Chrysler Group Providing DTE Energy with Test Fleet of 10 PHEV Ram 1500 Pickup Trucks
Dec 15, 2011
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) will be supplied to DTE Energy as part of a demonstration project by Chrysler Group LLC Real world city miles to be accumulated on demonstration vehicles over the next three years Fleet of vehicles developed in partnership with U.S. Department of Energy Ram 1500 plug-in electric ... Continue reading
Boston Streets Go Green With Frito-Lay All-Electric Delivery Trucks
Dec 15, 2011
PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division announces eight new electric trucks will be rolling out in the Boston area. These electric delivery trucks join the largest fleet of commercial all-electric trucks in North America. By the end of this year, a total of 18 cities and surrounding areas across the U.S. will receiv ... Continue reading
Dec 14, 2011
Ford introduces Focus Electric, expected to top 100 MPGe Ford's world-class Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric, expected to be the first five-passenger, all-electric car to achieve 100-plus MPGe. Focus Electric can recharge in half the time of the Nissan Leaf. One-third of Ford's ... Continue reading
ECOtality and Outcast Partner to Launch Digital Advertising Network for Blink EV Charging Stations
Dec 14, 2011
Outcast, the largest fuel television network at the pump, and ECOtality , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced today a partnership to launch the nation's largest digital network at Blink electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. "Outcast specializes in engaging with consumers at ... Continue reading
Dec 13, 2011
Sales of electric vehicles are expected to accelerate strongly over the next few years, and along with them will come rapid growth in deployment of charging equipment for the vehicles. Two years from now, more than 80 different models of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will be found on roadways across the globe, and b ... Continue reading
V60 Plug-in Hybrid - Volvos Most Advanced Car Ever on Sale 2012 at a Price of EUR 57,000
Dec 13, 2011
Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid is Volvo Car Corporation's most technically advanced model ever. The world's first diesel plug-in hybrid is an electric car, hybrid car and muscle car all rolled into one. The V60 plug-in Hybrid offers the driver three on-demand possibilities: - Up to 50 km on pure electricity with zero tailpip ... Continue reading
GE WattStation Electric Vehicle Charger Available at Amazon.com
Dec 13, 2011
GE Energy has reached an agreement with Amazon.com to sell its award-winning GE WattStationTM Wall Mount electric vehicle (EV) charger directly to U.S. consumers through the online retailer's popular website. 'We believe the product is well-suited to an online purchasing experience.â Just in time for the holidays, ... Continue reading
U.S. Security Associates Receives 100th T3 Electric Stand-Up Vehicles (ESV) Used for Security
Dec 13, 2011
T3 Motion, Inc. (NYSE AMEX:TTTM) a producer of clean/green technology, announced that its national partner, U.S. Security Associates, has received its 100th T3 Electric Stand-up Vehicle (ESV) in service for security initiatives throughout the Southwest. The T3 ESV is an electric law enforcement patrol vehicle known for ... Continue reading
Dec 12, 2011
Representatives from Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., (MMNA), along with the Honorable Neil Abercrombie, Governor of Hawaii, and personnel from Cutter Mitsubishi of Aiea, Hawaii, made the very first customer retail delivery of the 100% electric-powered 2012 Mitsubishi i featuring Mitsubishi innovative Electric Ve ... Continue reading
International Electric Vehicle Symposium
Dec 12, 2011
International Electric Vehicle Symposium Charges into Los Angeles in May 2012 Experience the Worldâs Newest Electric Vehicles with Ride, Drive and Charge Los AngelesâDecember 12, 2011â Innovations in electric cars, trucks, vans, motorbikes and other vehicles along with batteries and chargers from around ... Continue reading
MPG Car Rental Now Offers the Prius V
Dec 12, 2011
Welcome to the 2012 Prius V. The V apparently stands for "versatility," but in truth the Prius V offers much more than that. Toyota has managed to substantially expand the interior space of everyone's favorite hybrid -- all while barely touching that superior fuel economy we have come to depend on since the very first ... Continue reading
CODA Holdings Named One of America's Most Promising Companies by Forbes Magazine
Dec 12, 2011
CODA Holdings, a leading developer of all-electric vehicles and advanced battery systems, today announced it is one of Forbes Magazines' America's Most Promising Companies list. "We're honored to be recognized by Forbes and be in the company of up-and-coming private companies that are doing great things," said Phil Mur ... Continue reading
GM Switches Battery Type For 2013 Chevrolet Spark EV
Dec 9, 2011
is moving to a less volatile battery chemistry for its Chevy Spark electric car going on sale in 2013. GM will be using phosphate-based lithium ion batteries from Waltham, Massachusetts-based A123 Systems Inc. (AONE) that are less likely to burn than other lithium chemistry, including that used in the Volt model introd ... Continue reading
Kandi Technologies Announces Upcoming 2011 Annual Shareholders Meeting
Dec 9, 2011
Kandi Technologies, Corp. (the 'Company' or 'Kandi') , a leading Chinese manufacturer and developer of pure electric vehicles (EVs) and off-road vehicles, today announced that its 2011 annual meeting of shareholders will be held on December 28th, 2011, at 10:00 p.m. Beijing time at KANDI TECHNOLOGIES' Hangzhou Executiv ... Continue reading
Dec 8, 2011
The early market for electric vehicles is proving that demand for the vehicles exists across the globe. The combination of consumer purchase incentives, rising fossil fuel costs, and exciting new vehicle models is fueling a strong early adopter market. Production of electrified vehicles is gearing up all over the world ... Continue reading
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