Jackson Michigan's Free Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Jul 15, 2011
Consumers Energy officials today joined federal, state and City of Jackson leaders at the utility's Jackson headquarters to announce the availability of ten plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) charging stations located statewide. The PEV charging stations are free and accessible to the public, and are currently installed at ... Continue reading
ECOtality Partners with car2go to Launch First All-Electric Car-Sharing Program in North America
Jul 14, 2011
ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced today a partnership with car2go N.A. LLC, a subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, to provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support the first 100-percent electric car sharing program in North America. ... Continue reading
New York City Gets Ten Transit Connect Electric Vans
Jul 14, 2011
Azure Dynamics sells 10 Transit Connect Electric vans to New York City in support of Mayor Bloomberg's 'PlaNYC' agenda to create a greener New York City NYC launches educational program to encourage city residents to consider EV vehicles Syosset Ford, in Huntington, New York managed the transaction ... Continue reading
Coulomb Technologies Releases OpenCharge Protocol and ChargePoint On-Ramp Program
Jul 14, 2011
Coulomb Technologies today published its open protocol for communicating with Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE). The OpenCharge Protocol is a proposed communication standard for charging station networks that defines the communications between a charging network and the charging station. The protocol definition ... Continue reading
Jul 13, 2011
Registration is now open for the fall plug-in vehicle conference Last year's introduction of mass market plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) marked a significant milestone for the automotive industry and electric utility sector. How will the two industries move forward from early adoption to mass market acceptance? The Bu ... Continue reading
ECOtality and AEP Ohio Unveil First Blink Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Ohio
Jul 13, 2011
ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced today a collaboration with American Electric Power to unveil Ohio's first Blink electric-vehicle charging stations. The Blink Pedestal chargers were installed at the Walmart/Sam's Club in Columbus and are part of AEP Ohio's ... Continue reading
Cummins Increases Dividend by More Than 50 Percent
Jul 12, 2011
COLUMBUS, Ind.--The Cummins Inc. Board of Directors today increased the Company's quarterly cash dividend on common stock by 52 percent to 40 cents per share from 26.25 cents per share. "As a result, we are further rewarding our shareholders for their support." The dividend is payable on Sept. 1, 2011 to shareholders o ... Continue reading
Jul 12, 2011
Under current utility electric vehicle (EV) tariffs, it is always cheaper to recharge an EV than to fuel a conventional gas-powered vehicle, according to a new study released today by Northeast Group, LLC. The study benchmarked and analyzed the first wave of EV-specific tariffs launched by electric utilities across the ... Continue reading
Jul 11, 2011
AeroVironment today announced that with the recent certification of its EV fast charging system, it now has received certification and listing from the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for six groundbreaking electric vehicle (EV) charging systems, a significant milestone for the expanding EV industry. UL is one of the mo ... Continue reading
ChargePoint Android App For Electric Vehicle Owners
Jul 8, 2011
Coulomb Technologies today introduced its latest ChargePoint smart phone app, for Android smart phones. Now available for free in the Android Market for the US, the ChargePoint App joins Coulomb's mobile app product family, which includes apps for the Blackberry and iPhone. ... Continue reading
Jul 8, 2011
Nissan North America Inc. is bringing test drives of the all-electric Nissan LEAF to 26 cities across the United States, as part of Nissan's "Drive Electric Tour." The second phase tour kicks off today in Long Island, N.Y., on the heels of the Nissan LEAF achieving the milestone of 4,000 U.S. deliveries. ... Continue reading
Unlikely Allies Agree that U.S. Needs a 60 Mile-Per-Gallon Standard for 2025
Jul 7, 2011
National Security Experts, Business Groups‚ Republicans, Environmentalists Agree on the Need for Strongest Possible Fuel Economy Standard for 2017-2025 Fuel Economy and Emissions Rulemaking --Just how important is it that the Obama Administration sets the strongest possible fuel economy standards for the 2017-2025 per ... Continue reading
Electric Vehicle Conversion Industry Gets Its Own Gathering
Jul 7, 2011
EVTV, producers of the highly successful weekly "Friday Show", announced the Electric Vehicle Conversion Convention (EVCcon) to be held in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, September 21 -- 25, 2011. Originally proposed as a small gathering of EVTV viewers, the concept grew into more of a convention within two weeks of the anno ... Continue reading
Entergy Will Fund And Donate 16 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Jul 6, 2011
Entergy Corporation today announced it is working with Coulomb Technologies to fund and donate 16 electric vehicle charging stations at college campuses in and around Entergy's four-state service area. The first two Entergy-funded charging stations were unveiled during a special event at Louisiana State University as E ... Continue reading
Jul 5, 2011
Xinde Technology Company (OTCBB: WTFS), a widely respected China based designer and manufacturer of internal combustion engines and parts, primarily for the $100 billion diesel engine and parts market in China, today reported that a new performance enhancing design breakthrough developed by the Company has been tested ... Continue reading
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