A consortium of global automakers is set to unveil a universal charger for electric cars next week.

Iranian private sector plans to cooperate with Chinese industrial units in manufacturing electric cars with lithium ion batteries, in an attempt to reduce air pollution in Iran.

The growth in the lithium-Ion battery industry has been staggering.

Electric cars provide many benefits to the environment and the economy by using clean energy resources instead of gasoline.

CODA Holdings is a developer of electric vehicles and advanced lithium ion batteries systems purpose-built for electric cars and energy storage applications.

Balqon Corporation (OTCBB: BLQN) is an emerging developer and manufacturer of zero emissions heavy-duty electric vehicles, energy storage products and electric drive systems.

Palo Alto, California-based Tesla Motors designs and manufactures electric vehicles and electric car components.

The AIADA newsletter reported that according to The Detroit News, electric cars had a mostly tough month in April despite near-record high gas prices.

In Asia Pacific, two main technologies are used in the e-motorcycle and e-scooter markets: lead-acid and lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries.

Certification means the dealerships have met the automaker’s guidelines for electric vehicles.

The current focus is to promote the industrialization of pure electric cars and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles” with lithium ion batteries, said Premier Wen Jiabao.

Norway has the highest level of support in Europe for electric cars. The government support and charging infrastructure have helped the electric car Nissan LEAF become the second best-selling Nissan in Norway.

The two Focus Electric vehicles will perform all pace car duties for the Capital City 400 presented by Virginia is for Lovers Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway.

One of the pioneers in electric vehicles in Spain, Cooltra has recently presented its fleet of 30 cutting-edge electric scooters in Barcelona and Valencia.

One of China’s major privately owned automakers, Great Wall Motors, will work with a US company to develop electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.

Chinese leaders saw electric cars as a way to curb demand for imported oil, which they regard as a strategic danger.

Globally leading EV and lithium ion batteries developer and China’s fastest growing car company to develop affordable electric vehicles globally.

It was only five year ago, industry was using 50 whr/kg lead acid batteries and today 200 whr/kg lithium ion batteries are available at reasonable cost with prices dropping every six months.

The airline worked alongside Corvus Energy, a Richmond-based technology company, to re-engineer the tug to be powered by lithium polymer batteries, removing the need for any fossil fuel to power the equipment.

China set a target of cumulative production and sales of 500,000 units of pure electric cars by 2015, and more than 5 million units by 2020.