Hiriko has chosen Axeon, Europe’s largest independent supplier of lithium-ion battery systems, to supply batteries for its prototype electric vehicles.

The chairman and CEO of General Motors Co. is defending the company over battery fires in Chevrolet Volt electric vehicles last year.

New public-private partnership pilot project announced to launch 50 electric vehicles in capital district.

The electric vehicles are anticipated to be used for government customs and security initiatives.

For the calendar year 2011, Chinese auto industry has registered more electric cars sales than hybrid cars.

Better Place has delivered the first 100 electric vehicles taking part in its high-profile battery swap scheme for Israeli customers.

Its makers are in talks with a number of European cities to assemble the tiny electric vehicles that can run 120 kilometres (75 miles) without a recharge and whose speed is electronically set to respect city limits.

The electric car Nissan LEAF with lithium ion batteries proves slick in wintry test drives in northern Japan. Electric cars, like the LEAF, will expand in the future.

City of Torrance to test electric car as a part of Honda Electric Vehicle Cars Demonstration Program.

One of the most popular pure electric cars with lithium ion batteries is the electric car Nissan Leaf.

NHTSA continues to believe that electric vehicles show great promise as a safe and fuel-efficient option. Electric cars with lithium ion batteries do not pose a greater risk of fire than gasoline-powered vehicles.

As electric vehicles roll out, a whole new set of abbreviations and acronyms have entered the automotive lexicon.

The federal safety investigation into post-crash fires in Chevrolet Volt lithium ion batteries formally closed today.

Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Pvt. Ltd., a part of the US $14.4 billion Mahindra Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with State Bank of India.

Its makers are in talks with a number of European cities to assemble the tiny electric vehicles that can run 120 kilometres (75 miles) without a recharge and whose speed is electronically set to respect city limits.

Renault and Nissan electric cars available for test driving and powering appliances during World Economic Forum in Davos

This means an electric car currently could handle the vast majority of the individual trips Americans make with no problem, especially if a recharge was available at the other end for the small amount of journeys.

In 2011, China manufactured 5655 pure electric vehicles and only 2713 hybrid electric cars.

Electric vehicles just became exciting. For 111 years, electric cars that rely only on a battery have had a range of only 30-50 miles and the humble golf electric car has been the only type selling in hundreds.

The 2,629 electrics cars are a very small piece of the pie. Worse, the most optimistic estimate is that fewer than 500 electric vehicles have been bought by individuals.