Chrysler Group LLC, working in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), will deliver four demonstration fleet plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) Ram 1500 pickup trucks to the City of Auburn Hills, Mich.
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Hertz Electric Bikes Arrive in Spain
Hertz Expands Unique Electric Bike Offer to Spain to Provide an Innovative and Fun Way to Explore the Countryside and by the Sea.
Continue readingNissan, GE team up to link electric vehicles to grid
The research could lead to a way to use the Leaf?s lithium-ion battery as a backup for a home power outage, Bob Sump, vice president of Nissan?s Farmington Hills engineering center, said.
Continue readingAutolib – Paris launches self-service electric car
Self-service electric cars appeared on the streets of Paris Sunday, as a French group launched a public car-hire scheme.
Continue readingParis launches Autolib, an electric car sharing service
The backers hope the scheme Autolib will be a major boost for electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingNissan, GE team up to connect electric vehicles
Nissan and General Electric are partnering to research ways for electric cars such as electric car Nissan’s Leaf to connect with homes and electric grids.
Continue readingParis launches electric car sharing Autolib system
The backers hope the scheme will be a major boost for electric vehicles.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Better for Hawaii Environment than Trains
Electric cars on the other hand will be using electricity from lithium ion batteries that have been charged from power generated earlier in the day from wind turbines.
Continue readingPSA Velv Electric Vehicles
Known by its French acronym VELV, the light city electric car has been developed with a consortium of French companies.
Continue readingElectric vehicles sales rise in Europe to 5,222 electric cars
Electric car sales in the 15 EU countries have increased tenfold in the first 6 months of 2011 compared with the same period in 2010 with 5,222 electric cars sold, according to a report from JATO Dynamics.
Continue readingAffirma and Isofoton to supply solar power for electric vehicless
Affirma Energy and Isofoton are participating actively in the development of future charging stations for electric car lithium ion batteries expected to spring up all over Spain in a relatively short period of time.
Continue readingFord plans to make electric vehicles in China
Ford Motor may make electric cars with lithium ion batteries in China according to chief executive officer Alan Mulally.
Continue readingCanada urged to back string of charging stations for electric vehicles
Electric Mobility Canada is asking the federal government for $15 million to kick-start a coastto-coast “green highway” that will include a string of about 100 rapid charging stations for electric cars.
Continue readingVehicle-to-grid (V2G) venture eV2g connects to utility NRG
It’s been said that utilities see electric vehicles as batteries on wheels. A university project to use electric cars to stabilize the grid has brought utility NRG to put that idea to the test.
Continue readingElectric car owners say new electric vehicles exceed expectations
As the experimental Leaf electric cars endured their first Valley summer, Stack and other owners said the lithium ion batteries and air-conditioners held up well.
Continue readingEuropean electric vehicles charging standards agreed
The European motor industry has agreed on a common system for charging any electric car across Europe.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles – Penetration Rates to be Highest in Smaller States
Consumer attitudes toward electric cars differ from state to state, as well. Electric car penetration will be influenced by several factors.
Continue readingNissan delivers first electric vehicles Nissan LEAF in Canada
Nissan Canada made history when it delivered the first electric car Nissan LEAF to a Canadian consumer at an event in Ottawa.
Continue readingChrysler Providing Duke Energy in Charlotte With Test Fleet of Electric Vehicles
Ten plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) will be supplied to Duke Energy in Charlotte, N.C. as part of a demonstration project by Chrysler Group LLC,
Continue readingGE Capital Fleet Services Breaks Ground on Learning Center for Electric Vehicles
GE Capital Fleet Services broke ground on a comprehensive portfolio of electric car deployment and help GE commercial customers evaluate electric cars.
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