Toyota, 3 Companies Start Joint Battery-to-Battery Reuse Program
Oct 28, 2010
Tokyo, Oct 27, 2010 Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Toyota Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (Toyota Chemical Engineering), Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (Sumitomo Metal Mining) and Primearth EV Energy Co., Ltd. (PEVE) announce the launch of the world's first* business to recycle nickel in used hybrid-vehicle nickel-met ... Continue reading
Better Place to Bring Electric Taxi Program to the San Francisco Bay Area - VIDEO ENHANCED
Oct 28, 2010
PALO ALTO, Calif.--Better Place, with support from the U.S. Department of Transportation via the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, today announced a commitment to bring a switchable battery, electric taxi program to the Bay Area in partnership with the cities of San Francisco and San Jose to further cement the re ... Continue reading
Tesla Motors Opens Tesla Factory Home of the Model S
Oct 27, 2010
FREMONT, Calif.--Tesla today unveiled the Tesla Factory where it will build the Model S and future Tesla vehicles. âModel S is blazing a new trail for the industry and it will all happen right here ââ¬â the Tesla Factory gives us plenty of room to grow.â The former NUMMI factory closed in April ... Continue reading
City CarShare Electrifies Car Sharing in the Bay Area
Oct 27, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO--City CarShare, a Bay Area nonprofit organization, today announced plans to provide shared electric cars to Bay Area residents and businesses. The car sharing electrification program, called ââ¬ÅeFleet,ââ& #130;¬??? will provide vehicles, charging station infrastructure, and promotional pro ... Continue reading
Oct 27, 2010
Combined global sales of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are expected to total 5.2 million units in 2020, or just 7.3 percent of the 70.9 million passenger vehicles forecasted to be sold worldwide by that year, according to a report issued by J.D. Power and Associates. For compariso ... Continue reading
J.D. Power To Announce Electric Vehicles OVER-HYPED - Duh We Say
Oct 26, 2010
J.D. Power and Associates will report that future global demand for hybrid and battery electric vehicles âMay be overhypedâ when it releases the results of its 2020 âDrive Green 2020â Report on Global Hybrid-Electric Vehicle Demand at 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday, October 27. ... Continue reading
Oct 25, 2010
The Think City, the world's best selling electric car is the star attraction at the world's first dedicated Electric Mobility Concept Store in Zurich. The m-way store has been specially created and designed by Migros the Swiss retailing giant and THINK's distribution partner in Switzerland. ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Volt Article Library
Oct 24, 2010
2010 Volt Unplugged Tour - D.C. / Baltimore
Oct 23, 2010
PR Newswire WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The final stops of the Volt Unplugged Tour include visits to Washington, D.C.- and Baltimore, MD-area businesses and first come, first served test drives of the Chevrolet Volt before it goes on sale later this year. The 3,400-mile, cross-country drive showcases how ... Continue reading
Oct 22, 2010
<p>Chevy's easy-driving Volt could be your only car</p> <p>October 223, 2010; James R. Healey writing for USA TODAY reviewed the 2011 Chevrolet Volt her reported that Chevrolet's 2011 Volt battery car, due in at least a few customers' hands in December, represents a staggering amount of engineering in order to be sure ... Continue reading
Production of 100% Electric, Zero-Emission Nissan Leaf Begins at Oppama, Japan - VIDEO ENHANCED
Oct 22, 2010
Exports to start in November for World's First Mass-Market Priced, Family-Sized EV FRANKLIN, TN - October 22, 2010: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has started production at its Oppama facility for the all-new 100% electric, zero-emission Nissan LEAF, which is slated to go on sale in December in Japan and the United States, and ... Continue reading
2011 Green Car of the Year Finalists Revealed
Oct 21, 2010
PR Newswire LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 -- Green Car Journal announced today its five finalists for the 2011 Green Car of the Year®, including the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, 2011 Ford Fiesta, 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid and the 2011 Nissan LEAF. For the sixth consecutive year, this incr ... Continue reading
Project to Test Home & Electric Vehicle Network Standards for CO2 Reduction
Oct 21, 2010
Tokyo Oct 20, 2010; The members of the Smart Network Project - NTT DOCOMO, INC., NEC Corporation, Sekisui House, Ltd., NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. and other participating companies (see attachment) - announced today plans to test and demonstrate communication standards for networked home electronics and electric vehicles ( ... Continue reading
Enova Announces Incremental 100 System Order from Smith Electric Vehicles
Oct 20, 2010
TORRANCE, Calif.--Enova Systems, Inc. (AIM: ENV) (AIM: ENVS), a leading innovator of proprietary hybrid and electric drive systems propelling the alternative energy industry, has received an incremental order to deliver 100 electric drive systems to Smith Electric Vehicles (SEV), manufacturer of the all-electric Smith ... Continue reading
Elektrobay Creates A Buzz In Manchester
Oct 20, 2010
Manchester residents and visitors will soon get a glimpse of the technology that is powering the 'green' motoring revolution at the city's Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI). A key feature of the new display will be an Elektrobay electric vehicle (EV) recharging post, of the kind now being installed at major conurba ... Continue reading
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