Aug 15, 2012
Ford speeds up electrification Ford is adding new green jobs, doubling its battery-testing capabilities and speeding electrified vehicles to market by at least 25 percent. The company now has more than 1,000 engineers working on electrification --its highest number ever. And the newly dedicated Advanced Electrification ... Continue reading
Kandi Signed Cooperative Letter of Intent with Zhejiang Zotye Holding Group
Aug 15, 2012
Kandi Technologies, Corp. (the "Company" or "Kandi") , a leading Chinese manufacturer and developer of pure electric vehicles (EVs) and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), today announced, in consideration of the promotion of EV development in scale by Zhejiang Provincial and Hangzhou Municipal governments and building a mode ... Continue reading
Aug 15, 2012
Ford now has more than 1,000 engineers working on vehicle electrification -- its highest number ever; 60 engineers added in the last year, dozens more to be added in the year ahead Most of the 1,000 engineers are located under one roof at the newly dedicated Advanced Electrification Center in Dearborn, Mich. Ford is do ... Continue reading
Aug 14, 2012
In its April 2012 Energy and Emissions Program, the Chinese government announced production and sales targets. It also specified technical requirements for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. However, Strategy Analytics predicts a severe shortfall from the goal to bring five million plug-in vehicles onto Chinese road ... Continue reading
Aug 13, 2012
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) saw its 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) electric vehicle racing team achieve an impressive debut on the difficult 12.42 mile long, 156 corner mountainside race course by recording a second-place finish in the Electric Vehicle class with its Mitsubishi i-Mi ... Continue reading
Aug 13, 2012
DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4pd323/electric_vehicle_m) has announced the addition of the "Electric Vehicle Market in the US 2011-2015" report to their offering. âElectric Vehicle Market in the US 2011-2015â TechNavio's analysts forecast the Electric Vehicle market ... Continue reading
ECOtality Sets Second Quarter 2012 Conference Call for Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. ET
Aug 10, 2012
ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging technologies with the world's largest connected EV charging network, will hold a conference call on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time to discuss results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. Financial results will be issued in a press r ... Continue reading
How L.A.'s Only All-Green Car Rental Agency is Changing the Business
Aug 10, 2012
MPG Rent-a-Car is committed to changing the way that customers rent cars by taking a boutique-oriented, green approach to automotive rentals. It has also made a serious commitment to environmental issues as the only fully sustainability centered rental car company in Los Angeles. The agency has therefore taken to heart ... Continue reading
Leading The Charge in California, Frito-Lay Rolls Out Growing Fleet of All-electric Delivery Trucks
Aug 10, 2012
Senior leadership from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division was joined today by California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Matt Rodriquez, secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency and Gregory Winterbottom, chairman of the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee to announce the grow ... Continue reading
Aug 9, 2012
EVTV, producers of the highly successful weekly "Friday Show", will host its Second Annual Electric Vehicle Conversion Convention (EVCCON) in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Sept. 26 -- 30, 2012. This year the conference will be held at the Show Me Center, 1333 N. Sprigg St., on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. ... Continue reading
GS Battery (USA Takes Delivery of i-MiEV Electric Vehicle
Aug 9, 2012
GS Battery (USA) Inc., today announced it has taken delivery of a Mitsubishi i-MiEV, a full electric vehicle. The i-MiEV is powered by a lithium-ion battery pack manufactured by Lithium Energy Japan (LEJ), a joint venture company between GS Yuasa Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors. "GS Battery, c ... Continue reading
Aug 8, 2012
A fuel economy hat trick -- Ford C-MAX Hybrid earns 47 across the board Ford once again raises the fuel-economy bar with the all-new C-MAX Hybrid, which is now EPA-certified at 47 mpg city, 47 mpg highway and 47 mpg combined -- beating Toyota Prius v by up to 7 mpg. ... Continue reading
Boston-Power to Supply Battery Systems to Beijing Electric Vehicle Company
Aug 8, 2012
Boston-Power, Inc., the rapidly growing provider of next-generation lithium-ion battery cells, modules and systems, today announced a multi-year agreement to provide battery systems to Beijing Electric Vehicle Company (BJEV), the electric vehicle delivery arm of Beijing Automotive Industry Company (BAIC). Reflecting a ... Continue reading
Aug 7, 2012
This announcement is made by BYD Company Limited on a voluntary basis. The Company and all members of its Board of Directors hereby warrant the truth, accuracy, completeness of the contents in this announcement, and the absence of any false information, misleading statements or material omissions. ... Continue reading
Aug 7, 2012
All-new Ford C-MAX Energi delivers the top electric-only speed of any plug-in hybrid -- 85 mph -- more than 20 mph higher than Toyota Prius plug-in; unique EV mode button allows customers to deliver electric power on-demand C-MAX Energi -- Ford's first plug-in hybrid -- also tops Prius plug-in in overall range (550 mil ... Continue reading
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