Research and Markets: Light Electric Vehicles 2011-2021
Jun 17, 2011
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Light Electric Vehicles 2011-2021" report to their offering. Written by the world's leading expert on LEVs, with the longest track record, this LEV report looks closely at global trends in their technology, manufacture and market drivers such as legislation. IDTec ... Continue reading
2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Review - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jun 17, 2011
THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Engine: 2.4 liter Atkinson cycle 4-cylinder plus 270-volt lithium polymer battery Horsepower/Torque: 206.2 hp @ 6,000 rpm/194.4 lb.-ft. @ 0-6,000 rpm (max total) Transmission: 6-speed automatic Wheelbase: 110.0 in. Length x Width x Height: 189.8 x 72.2 x 57.7 in. ... Continue reading
What's New With EVs and Other Green Vehicles? Not Much!
Jun 16, 2011
Not much, say experts at Automotive News conference this week By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau We spent a couple days this week talking about electric cars, and listening to experts and advocates talk about the future of automotive electrification as well as many other kinds of environmentally friendly ... Continue reading
Jun 16, 2011
Solaire Generation unveiled its patent pending Premium F2 Solar Carport Structure at a GE facility in Plainville, Conn., as part of GE's largest Electric-Vehicle (EV) charging station installation in North America. Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, Luis Ramirez, CEO of GE Energy Industrial Solutions, and Laurence Mac ... Continue reading
Brazil Orders Volvo Hybrid Buses
Jun 16, 2011
Other exhaust emissions decline by 80-90% compared with current levels in South America. Volvo Buses has received its largest hybrid bus order to date. The city of Curitiba in Brazil has ordered 60 buses that generate up to 35% less fuel consumption. ... Continue reading
Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference Will Show Quantum F-150 Plug In Hybrid
Jun 16, 2011
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it will exhibit its F-150 Plug-in Hybrid Electric (PHEV) pickup truck at the Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia, June 19-22, 2011. The Ford F-150 PHEV is powered by Quantum's "F-Drive" hybrid drive system which is a ... Continue reading
Jun 16, 2011
Neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs), also known as low-speed electric vehicles, were one of the original “electric vehicle" categories and have been on the market for a number of years. NEVs are street legal with a top speed of 25 miles per hour. Originally conceived as a way to fulfill the California Air Resources ... Continue reading
EV Charging Stations Among the Vineyards: HALL Wines Installs Blink
Jun 16, 2011
ECOtality, Inc. , leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announces HALL Wines as the first vineyard and winery to install an ECOtality electric charging vehicle station, as part of The Electronic Vehicle (EV) Project, the largest deployment of EV Charging infrastructure in history. Beginning ... Continue reading
First ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel Will Take Place June 20-21
Jun 16, 2011
Electric Vehicles Standards Panel to Host First Plenary June 20-21 in Detroit All Interested Parties Encouraged to Help Drive Safe Implementation of Electric Vehicles in the U.S. New York, The first plenary meeting of the ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP) will take place on June 20-21, 2011, in Detroit to i ... Continue reading
Jun 15, 2011
The Asia Society of Washington D.C. will recognize two energy industry executives at its annual awards ceremony on June 15th at the Washington Ritz-Carlton. Chinese entrepreneur Wang Yusuo, Chairman of ENN Group (Langfang, Hebei Province), and Duke Energy President and CEO Jim Rogers (Charlotte, N.C.) are jointly recei ... Continue reading
3,000 New Energy Vehicles in Jinhua, China by Kandi Technologies
Jun 15, 2011
Kandi Technologies, Corp. , a leading Chinese supplier of off-road vehicles and developer of pure electric vehicles (EV), today reported that the company has received formal provincial government approval on the application of the new energy vehicle pilot program in Jinhua City, located in the Zhejiang Province. ... Continue reading
Change Comes Slowly: Consumers Are Not Sure About Electric and Gas Powered Cars
Jun 15, 2011
As the automotive industry continues to develop alternative powertrain vehicles, consumer consideration for these vehicles is on the rise. However, infrastructure, price, driving range and maintenance concerns continue to dampen enthusiasm about these technologies according to the 2011 AutoTECHCAST Study released by Ha ... Continue reading
$995 Gets You A ClipperCreek Residential Charging Station
Jun 14, 2011
ClipperCreek, Inc. announced today the introduction of its LCS-25 a compact, high power, residential charge station priced at just $995. The LCS-25 sets a new standard for small size and even smaller installation cost. ... Continue reading
New Research Council Will Help Utilities Get Ready for the Plug-In Electric Vehicle Surge
Jun 14, 2011
Recent consumer research conducted by Chartwell Inc. indicates that enough electric vehicles will be on the roads in the coming years to significantly impact electric utility operations. Chartwell's all-new Electric Vehicles Research Council will help utilities launch and improve their electric vehicle programs as they ... Continue reading
Charge that Vehicle! Electric Vehicles--A New Market
Jun 14, 2011
The electric vehicle (EV) charging environment represents a diverse set of market opportunities, although significant risks remain, according to new report, Beyond the plug: finding value in the emerging electric vehicle charging ecosystem, released today by Ernst & Young. The research analyzed 143 companies in the EV ... Continue reading
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