Some of the first moves to ac motors were in forklifts and lithium-ion batteries have appeared in some Nissan forklifts since 2008.
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Nissan electric vehicles LEAF in MA has earned the Eco-Friendly Car of the Year award from cars.com
This revolutionary electric car is the first of its kind, offering a more economically efficient model than the current hybrid technologies.
Continue readingTHINK is hitting the road with GE Electric Vehicles Tour
THINK is hitting the road with GE and other electric cars for a seven-city electric car with lithium ion batteries experience tour.
Continue readingTHINK City electric vehicles: Two cents per km, whatever the price of oil
Two THINK City electric vehicles (EVs) with lithium ion batteries are on display at the motor show, the first with ?m-way?, THINK?s Swiss distributor, and Valmet Automotive.
Continue readingThe electric vehicles Rolls-Royce Phantom 102EX in Geneva Auto Show
The electric car Rolls Royce 102EX Phantom EE replaces the regular petrol engine with a lithium ion battery pack and two electric motors mounted on the rear sub-frame.
Continue readingEstonia is serious about electric vehicles
Estonia has invested in 507 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs electric cars with lithium ion batteries. The i-MiEV has been adopted as an electric car to be provided to the Estonian Government
Continue reading507 electric vehicles i-MiEV to be provided to Estonia
This scale of i-MiEV provision, 507 electric cars with lithium ion batteries, has been the largest inquiry MMC has ever received since its sales started.
Continue readingCoda to sell China-made electric vehicles in US in 2011
US electric car maker Coda Holdings will make its first electric car sedan in China and start selling it in the United States in the second half of this year.
Continue readingHertz to Add Renault Electric Vehicles
Hertz Corporation said Wednesday that it had secured a deal underwhich French carmaker Renault would supply it with a range of electric cars for its European rental fleets.
Continue readingEC Backs First Project for Battery Switch for Electric vehicles
Today?s announcement is the first project for switchable battery electric cars approved by the Commission.
Continue readingThe arrival of plug-in electric vehicles
?Electric Cars and PHEVs have the potential to transform transportation in our nation,? Bluestein says.
Continue readingElectric vehicles i-MiEV Goes on Sale in Costa Rica
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced the commencement of new generation electric car i-MiEV with lithium ion batteries sales in Republic of Costa Rica.
Continue readingElectric vehicles in Netherlands
Nissan agreed to make 100 electric cars with lithium ion batteries of the Nissan LEAF available to fleet customers between February and June 2011.
Continue readingElectric vehicles Renault Kangoo Maxi Z.E.
Kangoo Maxi Z.E., the extended version of Kangoo Z.E. with lithium ion batteries, is poised to join Renault’s range of electric vehicles when it goes on sale in autumn 2011.
Continue readingElectric vehicles complete round-the-world tour
Electric cars from Australia, Germany and Switzerland completed a pioneering 27,000 kilometer “emissions free” round-the-world trip on Thursday, after 188 days on the road and at sea.
Continue readingElectric vehicles Mitsubishi i-MiEV earns 4-star Euro NCAP rating
When first launched in Japan in July 2009, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV became the first electric car in regular series production from a major manufacturer, available to world markets.
Continue readingFord (NYSE: F) has launched an Electrified Vehicles Facebook
Ford has developed a Facebook page dedicated to educating consumers about the differences in electrified vehicle technologies and providing the latest information about the five electric vehicles.
Continue readingBMW launches i sub-brand, 2 electric vehicles to roll out from 2013
Development and production synergies will be achieved through both electric cars using the same component sets for the electric motors, power electronics, and high-voltage lithium-ion batteries.
Continue readingElectric Kangoo van Maxi Z.E. announced by Renault
Renault?s latest plunge into the electric vehicles will be the Kangoo van Maxi Z.E., which will be given its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week.
Continue readingRolls-Royce develops electric vehicles
Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce said it had developed a fully electric car with lithium ion batteries, but did not say when the environmentally-friendly model would enter production.
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