology for electric and hybrid vehicles and the electricity grid, you’d probably want to start an Energy Innovation Hub. That’s exactly what happened today, as Argonne National Lab takes the reins of the newly formed Batteries and Energy Storage Hub. It’ll … Continue reading Building a Better Battery for Electric Vehicles and the Grid
Continue readingTop 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Electric Vehicles
10. Did you know that the average American’s daily round-trip commute is less than 30 miles? With many electric vehicles having a range of more than 70 miles a charge, they are a reliable and comfortable way for Americans to get from point A to point B. For longer trips, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle … Continue reading Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Electric Vehicles
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Obama administration launches project to develop electric-vehicle batteries
The Energy Department will dole out the money over five years to establish a research hub for batteries and energy storage, backed by five national laboratories, five Midwestern universities and four private firms. The Obama administration launched a fresh $120-million research project Friday, aimed at developing cheaper batteries for electric vehicles, a sector that has … Continue reading Obama administration launches project to develop electric-vehicle batteries
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3.7 Million Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Sold in 2011
Approximately 1.2 million electric vehicles (including e-bikes and scooters) and 2.5 million hybrid electric vehicles were sold in North America and Europe in 2011, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) Implementing Agreement for co-operation on Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technologies and Programs (IA-HEV). 2011 marked the first full year of … Continue reading 3.7 Million Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Sold in 2011
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Electric Vehicles for Fleet Operators
“Electric Vehicles for Fleet Operators – A Cost-effective and Low-emission Alternative to Gasoline Vehicles” provides an analysis of the benefits from electric vehicles to the fleet operators. Electric vehicles (EVs) refer to automobiles that utilize electric motors for propulsion and are powered with the help of rechargeable battery packs. EVs are serving as a cost-effective … Continue reading Electric Vehicles for Fleet Operators
Continue readingBCAA’s new electric vehicle initiative educates British Columbians
As electric vehicle (EV) technology evolves and more charging stations are installed throughout the province, the British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA) is responding and has introduced its new EV initiative, “evolve”. The program aims to educate British Columbians about EV technology and provide automotive support to current and prospective EV owners. Last Thursday, former Vancouver … Continue reading BCAA’s new electric vehicle initiative educates British Columbians
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GM and ABB demonstrate Chevrolet Volt Battery Reuse
General Motors and ABB showed the next stage in battery reuse, the repackaging of five used Chevrolet Volt batteries into a modular unit capable of providing two hours of electricity needed by three to five average American homes. The uninterruptable power supply and grid power balancing system was demonstrated during GM’s Electrification Experience. The prototype … Continue reading GM and ABB demonstrate Chevrolet Volt Battery Reuse
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Hertz Introduces Electric Vehicles In San Antonio
The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ) announced the expansion of its car sharing program, Hertz On Demand, in San Antonio with the introduction of a Nissan Leaf electric vehicle and the addition of seven parking locations throughout downtown San Antonio. “We’ve enjoyed a successful partnership with the City of San Antonio, seeing membership and usage continue … Continue reading Hertz Introduces Electric Vehicles In San Antonio
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Formula E orders 42 Electric Cars from Spark Racing Technology
Formula E Holdings Ltd. (FEH) – the official promoter of the new FIA Formula E Championship – has announced the purchase of 42 electric Formula cars from the newly formed company, Spark Racing Technology (SRT). The cars will be used in the Formula E Championship inaugural race in 2014. SRT, led by Mr Frédéric Vasseur, … Continue reading Formula E orders 42 Electric Cars from Spark Racing Technology
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General Motors sets goal to sell 500,000 electric vehicles by 2017
General Motors Co. plans to sell 500,000 electric cars a year by 2017. GM will plan to meet that worldwide electrified-vehicle goal through a variety of technology including plug-in electrics, pure electrics and hybrids that use the company’s eAssist technology, said Mary Barra, GM’s senior vice president of global product development. She spoke via satellite … Continue reading General Motors sets goal to sell 500,000 electric vehicles by 2017
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Production of Batteries Made Cheaper and Safer
Researchers at Aalto University, Finland have developed a method for producing lithium batteries that is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than previously used methods. This new process has succeeded in replacing the harmful methylpyrrolidone (NMP) solvent, which is traditionally used in the manufacturing of electrodes, with water. Removing this harmful solvent from the production process … Continue reading Production of Batteries Made Cheaper and Safer
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Comments SwRI to Demonstrate Use of Electric Vehicles as Part of Emergency Power Grid under U.S. Army’s SPIDERS Program
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a member of a team that was recently awarded a $7 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to demonstrate integration of electric vehicles, generators and solar arrays to supply emergency power for Fort Carson, Colo. The team, led by Kansas City, Mo.-based Burns and McDonnell Engineering Company, … Continue reading Comments SwRI to Demonstrate Use of Electric Vehicles as Part of Emergency Power Grid under U.S. Army’s SPIDERS Program
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Electric vehicles offer emission-free driving pleasure
While this is a time of retrenchment in electric vehicles (EVs) and alternative powertrains for automakers, BMW appears to be heading in the other direction, Automotive News enterprise editor Dave Guilford writes. Entrepreneurs are “flaming out” (figuratively and sometimes literally) and some major automakers are pushing EVs farther back on the product pipeline as excitement … Continue reading Electric vehicles offer emission-free driving pleasure
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BAIC is going big in electric vehicles in China
The BAIC Group, one of China’s biggest automobile companies, says it plans to invest 1.7 billion yuan ($272 million) into the research and production of new-energy cars within the next three years. The State-owned automaker is going to construct three plants of new-energy vehicles before 2015, which will cover an area of 4,500 mu (300 … Continue reading BAIC is going big in electric vehicles in China
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We Need More Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
On Saturday afternoon, like many New Yorkers who had been forced out by Superstorm Sandy, I finally moved back into my apartment in downtown Manhattan. After a couple of post-storm nights in my home—which Sandy had left without power, heat, hot water or cell phone service—I had decided to stay with friends uptown where the … Continue reading We Need More Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
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Electric Vehicles: October Best Months for Sales
Crystal ball, magic ball, tell me what the future holds for us, the economy and electric vehicles, EV, and plug-in hybrids, PHEV. Surely you don’t believe in crystal ball magic and not too many would bet on them, so how can our so-called economist predict accurately? One hint, look at the past numbers, draw a … Continue reading Electric Vehicles: October Best Months for Sales
Continue readingVolt, Nissan Leaf to Offer Wireless Charging
Evatran, a maker of Plugless Power brand wireless car chargers, will begin offering the devices to buyers of the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt in March of 2013. Between now and then, SPX Service Solutions, which supplies chargers for the Volt, will work with Evatran to offer consumers wireless, home-charging units for their Volt hybrid-electric … Continue reading Volt, Nissan Leaf to Offer Wireless Charging
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