Tesla Motors to Officially Open Tesla Factory, Home of the Model S. Tesla officially unveils the Tesla Factory in Fremont, CA.
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Canada Post Becomes First Customer for Azure Dynamics and Ford of Canada’s Transit Connect Electric Vehicles
Azure Dynamics and Ford announced that they will deliver one of the first Transit Connect Electric commercial vans to Canada Post under the LEAD customer program.
Continue readingNissan LEAF offline event at Oppama Plant
The launch of Nissan LEAF, the world?s first mass-market, affordable zero-emission electric car, is a true transportation breakthrough.
Continue readingNorthern Ireland’s DRD and DOE sign with Renault-Nissan Alliance to progress electric vehicles
“I see the use of electric vehicles as an important alternative to fossil fuel powered travel which will help to decarbonise transport”.
Continue readingElectric vehicles won?t be profitable at first
During the same event, Reithofer said BMW is planning to charge customers more for electric cars. ?Electric cars will be expensive vehicles in the beginning?.
Continue readingLight Commercial Electric Vehicle Field Testing for Collection/Delivery Operations
MMC is the pioneering manufacturer in the field of mass-produced electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries. The company launched the i-MiEV new-generation electric car to the Japanese market.
Continue readingTesla notifies SEC of Agreement with Toyota to Develop Electric Version of RAV4
Pursuant to the Agreement, based on preliminary specifications, TMC will pay Tesla approximately $60 million for the development services to be provided by Tesla.
Continue readingProduction of Electric Vehicles Nissan LEAF begins at Oppama, Japan
Exports to start in November for World’s First Mass-Market Priced, Family-Sized Electric Car.
Continue readingEnova Announces Order from 100 Smith Electric Vehicles
Enova Systems has received an incremental order to deliver 100 electric drive systems to Smith Electric Vehicles (SEV), manufacturer of the all-electric Smith Newton truck.
Continue readingTuk Tuk Factory Presents First Fully Electric Version of the Asian Tuk Tuk
The Dutch company Tuk Tuk Factory presents the first fully electric version of the well known Asian Tuk Tuk to the European market.
Continue readingMitsubishi Motors and Yamato Transport Start Light Commercial Electric Vehicle Field Testing
Beginning on October 15, the field tests will be conducted from Yamato Transport’s Higashi Kojiya 1-chome Depot in Ota-ku, Tokyo and will cover collection/delivery operations throughout the Ota-ku region.
Continue readingSiemens begins field testing with its own electric vehicles
Siemens AG is starting its own large-scale fleet test with electrical vehicles. One hundred employees will test the electric cars in everyday use. The first 20 electric vehicles will be put into service in late November.
Continue readingMitsubishi’s Sporty Electric Concept unveiled at Australian International Motor Show
Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited?s (MMAL?s) president and chief executive officer, Masahiko Takahashi, unveiled the i-MiEV Sport at the Sydney show.
Continue readingChevrolet Volt Electric Drive: Engineered for Efficiency
The Volt has an innovative electric car that can deliver power in both pure electric and extended range driving. The Voltec electric drive cannot operate without power from the electric motors.
Continue readingGM and Maplesoft to Collaborate on Electric Vehicles
Through model-based design and prototype testing, the team will investigate crucial technologies for achieving more widespread use of electric vehicles.
Continue readingChery — China’s largest independent carmake
Technicians work to develop lithium battery at Chery’s new energy department in Wuhu City for electric vehicles, east China’s Anhui Province.
Continue readingRenault to sell electric car Zoe less than 15,000 euros
Once fully charged, the rental lithium ion batteries of Zoe can provide a sustained run of 100 kilometers.
Continue readingE.Leclerc and the Renault-Nissan Alliance to promote the use of electric vehicles in France
The E. Leclerc Centers and the French carmaker Renault signed a letter of intent with the aim of developing a program to equip the centers’ parking lots with charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
Continue readingCODA Automotive Taps Fleet Industry Experts to Lead Fleet and Commercial Sales
Marc Sears joins CODA Automotive with over 20 years of fleet, sales, and automotive industry experience.
Continue readingRenault, Ankara sign deal to promote electic vehicles
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is aimed at establishing a partnership to promote and implement electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries in Ankara, following the example of several other capital cities.
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