The Ride and Drive, a popular attraction at the SAE World Congress, will return in 2011, allowing attendees an opportunity to test drive 14 different models including the latest electric vehicles.
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Mass adoption of electric vehicles still some distance away
Despite rising fuel prices, the mass adoption of electric cars is still some distance away, is the finding of a new study by Deloitte, the business advisory firm.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Chevrolet Volt to go on sale for ?41,950
The award-winning electric car with extended-range capability, the Chevrolet Volt, will be offered for a price of ?41,950 (including VAT) in Germany.
Continue readingVolt electric vehicles – owner doesn’t pay attention to the rising prices
Short is an early Volt purchaser whose idea of an electric car with extended range is that it is an electric car first and foremost.
Continue readingRMD Technologies, Inc. Announces First Order for Five Utility Terrain Electric Vehicles
The New Utility Terrain Electric (UTE) Vehicles Have Been Ordered by a Las Vegas Company for Use on the Strip as an Hourly Rental Vehicle for Transporting Tourists.
Continue readingTriple Bottom Line: Economic, Social and Environmental Sustainability
In addition to thousands of hybrids and electric vehicles, approximately 35 percent of Enterprise Holdings’ vehicles average a highway fuel efficiency rating of 32 mpg or better.
Continue readingANSI to Facilitate Development of Electric Vehicles in the United States
Through ANSI’s role as U.S. member of various regional and international standardization bodies, the panel will also provide coherent and coordinated U.S. policy and technical input.
Continue readingDesignLines Enhanced Electric Vehicles
DesignLines Enhanced Electric Vehicles were first delivered to the Charlotte Airport in early 2007 and immediately placed into daily operations.
Continue readingWill consumers stay away from electric vehicles?
Knowledge of how Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) work is somewhat higher, but there is still widespread confusion about charge times, operation and emissions.
Continue readingMass Adoption of Electric Cars Still Some Distance Away
Despite rising fuel prices, the mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is still some distance away, is the finding of a new study by Deloitte.
Continue readingFull Harvest of Ford Greener Fuel Solutions
As with other electric vehicles, BEVs use electric motors and motor controllers instead of an internal combustion engine for propulsion.
Continue readingSmith Electric Vehicles Completes $58 Million Private Placement
Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corp., a U.S. manufacturer of plug-in battery powered electric trucks, sold $58 million of shares privately to unidentified investors.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Battle Moves Beyond Electric Cars
Some of the first moves to ac motors were in forklifts and lithium-ion batteries have appeared in some Nissan forklifts since 2008.
Continue readingNissan electric vehicles LEAF in MA has earned the Eco-Friendly Car of the Year award from cars.com
This revolutionary electric car is the first of its kind, offering a more economically efficient model than the current hybrid technologies.
Continue readingTHINK is hitting the road with GE Electric Vehicles Tour
THINK is hitting the road with GE and other electric cars for a seven-city electric car with lithium ion batteries experience tour.
Continue readingTHINK City electric vehicles: Two cents per km, whatever the price of oil
Two THINK City electric vehicles (EVs) with lithium ion batteries are on display at the motor show, the first with ?m-way?, THINK?s Swiss distributor, and Valmet Automotive.
Continue readingThe electric vehicles Rolls-Royce Phantom 102EX in Geneva Auto Show
The electric car Rolls Royce 102EX Phantom EE replaces the regular petrol engine with a lithium ion battery pack and two electric motors mounted on the rear sub-frame.
Continue readingEstonia is serious about electric vehicles
Estonia has invested in 507 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs electric cars with lithium ion batteries. The i-MiEV has been adopted as an electric car to be provided to the Estonian Government
Continue reading507 electric vehicles i-MiEV to be provided to Estonia
This scale of i-MiEV provision, 507 electric cars with lithium ion batteries, has been the largest inquiry MMC has ever received since its sales started.
Continue readingCoda to sell China-made electric vehicles in US in 2011
US electric car maker Coda Holdings will make its first electric car sedan in China and start selling it in the United States in the second half of this year.
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