The Megacity Vehicle will be a zero-emission urban electric car for the world?s metropolitan regions. It is currently being developed as part of project i and will be available from 2013 under a sub-brand of BMW.
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Tesla Roadster heads to Asia
World?s only sports electric car with lithium ion batteries has already logged more than 3,000 miles through Europe and has about 19,000 to go.
Continue readingNissan and Carnegie Mellon Team Up For Electric Vehicles
Nissan is the leader in electric car technology and will be introducing the Nissan LEAF, the first affordable all-electric vehicle designed for the mass market, to the U.S. in December.
Continue readingAdvanced Battery Technologies Announces New Orders of Electric Vehicles
Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ABAT) announced that it obtained approximately $1.7 million in new orders for electric vehicles during the International Bicycle Expo held in Shanghai.
Continue readingGolf electric car to launch in 2013
Volkswagen wants to use bestsellers such as the Golf to take electric vehicles out of their niche model status and to become the market leader for a new type of sustainable mobility by 2018.
Continue readingMerkel’s aim is to have 1 million electric vehicles by 2020
Merkel, who has set a goal of 1 million electric cars on German roads by 2020, is leading an attempt to accelerate German research and development into the industry.
Continue readingFEV Shows Dodge Caliber-Based Range-Extended Electric Vehicle
FEV, Inc., (FEV) announced that it showed its Dodge Caliber-based Range-extended Electric Vehicle (ReEV) with plug-in capability at the April 30, 2010 grand opening of the new UQM Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Amex: UQM).
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Unplugged
Frost & Sullivan is hosting its second annual interactive workshop entitled “Electric Vehicles Unplugged: New Business Models and Infrastructure Development Trends” workshop in London on 22 and 23 June 2010.
Continue readingBMW to sell electric vehicles under new brand
BMW will roll out a lithium ion batteries powered electric car BMW 1 Series in the United States in the middle of next year to start testing a system it will launch in a new line of electric cars in 2014.
Continue readingEU and NA Hybrid Buses, Vans and Trucks Market
Hybrid commercial vehicles are quickly gaining popularity among fleet customers thanks to their increased fuel efficiency, reduced emissions and, most importantly, availability of federal grants and subsidies.
Continue readingCODA Automotive Lauded for Innovation and Technology Efforts to Combat Climate Change and Air Pollution
CODA Automotive, a California-based electric car and lithium ion batteries company, was named a Clean Air Award winner in the technology development category by Breathe California.
Continue readingVolkswagen’s Golf to drive electric vehicles
Volkswagen is to launch its range in electric cars with an e-version of the Golf in 2013, company sources told German Press Agency dpa on Saturday.
Continue readingQuantum’s Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle (CERV) on Display
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: QTWW), announced that its Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle (CERV) is on display at the 2010 SAE World Congress at Cobo Center in Detroit.
Continue readingRenault-Nissan Alliance partners with Australian Capital Territory for electric vehicles
The Renault-Nissan Alliance (the Alliance) and the government of the Australian Capital Territory have formed a partnership to explore the development of a Zero Emission Vehicles program.
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