General Motors and its partners are teaming up to help give Chevrolet Volt buyers more options for charging their electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.
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Chevrolet, OnStar and NFPA Host Electric Vehicle Safety Training
NFPA’s Electric Vehicle Safety Training project is a nationwide program to help firefighters and other first responders prepare for the growing number of electric vehicles on the road in the United States.
Continue readingBright Automotive Delivers ‘IDEA’ to Military
It features a number of technologies developed by Bright including a custom battery pack, 50+ mpg efficiency, and integrated vehicle to grid (V2G).
Continue readingRenault foundation and ParisTech innovate with the first Masters diploma in electric vehicles
The course will bring engineers specialist training in the technologies required for the design and production of future electric vehicles.
Continue readingCODA Automotive & Enterprise Rent-A-Car Help Accelerate the Adoption of Electric Vehicless
CODA Automotive?, a California-based electric car and lithium ion batteries company, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, announced a planned program to introduce up to 100 all-electric CODA Sedans? to car rental locations.
Continue readingEaton and Notre Dame Team Up to Power Campus Electric Vehicles
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced that it will provide the University of Notre Dame with charging stations to demonstrate the capabilities of utilizing electric vehicles.
Continue readingSwiss startup to lease Tesla Roadsters for corporate events and road rallies
Green Cars Challenge, started by Formula One driver Erik Comas, promotes teambuilding and sustainability with multiday journeys in Tesla?s electric car with lithium ion batteries.
Continue reading2011 Chevrolet Volt Reinvents Automotive Transportation
Chevrolet introduced the all-new, 2011 Volt electric car with extended range, establishing an entirely new segment in the global automotive market.
Continue readingChang’an plans to begin production of its pure electric vehicles at the Beijing facility in July 2011
Chang’an plans to begin production of its pure electric vehicles at the Beijing facility in July 2011 and start assembly of its sedans in March 2012.
Continue readingMitsubishi Commences Production Of Electric Vehicles For Europe
An European version of the Mitsubishi iMiev electric car with lithium ion batteries has just started production along with the Peugeot iOn and Citroën C-ZERO!
Continue readingElectric Vehicles and In-Vehicle Technology Gain Speed at the 2011 International CES
Electric vehicles are quickly gaining popularity among consumers seeking to live more sustainably by using alternative transportation.
Continue readingSolar Power for Electric Vehicles
Most of the companies developing photovoltaics have been obsessed with reaching grid parity meaning competitiveness with conventional grid electricity generation which is often highly subsidised.
Continue readingFord Motor Company and Azure Dynamics collaborate to bring electric vehicles to commercial market
NYPA provides funding and arranges for grants from other parties in support of the purchase of clean electric vehicles by interested municipalities and governmental agencies in New York State.
Continue readingNissan Shows New Electric Car Leaf To Victoria
Nissan Australia has signed a Definitive Agreement (DA) with the Victorian Government for the supply of 16 new Nissan LEAF electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingMitsubishi begins production of electric vehicles for Europe
MMC plans to sell the i-MiEV in Europe in 14 countries including France, the United Kingdom, and Germany from this December, then from fiscal year 2011 sequentially expand the countries it will be sold in.
Continue readingEuropcar Launches New Generation of Electric Vehicles
Europcar, the European leader in car hire, has announced that the first new-generation electric vehicles to hit the European car hire market, the Peugeot iON and Citroen C-Zero, will be introduced in 2011.
Continue readingHybrid Electric Vehicles for Fleet Markets
Commercial Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid, and Battery Electric Vehicles: Light-Duty Cars and Trucks.
Continue readingValeo Full-LED Headlamps on Two Concept Cars
Valeo is fitting full-LED headlights the ZB10 RENAULT and SEAT IBE concept cars exclusively presented at the Paris Motor Show.
Continue readingAround The World in 80 Days With Electric Vehicles
The Zero Emissions Race has successfully arrived in Shanghai, China, after 46 days on the road and 16783 kms of driving across Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan and China.
Continue readingChevrolet Unplugs Volt and Hits the Road – An opportunity to test-drive the electric car Volt
A caravan of Chevrolet Volts will embark on a 3,400-mile, cross-country drive showcasing how easy it will be to live with the world?s first electric vehicles with extended-range capability.
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