Tesla Offers Model S Owners Free, Fast Charging in Norway
Aug 30, 2013
Tesla offers Model S customers free, fast charging for convenient long distances drives Tesla Motors today unveiled its highly anticipated European Supercharger network, energizing stations across Norway that enable Model S owners to conveniently travel for free between cities along well-traveled highways throughout th ... Continue reading
Testing and development of the World's Fastest Electric Racing Car Now Underway
Aug 29, 2013
Nissan ZEOD RC Set To Hit The Track For The First Time -- Construction of the first Nissan ZEOD RC chassis is nearing completion and the ground-breaking car that will "electrify Le Mans" set to hit the track for the first time in the UK in early September. ... Continue reading
Just Add Water: Possible Key to Energy Storage for Electric Vehicles
Aug 28, 2013
GE and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) may have just the recipe for next-generation electric vehicle (EV) batteries that achieve desired driving range and cost for consumers. GE scientists are developing will enable a flow battery that derives its power from a novel electro-chemical reaction that a ... Continue reading
Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo Kicks Off with Green Automotive Company's Thoughts
Aug 28, 2013
Green Automotive Company (OTC: GACR) today announced that Director Ian Hobday will be delivering a keynote address at the 2013 Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo on Wednesday, September 18th. Hobday will be providing the opening panel presentation, Lightweight Electric Commercial Vehicles: The Strongest Potentia ... Continue reading
It's Cheaper to Buy An Electric Car Now, So More Are On the Road
Aug 28, 2013
Competitive Pricing and Introduction of New Models Drives Success of Global Electric Vehicle Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan Automakers have launched trials for inductive charging; standardisation of inductive charging likely in 2014 ... Continue reading
USA Alt Fuel Auto Loans Resume
Aug 28, 2013
U.S. to Revive $25 Billion Auto Loan Program A U.S. alternative-vehicle loan program criticized by Republican lawmakers for financing two failed startups will resume marketing to industry groups and possible applicants, an Energy Department spokeswoman said yesterday. Bloomberg reports that the $25 billion Advanced Tec ... Continue reading
Men and Their Teslas: A Love Story
Aug 27, 2013
Strategic Vision's New Vehicle Experience Study (NVES), using a rapidly growing sample of Tesla buyers, finds interesting differences between Tesla owners and the rest of the electric vehicle market. Tesla has 29% fewer female owners compared to the average luxury buyer, 10% fewer than the electric vehicle buyer and at ... Continue reading
University of Maryland's Researchers are Electrified!
Aug 27, 2013
UMD Researchers Awarded Two ARPA-E Grants for Electric Vehicle Energy Storage Systems Wachsman and Wang receive funding to create innovative batteries for electric vehicle energy storage systems ... Continue reading
2013 Nissan Leaf Review By John Heilig
Aug 26, 2013
THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig Mid-Atlantic Bureau The Auto Channel REVIEW: 2013 Nissan Leaf The Bottom Line First: The Nissan Leaf is an incredible vehicle. It is silent on the road, had very good performance, great economy and itâs comfortable. Model: 2013 Nissan Leaf SL 80 kw synchronous electric motor Horsepower ... Continue reading
Who's Supply, Who's Demand? World Petroleum Use Sets Record High In 2012
Aug 26, 2013
The world's consumption of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, heating oil, and other petroleum products reached a record high of 88.9 million barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2012, as declining consumption in North America and Europe was more than outpaced by growth in Asia and other regions (see animated map). A previous arti ... Continue reading
Nissan LEAF Sales in the United States Up by 335 percent Year-Over-Year
Aug 26, 2013
With Nissan LEAF sales in the United States up by 335 percent year-over-year since launching the enhanced 2013 model in March, Nissan is seeing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) expand significantly outside the traditional West Coast stronghold to "New Wave" markets across the country. ... Continue reading
Green Cars Get Green Manufacturing Says Nissan
Aug 26, 2013
Nissan Expands Its Green Manufacturing Footprint Nissan Green Program 2016 helps guide environmental strides as manufacturing capacity increases - Nissan has established itself as the global leader in zero emission vehicles with more than 75,000 Nissan LEAF electric cars on the road today. As Nissan adds plants and job ... Continue reading
2013 Toyota Prius c Three Review | By John Heilig
Aug 25, 2013
THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig Mid-Atlantic Bureau The Auto Channel The Bottom Line First: The 2013 Toyota Prius c Three is the smallest of the growing Prius family of hybrids. It is also the most economical I have driven with a test economy of 52.5 mpg. Yet almost nothing is lost in the reduced size, as it still has exc ... Continue reading
Smith Electric Vehicles Announces Letter of Intent to Form Joint Venture in Taiwan
Aug 25, 2013
Smith Electric Vehicles, , the leading global producer of all-electric medium-duty commercial vehicles, today announced that it has signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture with Taikang Technology Corporation in Taiwan. Taikang Technology Corporation, a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer in Taiwan, has tw ... Continue reading
Full Bus Production Under Way at Green Automotive Subsidiary
Aug 24, 2013
All tooling for the manufacture of four different shuttle bus models has been completed in record time by Green Automotive Company's (OTC:GACR) subsidiary Newport Coachworks, Inc. (NCI) and full production is underway. ... Continue reading
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