General Motors Co. plans to sell 500,000 electric cars a year by 2017. GM will plan to meet that worldwide electrified-vehicle goal through a variety of technology including plug-in electrics, pure electrics and hybrids that use the company’s eAssist technology, said Mary Barra, GM’s senior vice president of global product development. She spoke via satellite … Continue reading General Motors sets goal to sell 500,000 electric vehicles by 2017
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Production of Batteries Made Cheaper and Safer
Researchers at Aalto University, Finland have developed a method for producing lithium batteries that is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than previously used methods. This new process has succeeded in replacing the harmful methylpyrrolidone (NMP) solvent, which is traditionally used in the manufacturing of electrodes, with water. Removing this harmful solvent from the production process … Continue reading Production of Batteries Made Cheaper and Safer
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Comments SwRI to Demonstrate Use of Electric Vehicles as Part of Emergency Power Grid under U.S. Army’s SPIDERS Program
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a member of a team that was recently awarded a $7 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to demonstrate integration of electric vehicles, generators and solar arrays to supply emergency power for Fort Carson, Colo. The team, led by Kansas City, Mo.-based Burns and McDonnell Engineering Company, … Continue reading Comments SwRI to Demonstrate Use of Electric Vehicles as Part of Emergency Power Grid under U.S. Army’s SPIDERS Program
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Electric vehicles offer emission-free driving pleasure
While this is a time of retrenchment in electric vehicles (EVs) and alternative powertrains for automakers, BMW appears to be heading in the other direction, Automotive News enterprise editor Dave Guilford writes. Entrepreneurs are “flaming out” (figuratively and sometimes literally) and some major automakers are pushing EVs farther back on the product pipeline as excitement … Continue reading Electric vehicles offer emission-free driving pleasure
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ABB’s two-vehicle electric charger shortlisted for SMMT innovation award
ABB is shortlisted for The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ (SMMT) prestigious Award for Automotive Innovation 2012, for its ground-breaking affordable electric vehicle (EV) fast charger, which can charge AC or DC from 30 percent to 80 percent in under 30 minutes. The key feature that helped shortlist the Terra Smart Connect (SC) … Continue reading ABB’s two-vehicle electric charger shortlisted for SMMT innovation award
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Electric vehicles: Sales for Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf starting to gain momentum
Chevy Volt sets new record with 2,961 sales in October, Nissan Leaf soars to 1,579. Electric vehicles have become a popular method in accomplishing this, but have long appealed only to a niche market. Now, these electric cars are beginning to break out of their niche and reach a wider range of consumers. Both the … Continue reading Electric vehicles: Sales for Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf starting to gain momentum
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BAIC is going big in electric vehicles in China
The BAIC Group, one of China’s biggest automobile companies, says it plans to invest 1.7 billion yuan ($272 million) into the research and production of new-energy cars within the next three years. The State-owned automaker is going to construct three plants of new-energy vehicles before 2015, which will cover an area of 4,500 mu (300 … Continue reading BAIC is going big in electric vehicles in China
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Toshiba Launches Li-ion Battery Monitor Chipset for Electric Vehicles
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) announced it will launch a lithium-ion battery monitor chipset for automotive applications. The battery monitor IC integrated into the chipset is the industry’s first1 to be able to manage up to 16 cells per 1 IC, allowing for a reduction of components and the development of simple, low cost battery monitoring … Continue reading Toshiba Launches Li-ion Battery Monitor Chipset for Electric Vehicles
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We Need More Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
On Saturday afternoon, like many New Yorkers who had been forced out by Superstorm Sandy, I finally moved back into my apartment in downtown Manhattan. After a couple of post-storm nights in my home—which Sandy had left without power, heat, hot water or cell phone service—I had decided to stay with friends uptown where the … Continue reading We Need More Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
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Supporting electric vehicles in France
We are lending a total EUR 205m to support the research, development and deployment of an electric-car sharing service in Paris, France. New financing of EUR 75m was agreed with Groupe Bolloré on 12th October to help fund new services. This follows a January 2011 EIB loan of EUR 130m to support the research, development … Continue reading Supporting electric vehicles in France
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Electric Vehicles: October Best Months for Sales
Crystal ball, magic ball, tell me what the future holds for us, the economy and electric vehicles, EV, and plug-in hybrids, PHEV. Surely you don’t believe in crystal ball magic and not too many would bet on them, so how can our so-called economist predict accurately? One hint, look at the past numbers, draw a … Continue reading Electric Vehicles: October Best Months for Sales
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Volt, Nissan Leaf to Offer Wireless Charging
Evatran, a maker of Plugless Power brand wireless car chargers, will begin offering the devices to buyers of the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt in March of 2013. Between now and then, SPX Service Solutions, which supplies chargers for the Volt, will work with Evatran to offer consumers wireless, home-charging units for their Volt hybrid-electric … Continue reading Volt, Nissan Leaf to Offer Wireless Charging
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Volvo Car Corporation cuts electric car recharging time to 1.5 hours
Volvo Car Corporation is testing a new fast-charger for electric cars that cuts recharging time to an outstanding 1.5 hours. The fast-charger operates six times faster than today’s on-board devices. “We know that short recharging times and extensive operating range are a necessity for potential electric car consumers. The fast-charging unit helps cure what is … Continue reading Volvo Car Corporation cuts electric car recharging time to 1.5 hours
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Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Challenges in British Columbia
GRIDbot Canada, a Canadian manufacturer of Level 2 electric vehicle supply equipment is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with ERTH Business Technologies Inc. (ERTH) to offer improved economics to proponents of the British Columbia Community Charging Infrastructure Fund (CCIF). Under the strategic partnership, GRIDbot will begin manufacturing a unique charging station for purchasing groups … Continue reading Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Challenges in British Columbia
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Electric vehicles will play a key role in reducing our dependency on foreign oil
ChargePoint is the world’s largest network of independently owned charging stations for electric vehicles. ChargePoint today announced it has joined the Green Parking Council. The Green Parking Council is a not-for-profit organization providing leadership and oversight of the green conversion of parking facilities to sustainable, environmentally responsible assets. As GPC’s newest Bronze Level member ChargePoint … Continue reading Electric vehicles will play a key role in reducing our dependency on foreign oil
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Mitsubishi uses electric vehicles to provide power
Electric vehicles aren’t just reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lowering our fuel bills. The whole idea of what a fully electric vehicle can do is still evolving, particularly as it relates to battery function. For instance, what about powering your home with your car – especially in the event of a natural disaster. It’s a … Continue reading Mitsubishi uses electric vehicles to provide power
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Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles will be $1.2 Billion Market in 2020
With government policy and investment driving automotive companies toward plug-in vehicles, the technology for delivering electricity to these vehicles will rise to a $1.2 billion market in 2020, according to a Lux Research report. Lux Research developed a forecast using vehicle sales to project the global electric-vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) market. Overall, despite slow adoption … Continue reading Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles will be $1.2 Billion Market in 2020
Continue readingConsumer Attitudes, Opinions, Preferences, and Price Sensitivity for Plug-in Electric Vehicles and EV Charging Stations
Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) were first commercially available in 2010, and by 2012 their numbers had grown significantly, with many auto manufacturers adding new models to their fleets. A number of auto manufacturers are electrifying their fleets with new models. In the United States, sales of electric vehicles are estimated to reach 47,966 in 2012. … Continue reading Consumer Attitudes, Opinions, Preferences, and Price Sensitivity for Plug-in Electric Vehicles and EV Charging Stations
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Sales Of Electric Vehicles Shatter Records In 2012
Setting the Record Straight on Misunderstood Topic, Alan Baum and NRDC Auto Expert to Detail Historic Highs in Average Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy, Conventional Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid Sales. Contrary to what is being suggested in some news accounts, the market for clean cars is thriving, with every major record for U.S. auto fuel efficiency, … Continue reading Sales Of Electric Vehicles Shatter Records In 2012
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“Wireless charging has been a much sought-after technical solution for everything from cellphones to electric cars,” University of British Columbia physics Professor Lorne Whitehead says. Canadian researchers say they’ve developed a safe, efficient technology to wirelessly charge electric vehicles using “remote magnetic gears.” “A significant concern for charging cars wirelessly has been the high power … Continue reading Wireless system charges electric vehicles
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