Brammo, Electric Motorcyle Maker and TTXGP Join Forces
Jul 24, 2011
Brammo, Inc., a global leader in the electric motorcycle business, and TTXGP, the global leader in electric motorsport and the pioneer of zero-carbon emission-free motorcycle motorsport, today announced a strategic partnership. âThis is about growing the grid and democratizing our series to make it accessible for ... Continue reading
Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's Automotive Factoids - In Case You Weren't Paying Attention
Jul 23, 2011
Each week Larry Nutson, The Auto Channel Chicago Bureau Chief will give you some automotive news you may have missed. 2012 Nissan Versa The 2012 Nissan Versa is priced $240 less than the 2011. More features have been made standard. A better deal for U.S. buyers. 2012 Nissan Leaf The 2012 Nissan Leaf has a base price $2 ... Continue reading
Massachusetts Will Get 150 Plus Chargepoint Stations
Jul 22, 2011
BOSTON--Coulomb Technologies, Inc today announced the expansion of the ChargePoint Network into the Boston Metro area with more than 150 stations for electric vehicles. The stations are made available to the State through Coulomb's $37 million ChargePoint America Department of Energy program. ... Continue reading
Nissan LEAF to Usher in Zero-Emission Era in Denmark
Jul 22, 2011
The 100% electric Nissan LEAF will go on sale in Denmark starting mid November, bringing Denmark one step closer to a zero-emission future. ... Continue reading
Citroën UK Signs Up for Ecovelocity
Jul 22, 2011
Citroën was the first major car brand to sign up to appear at this year's EcoVelocity motor show on September 8-11. Citroën will showcase its 'green' credentials with a full range of vehicles on display, including its 100% electric city car, the C-Zero. ... Continue reading
Ford Fusion Hybrid Achieves Highest Hybrid Customer Satisfaction
Jul 21, 2011
-- Ford Fusion Hybrid customers are the most satisfied hybrid owners and are experiencing remarkable quality performance Fusion Hybrid achieves 41 mpg city ââ¬â 10 mpg better than the Toyota Camry Hybrid ââ¬â which is helping attract 75 percent of customers from competitors, the highest conquest ... Continue reading
Automakers Lobby Works to Stall Higher MPG Standards
Jul 21, 2011
Washington DC July 21, 2011; The NADA newsletter reported that the auto industry is pressing the Obama administration for a promise to reevaluate rules that may more than double U.S. fuel economy standards by 2025 before they become final. The White House agrees that a review during the transition period is needed, sai ... Continue reading
Key Smart Grid Tech Issues Addressed by IEEE
Jul 21, 2011
To convert a critical mass of drivers to electric vehicle (EVs), we must first drive market penetration by establishing policies to reduce ownership cost of (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). This is according to an update on the challenges to Smart Grid in a new issue of Proceedings of the IEEE. Elect ... Continue reading
Nissan's DOE Funded Plant To Build U.S. Built Electric Vehicle Assemblies
Jul 20, 2011
Nissan Americas today confirmed that, starting in early 2013, it will produce the electric motor for the Nissan LEAF the world's first all-electric, zero-emission vehicle designed for the mass market at its Decherd, Tenn., powertrain assembly plant. Preparation of the plant for electric motor production, facilitated by ... Continue reading
Clean Diesel Technologies Chosen as Catalyst Supplier to Fisker Automotive
Jul 19, 2011
Fisker Karma, the world's first premium plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, to use Clean Diesel's patented mixed phase catalyst technology to help achieve low emission output -- Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. ("Clean Diesel"), a cleantech emissions reduction company, announced today that it has been chosen as a catalyst ... Continue reading
Jul 19, 2011
Coulomb Technologies, the creator of the ChargePoint Network, the largest online network of electric vehicle charging stations and drivers, today announced a new family of cloud-based solutions for managing electric vehicle (EV) charging operations. Each service plan provides a turnkey solution that includes granular c ... Continue reading
GM to Launch First Real-World Smart Grid Pilot
Jul 19, 2011
Smart grid solutions enable utilities to manage electric vehicle energy demands OnStar will be the lone telematics provider able to create wireless bridge between electric vehicles and the grid Regional utility employees will drive Volts as every day vehicles in Q3 General Motors and OnStar will launch the first real-w ... Continue reading
Nissan All-Electric LEAF Falls Into U.S. Market
Jul 19, 2011
Nissan North America Inc. is expanding availability of the all-electric Nissan LEAF to U.S. consumers for the 2012 model year, with upgrades based on feedback from the thousands of owners who already have driven several millions of miles in the first 100-percent electric car for the mass market. ... Continue reading
IBIL and the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Partners for the Electric Offer in Spain
Jul 19, 2011
The Electric mobility operator, IBIL and the Renault-Nissan Alliance signed on 12th of July, a MOU aiming to promote the Electric Vehicles. IBIL will design, install and manage some charging points approved by the Alliance, in customer's households and companies. 100 % of electricity supplied to the vehicles is provide ... Continue reading
Siemens Charges Up the Town of Cary, North Carolina
Jul 18, 2011
18 EV charging solutions offered by Siemens on display in Raleigh, N.C. this week at 2011 Plug-In Conference Orlando, FL and Raleigh, N.C. July 18, 2011 Siemens Energy, Inc. has been commissioned to provide solutions for electric vehicle (EV) charging to support the Town of Cary, N.C., at the Town's Public Works and Ut ... Continue reading
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