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K2 Energy Solutions Releases New Batteries That Will Alter Design of Future Commercial and Consumer Products

K2 Energy Solutions Releases New Batteries That Will Alter Design of Future Commercial and Consumer Products

HENDERSON, Nev.--K2 Energy Solutions (K2), a manufacturer and seller of rechargeable battery systems, has announced two new battery systems that will dramatically alter the way companies design and power their commercial and consumer products. “From the beginning, our intent was to create an entirely new source of ... Continue reading

Pepco Energizes First Plug-In Vehicle Charging Stations

Pepco Energizes First Plug-In Vehicle Charging Stations

WASHINGTON--Pepco energized its first charging stations for electric vehicles today and gave Chevrolet’s new Volt plug-in a quick “fill-up” before its debut at this week’s Washington Auto Show. The company will purchase 10 Volts to support a study on the effects of vehicle charging on the electrical ... Continue reading

BorgWarner to Showcase Expertise at 2010 EDTA Conference and Exposition

BorgWarner to Showcase Expertise at 2010 EDTA Conference and Exposition

BorgWarner's eGearDrive(TM) Systems and High-Power Electric Cabin Heaters Boost Performance, Provide Security and Comfort for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 25 -- BorgWarner's electric propulsion expertise in eGearDrive(TM) systems, high-power electric cabin heaters, and coolant pumps will be sh ... Continue reading

Chevrolet at the Washington D.C. Auto Show

Chevrolet at the Washington D.C. Auto Show

- Washington D.C. joins California and Michigan as a Chevrolet Volt lead retail market - Simultaneous rollout of Volt in lead retail markets - Chevrolet partners with D.C.-area utilities Dominion and Pepco in development and demonstration program - Chevrolet presents growing family of fuel-efficient small and compact c ... Continue reading

EDTA Promotes Action Plan to 'Fast Track' Electric Drive Future

EDTA Promotes Action Plan to 'Fast Track' Electric Drive Future

-- Plan details keys to achieving the energy security and sustainability benefits of electrified transportation -- WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) today outlined an action plan for Congress and the Obama Administration to build on their historic commit ... Continue reading

The 2010 Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS) Comes to a Close, But You Can Still Experience it All Right Here - 6+ Hours of Video

The 2010 Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS) Comes to a Close, But You Can Still Experience it All Right Here - 6+ Hours of Video

DETROIT - January 24, 2010: Another great Detroit Auto Show comes to a close today. Yes, it was subdued compared to previous boom years, but the expo was still expertly produced and fun to visit if you have any interest at all in things automotive. But just because the live show is over you don't have to miss out on th ... Continue reading

Carbon Day Automotive Announces Installation of 1st Totally Green Electric Vehicle Charging Station

Carbon Day Automotive Announces Installation of 1st Totally Green Electric Vehicle Charging Station

CHICAGO--Carbon Day Automotive, Chicago, Illinois, announced the installation of the first truly “green” electric car charging station in the continental United States. The Carbon Day Automotive ChargePoint® Networked Charging Station, powered by Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint® Network and located in ... Continue reading

Kia Looks to the Plug-In Future With "Ray" Concept at Chicago Show

Kia Looks to the Plug-In Future With "Ray" Concept at Chicago Show

As Governments and motorists keep up the interest levels in an electric-car future Kia Motors Corporation has revealed the first preview rendering of its latest concept car - called Ray - which will make its global debut at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show next month. ... Continue reading

EnerDel Plans to Invest $237 Million in New Indiana Lithium-Ion Battery Plant, Creating 1,400 New Clean Tech Jobs

EnerDel Plans to Invest $237 Million in New Indiana Lithium-Ion Battery Plant, Creating 1,400 New Clean Tech Jobs

State and Local Economic Development Incentives Total $69.9 Million INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 21 -- Lithium-ion battery manufacturer EnerDel announced today it will invest $237 million in a new manufacturing plant near its Indianapolis headquarters in order to meet anticipated demand for advanced battery systems used in both ... Continue reading

Automakers Show Innovations in Nation's Capital

Automakers Show Innovations in Nation's Capital

Auto Alliance Debuts Interactive Auto Show Exhibit and Website WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers is launching the Auto Innovation (www.AutoInnovation.com) campaign during the Washington, D.C. Auto Show to take drivers inside the laboratories, onto the proving ground ... Continue reading

Chadbourne & Parke Forms "Next Generation Vehicles" Practice

Chadbourne & Parke Forms "Next Generation Vehicles" Practice

CHADBOURNE JUMP-STARTS "NEXT GENERATION VEHICLES" New Practice Reinforces Firm's Status as Leader in Green Initiatives New York, January 21, 2010 —The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today that it has formed a Next Generation Vehicles practice. The multi-disciplinary team will be led by ... Continue reading

EnerDel Plans to Invest $237 Million in New Indiana Lithium-Ion Battery Plant, Creating 1,400 New Clean Tech Jobs

EnerDel Plans to Invest $237 Million in New Indiana Lithium-Ion Battery Plant, Creating 1,400 New Clean Tech Jobs

State and Local Economic Development Incentives Total $69.9 Million INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 21 -- Lithium-ion battery manufacturer EnerDel announced today it will invest $237 million in a new manufacturing plant near its Indianapolis headquarters in order to meet anticipated demand for advanced battery systems used in both ... Continue reading

Green Fuel Technologies Unveils ChargePoint Networked Charging Station for Electric Vehicles

Green Fuel Technologies Unveils ChargePoint Networked Charging Station for Electric Vehicles

Solar Solutions at Barrett-Jackson 39th Annual Car Collector Car Auction Sneak peek of new technologies as company premiers energy-saving products PHOENIX, Jan. 20 -- Green Fuel Technologies, Inc., one of the Valley's leading alternative energy companies, will debut ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for electri ... Continue reading

Quantum Enters into a Letter of Intent with Fisker Automotive for the Exclusive Supply of Q-Drive Plug-In Hybrid Components and Control Systems for the Fisker Karma Program

Quantum Enters into a Letter of Intent with Fisker Automotive for the Exclusive Supply of Q-Drive Plug-In Hybrid Components and Control Systems for the Fisker Karma Program

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 20 -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a letter of intent with Fisker Automotive that outlines the terms of a production and licensing agreement for the Fisker Karma Program. Under the supply arrangement, Quantum will be the exclusive suppli ... Continue reading

Environment Texas: Plug-in Electric Cars Can Lower Global Warming Emissions, Oil Consumption and Unhealthy Air Pollution

Environment Texas: Plug-in Electric Cars Can Lower Global Warming Emissions, Oil Consumption and Unhealthy Air Pollution

DALLAS--Increasing America’s use of plug-in electric and plug in hybrid cars would dramatically reduce emissions that cause global warming and air pollution and would curb our dependence on oil, according to a new white paper released today by Environment Texas. “We're on the cusp of an historic shift in the ... Continue reading

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