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Coulomb Technologies Celebrates 1st National Plug-In Day; Offers FREE ChargePoint Network ChargePass Cards All Weekend

Coulomb Technologies Celebrates 1st National Plug-In Day; Offers FREE ChargePoint Network ChargePass Cards All Weekend

Coulomb Technologies today announced is celebrating the 1st National Plug-In Day, October 16, 2011 by offering free ChargePass cards for electric vehicle (EV) drivers via ChargePoint Network website. The free ChargePass cards are available Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16, 2011 only. EV drivers simply comple ... Continue reading

GE Plans to Build Largest U.S. Solar Factory in Colorado, Expand Solar Innovation in New York and Deliver Lighter, Larger, More Efficient Thin Film Solar Panels

GE Plans to Build Largest U.S. Solar Factory in Colorado, Expand Solar Innovation in New York and Deliver Lighter, Larger, More Efficient Thin Film Solar Panels

GE today announced plans to build its new solar panel factory in Aurora, Colorado. When completed, the advanced manufacturing facility will create 355 jobs in Colorado and will be larger than any existing solar panel factory in the country today. ... Continue reading

Annual Sales of Electric Motorcycles and Scooters to Increase Sharply in North America and Europe, Forecasts Pike Research

Annual Sales of Electric Motorcycles and Scooters to Increase Sharply in North America and Europe, Forecasts Pike Research

While two-wheeled transport remains the primary means of transport for millions of people in China and other parts of Asia Pacific, most consumers in North America and Europe have remained committed to their passenger cars. Now, however, high petroleum costs, improved customer perception, and government incentives are ... Continue reading

Nissan Supports National Plug In Day; Theatrical Premier of 'Revenge of the Electric Car'

Nissan Supports National Plug In Day; Theatrical Premier of 'Revenge of the Electric Car'

More than 7,200 Nissan LEAF owners around the United States have the opportunity on Oct. 16 to celebrate National Plug In Day. This first-of-its-kind event is a gathering of owners of the Nissan LEAF and other electric cars in 26 cities around the United States. ... Continue reading

US Hybrid's Fuel Cell Power Converter Module Receives UL and NEBS Certifications

US Hybrid's Fuel Cell Power Converter Module Receives UL and NEBS Certifications

US Hybrid today announced that its Fuel Cell Power Converter is one of a limited number of fuel cell back-up power DC/DC units to receive both UL and NEBS certifications, which are industry standards for safety and performance of information technology and telecommunications equipment. US Hybrid's Power Converter Modul ... Continue reading

IKEA Portland Plugs-in Two Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

IKEA Portland Plugs-in Two Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

IKEA, the world's leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in two Blink Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations at its Portland, Oregon store as part of its partnership with ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies. This initiative is the first such proj ... Continue reading

IBM and EKZ Make Electric Vehicle Charging More Convenient with New Smartphone Application

IBM and EKZ Make Electric Vehicle Charging More Convenient with New Smartphone Application

IBM Research today announced that it has teamed with EKZ, the electricity utility provider of the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland, on a new pilot project that will allow consumers to conveniently charge electric vehicles and monitor their energy costs, using mobile devices. This near real-time information will also hel ... Continue reading

Ford eNews - Oct. 12, 2011

Ford eNews - Oct. 12, 2011

Ford offers crisp, fresh harvest of colors The Ford harvest of vehicle colors reflects crisp, rich shades like Ginger Ale and Frosted Glass, offering a fresh selection of earthy neutrals. And that's important because color matters -- research shows up to 40 percent of car buyers say they would walk out of a dealership ... Continue reading

Government-Funded Project Aims to Improve US Fuel Efficiency Standards

Government-Funded Project Aims to Improve US Fuel Efficiency Standards

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside), along with partners from several public and private organizations, have received a $1.2 million grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) to research ways to increase fuel efficiency standards. Specifically, the study will evaluate technologies that ... Continue reading

EV-Motoring - Chevrolet to Produce Spark EV All-Electric Vehicle

EV-Motoring - Chevrolet to Produce Spark EV All-Electric Vehicle

Mini-car joins growing portfolio of electrified vehicles DETROIT October 12, 2011; Chevrolet today announced it will produce an all-electric version of the Chevrolet Spark mini-car – the Spark EV. It will be sold in limited quantities in select U.S. and global markets starting in 2013, including California. “ ... Continue reading

STMicroelectronics Reveals Advanced Automotive IC Moving Car Makers Closer to Toughest New-Car Environmental Targets

STMicroelectronics Reveals Advanced Automotive IC Moving Car Makers Closer to Toughest New-Car Environmental Targets

STMicroelectronics , a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and a leader in both automotive ICs and energy savings has perfected one of the world's first automotive ICs supporting advanced networking technology to unlock valuable improvements in fuel efficiency ... Continue reading

Coulomb Technologies Comments on the Passing of California's AB 631

Coulomb Technologies Comments on the Passing of California's AB 631

Coulomb Technologies today applauded the passage of California's AB 631 legislation, signed by Governor Jerry Brown. The bill is sponsored by Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) and places into law a decision by the California Public Utilities Commission not to regulate electric vehicle (EV) ... Continue reading

Nissan Announces Reduced Pricing for Purchase of Nissan LEAF Home Charging System

Nissan Announces Reduced Pricing for Purchase of Nissan LEAF Home Charging System

Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) announced a reduction in the price of the home charging system for the Nissan LEAF to make it more accessible to drivers. The home charging system, developed by AeroVironment and available with the purchase of a LEAF at Nissan dealers, includes both hardware and installation services at ... Continue reading

Hybrid Retrofit Market in U.S. Will Approach Half Million Total Units by 2020

Hybrid Retrofit Market in U.S. Will Approach Half Million Total Units by 2020

An all-new hybrid retrofit market will emerge and grow to a half million vehicles total by 2020, according to Protean Electric, which has developed an in-wheel motor electric drive system for light-duty vehicles. Ken Stewart, Protean's vice president of sales and marketing, will discuss the all-new hybrid market this w ... Continue reading

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana Starts Production of All-new 2012 Civic Natural Gas Model

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana Starts Production of All-new 2012 Civic Natural Gas Model

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) today marked the start of mass production of the all-new 2012 Civic Natural Gas as it moves to increase production of the alternative-fuel Civic to support an expanding network of certified Civic Natural Gas dealers across the U.S. Engines for the Civic Natural Gas will contin ... Continue reading

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