EDTA - Electric Drive Association News - Feb 11-19, 2011

ECOtality Hosts Informational Forums on EV Infrastructure in the Tennessee Area Forums in Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga with EV Project Partners Promise to Get Businesses 'EV Ready'    more...

Feb 17, 2011 EDTA at the Clinton Global Initiative CGI Winter Meeting 2011 EDTA is at the Clinton Global Initiative CGI Winter Meeting 2011 gathering momentum for sustainable mobility and electric drive    more...

Feb 16, 2011 DOE Announces Up to $5 Million to Support the Next Generation of Advanced Automotive Designers and Engineers Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $5 million in funding to support Graduate Automotive Technology Education (GATE) Centers of Excellence. The GATE Centers will focus on educating a future workforce of automotive engineering professionals who will gain experience in developing...    more...

Feb 15, 2011 The Honorable Ray LaHood, U.S. Secretary of Transportation will open the 2011 EDTA conference Public-sector, business and academic leaders featured at the premier electric vehicle event of the year.    more...

Feb 15, 2011 Keep up with the Electric Drive Transportation Association on social media The Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) is delivering you the latest news from the industry and from the consumer side of the electrification of transportation on: - Twitter, the social media platform for live coverage of EDTA's activity. - Facebook, building a community of...    more...

Feb 14, 2011 Electrovaya begins deliveries of battery systems for a second plug-in hybrid electric vehicle platform for major U.S. automotive OEM Electrovaya Inc. today announced that it has started delivering battery packs to a second Plug-In-Hybrid vehicle platform from a major North American automotive OEM. Electrovaya had earlier announced in March 2010, that it is delivering batteries for its first PHEV for another vehicle platform.    more...

Feb 14, 2011 U.S. General Services Administration is seeking vehicle charging systems U.S. General Services Administration is seeking vehicle charging systems    more...

Feb 14, 2011 Hyundai unveils Tucson ix hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle at fuel cell & hydrogen energy 2011 Next-generation fuel cell vehicle to deliver higher fuel efficiency and driving range    more...

Feb 14, 2011 EDTA Supports Obama Administration’s Proposed Investment to Speed Electric Drive Technology