Aug 11, 2009
A Guide to ... Hybrid Cars We are witnessing what the industry calls the gradual electrification of the motor car. That is, petrol engines are going to get smaller and electric motors will get bigger as battery technology and public recharge points improve ... Until, eventually, the petrol engine can disappear from som ... Continue reading
Enova Delivers Hybrid Drive Systems to First Auto Works
Aug 10, 2009
TORRANCE, Calif.--Enova Systems, Inc. (NYSE Alternext: ENA) (AIM: ENV) (AIM: ENVS), a production company in the emerging alternative energy industry and a leading developer of proprietary electric, hybrid and fuel cell digital power management systems, confirmed today that it has delivered the first seventy (70) pre-tr ... Continue reading
Aug 10, 2009
LONG BEACH, Calif.--GridPoint, Inc., an established leader in smart grid software, announced today at the Plug-In 2009 Conference and Exposition that it will provide its next-generation electric vehicle management software, Smart Charging 3.0, to support the largest U.S. deployment of electric vehicles and charging inf ... Continue reading
Nissan's Plug-In Gamble - EXCLUSIVE ROAD TRIP VIDEO
Aug 10, 2009
Washington DC August 10, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that like all other auto executives these days, Carlos Ghosn has been pulling in the reins. In February he suspended Nissan Motor's three-year business plan and launched widespread cost cuts, even delaying new products. But Ghosn, who surprised many with his ... Continue reading
Coulomb Technologies Celebrates Electrifying 1st Year in Business - VIDEO ENHANCED
Aug 10, 2009
LONG BEACH, Calif.--In the first year since Coulomb Technologies launched the ChargePoint⢠Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles, the Company has achieved significant milestones; it has completed more than 140 worldwide installations and has distributors covering all 50 states in the US. The company ha ... Continue reading
Aug 10, 2009
AUBURN, Calif.--ClipperCreek, Inc. announced today that it shipped its 2,000th electric vehicle charging station. This major milestone was accomplished in just the first six months of this year and clearly established ClipperCreek, Inc. as the electric vehicle and Plug-In Hybrid charge station leader. âItâs b ... Continue reading
China carmakers to tie up for electric vehicle R&D
Aug 10, 2009
China carmakers to tie up for electric vehicle R&D http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1011679/China-carmakers-to-tie-up- for-e lectric-vehicle-R-D.html Shanghai, August 10 (Gasgoo.com) The booming development of new-energy vehicles is bringing Chinese car companies together. The country's top 10 automakers are set to ... Continue reading
Popular Mechanics Gets It Wrong on Buick Hybrid
Aug 9, 2009
Special to The Auto Channel By: Jack Lifton August 09, 2009 Although you would think that Popular Mechanic's writers would be familiar with the various types of hybrid power trains now in actual use or in the planning stage, it is obvious from the PM article on the proposed Buick "hybrid' that the magazine's writers, f ... Continue reading
Detroit Area Company Creates 100 MPG Plug-In Hybrid Ahead Of Big Auto Companies
Aug 9, 2009
Enginer plug-in hybrid system improves hybrid mileage 40-100% Troy, MI â While the big auto companies are still trying to bring to market the high mileage vehicles that the public is clamoring for, a small Troy company, joint ventured with Australian-Chinese owned manufacturers has already achieved the holy grail ... Continue reading
CAR Management Briefing Seminars-#4
Aug 9, 2009
CAR MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS #4 Does GM Now Mean Government Motors? By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Youâd have to live on a different planet, or perhaps in the wilderness somewhere, not to know about the unprecedented government involvement, ownership that is, of US automakers: GM (60.8%) and ... Continue reading
Tesla Motors Attains Profitability Milestone
Aug 7, 2009
SAN CARLOS, Calif.--Tesla Motors attained a significant milestone in July when it achieved overall corporate profitability with approximately $1 million of earnings on revenue of $20 million. Tesla reached overall corporate profitability while continuing to develop the all-electric Model S sedan and opening regional sa ... Continue reading
Aug 7, 2009
WEST SACRAMENTO, CA - August 5, 2009: Founded by self-described "everyday person" Diana Morgan, DMC Green unveiled their newest "green fuels" filling in conjunction with an existing gasoline station in West Sacramento. is in the business of the research, development and installation of proprietary alternative/renewable ... Continue reading
New Buick Crossover Will Feature Plug-In Hybrid System
Aug 7, 2009
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. August 7, 2009; General Motors' plug-in hybrid technology will be introduced in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011, Tom Stephens, GM vice chairman of product development, announced here today during the Management Briefing Seminars. The yet-to-be-named Buick crossover will launch in late 2010 of ... Continue reading
Aug 7, 2009
PROVO, Utah--Raser Technologies, Inc. announced today it will exhibit its 100-mpg extended-range electric Hummer H3E in Booth 401 at the Plug-In 2009 Conference. The event will be held August 10-12 at the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, Calif. Raser Vice President David West will speak at the convention on â ... Continue reading
Coulomb Technologies Congratulates ECOtality's eTec on $100 million DOE Grant for EV Infrastructure
Aug 6, 2009
CAMPBELL, Calif.--Coulomb Technologies congratulates Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), a subsidiary of ECOtality (OTCBB:ETLY), on the award of their U.S. Department of Energy grant of approximately $99.8 million. The grant will allow eTec to undertake the largest deployment of electric vehicles (E ... Continue reading
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