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ZAP Jonway Announces Roll Out of 2013 EV Product Line with 5-Star Minivan and 2 Other New Additional EV Models This Year

ZAP Jonway Announces Roll Out of 2013 EV Product Line with 5-Star Minivan and 2 Other New Additional EV Models This Year

ZAP (ZAAP) an automotive company incorporated in California and headquartered in Santa Rosa, California announced that Jonway Auto, its subsidiary in Zhejiang, China has successfully completed their 5-Star MiniVan EV and is preparing to finalize the type approval in China. This Minivan EV represents one of three new EV ... Continue reading

Ford Cuts CO2 Emissions 37 Percent Per Vehicle; New Report Highlights Another 30 Percent Reduction by 2025

Ford Cuts CO2 Emissions 37 Percent Per Vehicle; New Report Highlights Another 30 Percent Reduction by 2025

Ford releases 14th annual Sustainability Report highlighting all things sustainable, including a 37 percent per vehicle drop in CO2 emission levels at global facilities between 2000 and 2012; a 30 percent reduction is planned between 2010 and 2025 Ford's sustainability efforts strengthened by strong product line, inclu ... Continue reading

Mercedes Offering 15 Versions of 2014 E-Class

Mercedes Offering 15 Versions of 2014 E-Class

Washington DC June 13, 2013.; The AIADA newsletter reported that Mercedes-Benz is introducing the updated 2014 E-Class family of vehicles that anchor the luxury brand and account for 20 percent of the brand’s U.S. sales, reports The Detroit Free Press. Mercedes is the luxury car sales leader in the U.S. Sales of a ... Continue reading

2012 Clean Energy Challenge Finalist SiNode Systems Takes $100,000 National Clean Energy Title

2012 Clean Energy Challenge Finalist SiNode Systems Takes $100,000 National Clean Energy Title

The Clean Energy Trust congratulates SiNode Systems, which won first place in the 2013 U.S. Department of Energy National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition. SiNode Systems, a finalist in Clean Energy Trust's 2012 Clean Energy Challenge, earned a spot at the national competition after winning the 2013 Rice Business ... Continue reading

Ford eNews -- June 12, 2013

Ford eNews -- June 12, 2013

Mustang approaches 3,000 movie credits From appearances in James Bond's "Goldfinger" to Steve McQueen's "Bullitt" and now "Need for Speed," Ford Mustang boasts one of the most prolific entertainment careers. It has made appearances in nearly 3,000 films and TV shows and has a global fan following. ... Continue reading

Smith Electric Fleet Surpasses 700 Vehicles and Five Million Miles of Operation

Smith Electric Fleet Surpasses 700 Vehicles and Five Million Miles of Operation

Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. , the leading global producer of all-electric medium-duty commercial vehicles, today announced that it has now produced over 700 of its all-electric Edison and Newton trucks, which have cumulatively generated over five million miles on the road. This is a significant milestone for the Comp ... Continue reading

Leviton and Honda Increase Customer Satisfaction of EV Owners

Leviton and Honda Increase Customer Satisfaction of EV Owners

Beginning June 1, 2013 all Honda Fit EV leases will include the Leviton 32 amp, 240 volt (Level 2) electric vehicle charging station. Leviton's enhanced Level 2 charging station offers customers significantly reduced charging times, and provides unmatched convenience and performance right from the dealership. "We are p ... Continue reading

Record Sales in May for Hybrid and Plug-In Cars in U.S.

Record Sales in May for Hybrid and Plug-In Cars in U.S.

The Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) today released the May 2013 Electric Drive Sales Dashboard, showing a record number of hybrid and plug-in vehicle sales in the U.S., continuing the steady market rollout. Automakers reported that 48,796 hybrids were sold last month, showing a larger increase than the ... Continue reading

Empower Energies Builds Solar Charging Station for McCluskey Chevrolet in Cincinnati, Ohio

Empower Energies Builds Solar Charging Station for McCluskey Chevrolet in Cincinnati, Ohio

Empower Energies announced the completion and commissioning of a new Solar Electric-Vehicle (EV) Charging Station at McCluskey Chevrolet at the King's Automall in Cincinnati, Ohio. The eight-space installation has the capacity to charge about 3000 electric vehicles per year -- from completely empty to full -- directly ... Continue reading

Ford Hybrid Vehicle Sales Break Full-Year Record in First Five Months of 2013

Ford Hybrid Vehicle Sales Break Full-Year Record in First Five Months of 2013

Ford surpassed its previous full-year hybrid sales record set in 2010 of 35,496 vehicles in just the first five months of 2013 Ford is projected to sell approximately 37,000 hybrid vehicles through May, for around a 375 percent increase over the same period last year Ford Fusion Hybrid is projected to deliver its best ... Continue reading

Nissan LEAF Charges Through 10,000 European Sales Milestone

Nissan LEAF Charges Through 10,000 European Sales Milestone

10,000th Nissan LEAF delivered in Europe Paris-based nurse, Sylvie Lailler was the 10,000th customer Sales milestone hit as new Nissan LEAF sales about to start ROLLE, Switzerland - Sylvie Lailler became the 10,000th Nissan LEAF customer in Europe this week, further cementing the ground-breaking zero emission car's sta ... Continue reading

CarCharging and J.P. Morgan Partner to Provide Electric Vehicle Charging Services at Dublin Corporate Center in Northern California

CarCharging and J.P. Morgan Partner to Provide Electric Vehicle Charging Services at Dublin Corporate Center in Northern California

Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging"), a nationwide provider of convenient electric vehicle (EV) charging services, is pleased to announce its partnership with J.P. Morgan, a leader in financial services. J.P. Morgan provides the world's most prestigious corporations with exceptional environments that ... Continue reading

The Groom Room Grows With Toyota Auris Hybrid

The Groom Room Grows With Toyota Auris Hybrid

Specialist pet care business Pets at Home has taken delivery of six UK-built Toyota Auris Hybrid hatchbacks to expand its successful grooming service, The Groom Room, which opened in 2009. ... Continue reading

Toyota Introduces 2013 Prius Plug-in MPG Challenge

Toyota Introduces 2013 Prius Plug-in MPG Challenge

Toyota announced today the launch of the first Prius MPG Challenge rewarding environmentally-conscious, charitable organizations in the tri-state area with contributions totaling $20,000. The Challenge --which consists of five separate waves of competition, each with up to eight challengers --awards those participants ... Continue reading

European Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Market Becoming Increasingly Self Sustaining, Says Frost & Sullivan

European Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Market Becoming Increasingly Self Sustaining, Says Frost & Sullivan

Market to be bolstered by improved strategic access to charging stations and development of robust business models The electric vehicle (EV) charging industry in Europe is in the midst of transformation, with the focus on ramping up EV charging infrastructure for the rapidly expanding EV market. Significant growth is o ... Continue reading

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