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BYD's QIN is announced China's Q1-2014 Best-Selling Electric Vehicle and the Quarter is not even over

BYD's QIN is announced China's Q1-2014 Best-Selling Electric Vehicle and the Quarter is not even over

BYD’s second-generation Dual-Mode, Plug-in Hybrid Electric sedan, the QIN (pronounced “cheen”), has set a second record month of sales in February. Trends in March now make it “China’s Best-Selling Electric Vehicle” according to China’s National Passenger Car Association. “the ne ... Continue reading

Extreme Temperatures Affect Electric Vehicle Driving Range

Extreme Temperatures Affect Electric Vehicle Driving Range

Electric Vehicles (EVs) are energy efficient and environmentally-friendly with the added benefit of reducing fuel costs for motorists. But, just as motorists need to know how far the gas in their tank will take them, EV drivers need to be aware of how far their vehicle can travel on a single charge. According to new AA ... Continue reading

Toyota Features Hybrid Family Of Vehicles At Fort Lauderdale International Auto Show

Toyota Features Hybrid Family Of Vehicles At Fort Lauderdale International Auto Show

Toyota will showcase its 2014 lineup, including the largest hybrid family of vehicles of any automaker, March 20 – 23, at the Fort Lauderdale International Auto Show. Show attendees can enjoy an up-close look at Toyota's hybrid family of vehicles, including the Prius Liftback, Prius v and Prius c. The Camry and Av ... Continue reading

The Top 20 Green Cars at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show

The Top 20 Green Cars at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show

The Green Car Guide named the Top 20 Green Cars at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show – if you’re looking to buy a new car in the next 12 months then you should read this first, as these cars will either be on sale in the next year or will give an indication about what’s coming. It may have been rolled out to mo ... Continue reading

Sea-Tac Airport Unveils Electrification Project to Save Airlines Millions in Fuel and Dramatically Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Sea-Tac Airport Unveils Electrification Project to Save Airlines Millions in Fuel and Dramatically Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Airplanes get most of the attention at an airport, but a new project to convert the rest of the vehicles on the airfield from fossil fuels to electric power is about to save millions of dollars and tons of greenhouse gases at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Port of Seattle, along with Alaska Airlines, Western ... Continue reading

Vehicles Undergo 200,000 Miles of Street and Fleet Testing to Obtain Authentic Data Collection

Vehicles Undergo 200,000 Miles of Street and Fleet Testing to Obtain Authentic Data Collection

Intertek, a leading provider of global testing, quality and safety solutions, is working with the United States Department of Energy (DoE) and several national laboratories taking the lead on collecting “real world” data on a variety of alternative energy vehicles. Testing includes vehicle performance, durabi ... Continue reading

Green Automotive Company Teams up with Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya and the Royal College of Art to Create the Electric Safari Vehicle of the Future

Green Automotive Company Teams up with Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya and the Royal College of Art to Create the Electric Safari Vehicle of the Future

Green Automotive Company (OTCQB: GACR) enters into a partnership with one of the largest wildlife reserves in the world, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya and the Royal College of Art in London to create the all electric Safari Vehicle of the Future. “Vehicle Design at the RCA is dedicated to sustainable mobility ... Continue reading

Drivers of the Nissan LEAF - the world's best-selling electric car - are racing towards the 1 billion kilometre mark

Drivers of the Nissan LEAF - the world's best-selling electric car - are racing towards the 1 billion kilometre mark

Owner animations highlight the fascinating stories of Nissan LEAF customers across Europe First animations launched as the 600 million kilometre mark is passed Visit http://experience.nissan.co.uk/leaf-billion-km-racing to view all owner animations ROLLE, Switzerland (14 March 2014) - Drivers of the Nissan LEAF - the w ... Continue reading

My Electric Avenue

My Electric Avenue

My Electric Avenue, the ground-breaking electric vehicle (EV) project led by EA Technology and hosted by Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution (SSEPD), has now signed up more than enough customers to allow it to move to the next stage of customer-based trials. With over 100 customers now signed up to the Tech ... Continue reading

Volkswagen e-Golf

Volkswagen e-Golf

Based on the standard Golf: World Car of the Year and European Car of The Year 2013 Range of 118 miles, standard full charge in 13 hours; fast charge to 80 per cent in 35 mins Top speed of 87 mph; 0-62 mph in 10.4 seconds AC electric motor produces 85 kW / 115 PS and 270 Nm of torque From today, 11 March, customers can ... Continue reading

CarCharging Subsidiary, Beam Charging, Partners with iPark to Offer Electric Car Charging Services in New York

CarCharging Subsidiary, Beam Charging, Partners with iPark to Offer Electric Car Charging Services in New York

Beam Charging, a wholly owned subsidiary of Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) ("CarCharging"), announced that through its partnership with iPark, formerly Imperial Parking, a garage operator based in New York for over 60 years, electric vehicle (EV) charging services are now available in New York City, New York. T ... Continue reading

UK EV Charging Stations Up and Running

UK EV Charging Stations Up and Running

A network of 14 electric vehicle (EV) rapid chargers, forming Milton Keynes CrossLink and supplied and operated by Chargemaster Plc, has been completed four weeks before the planned launch date. The rapid chargers are some of the first ‘tri-standard’ units in the UK and will allow EV drivers to charge their c ... Continue reading

Electric Cars set to offer consumers a number of benefits as advocacy towards sustainable automobiles grows

Electric Cars set to offer consumers a number of benefits as advocacy towards sustainable automobiles grows

Electric cars are expected to bring with them an array of fundamental benefits to motorists all over the world. This comes as pressure on car manufacturing companies to devise sustainable and environmental friendly automobiles continues to grow. According to latest developments in the automobile sector, although electr ... Continue reading

MITSUBISHI will be flying the eco flag in the world's largest electric vehicle rally with its i-MiEV

MITSUBISHI will be flying the eco flag in the world's largest electric vehicle rally with its i-MiEV

The all-electric car, to be driven by Brian Orr of sustainability consultants EV Matters Ltd, is to take part in the World Advanced Vehicle Expedition (WAVE), which starts in Sindelfingen, Germany, on 31st May and ends at Rigi in Switzerland on 7th June. The event will see up to 70 teams taking in 20-plus towns and cit ... Continue reading

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