Mitsubishi Shows i MiEV Electric Vehicle at the Melbourne International Motor Show
Feb 27, 2009
Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) will provide Australia with its first glimpse of a production-ready, fully electric vehicle - the i MiEV - at the 2009 Melbourne International Motor Show. The i MiEV, which stands for Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle, may well become one of the world's first truly viable ... Continue reading
Feb 27, 2009
Hong Kong, Feb 26, 2009; Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), in cooperation with its Hong Kong distributor Universal Cars Ltd., today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Environment Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China regarding local ... Continue reading
National Clean Energy Project: Building the New Economy - COMPLETE EVENT VIDEO + MORE
Feb 26, 2009
The Center for American Progress Action Fund and John Podesta hosted a forum entitled "National Clean Energy Project: Building the New Economy" this past Monday, February 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was the Honorary Chair, as he was during last August's National Clean Energy Summit. Th ... Continue reading
GM Confirms Engine for Chevy Volt and Cruze Will Be Built in Existing Flint, Mich. Plant
Feb 26, 2009
Detroit February 25, 2009; General Motors has confirmed today that it will still invest approximately $250 million to bring the 1.4-liter 4-cylinder Family 0 engine production to Flint, Mich. The engine capacity for the Chevy Volt and Cruze will be allocated to existing and available floor space in the company's Flint ... Continue reading
Feb 26, 2009
The 79th edition of the Geneva International Motor Show will take place from March 5-15, 2009 at GENEVA PALEXPO. Among the many different innovations and improvements incorporated into the Show for this year will be the creation of an area reserved for small and large enterprises involved in the development of 'green' ... Continue reading
Honda Recognizes Environmentally Responsible Battery Chargers
Feb 24, 2009
First full line of portable DC battery chargers now available in North America FERNDALE, Wash., Feb. 24 -- ALTEN Battery Chargers Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as an OEM partner with Honda Inc., as it introduces the first full line of portable DC battery chargers to the North American market. ... Continue reading
New 2010 Honda Insight Bucks Auto Trend- Orders and Production Increase
Feb 24, 2009
TOKYO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co (7267.T) plans to produce more of its new Insight hybrid cars from April, having received orders for almost three times its monthly sales target for the gasoline-electric model it launched on Feb. 6 in Japan, a top official said on Tuesday. Honda plans to launch the Insight, its ... Continue reading
Feb 24, 2009
Protoscar SA will unveil LAMPO - a full size sport cabriolet - at the next Geneva Motor Show on March 2nd, 2009. LAMPO is powered by two BRUSA electric motors (one rear and one front), optimized for maximizing acceleration and regenerative braking respectively. LAMPO shows that also a zero-emission electric vehicle can ... Continue reading
National Clean Energy Project Summit Webcast
Feb 23, 2009
This coming Monday I will be participating in the National Clean Energy Project Summit hosted by the Center for American Progress Action Fund in Washington, DC. The event will be broadcast on the Pickens Plan website so you can follow the policy discussion - log on to http://www.pickensplan.com/summit at 10:15 am EST o ... Continue reading
Chery Auto Unveils its Frist Electric Car S18
Feb 20, 2009
Chery Auto unveils its first electric car S18 http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1009413/Chery-Auto-unveils-its-first-el ectri c-car-S18.html Shanghai, February 20 (Gasgoo.com) China's largest homegrown carmaker Chery Automobile has rolled out its first own-brand plug-in electric car model, xinhuanet.com reported today. T ... Continue reading
The Electric Vehicle Initiative to Promote Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles in Florida
Feb 20, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--A Florida family is traveling to your hometown this spring (Mid February through the end of March) to show you that 100 plus miles per gallon is a possibility for cars right now. Fed up with waiting for carmakers to show a willingness to give citizens of this country the non-polluting, efficient, ele ... Continue reading
2009 Geneva Motor Show: Chrysler to Showcases its Electric Vehicle Future
Feb 20, 2009
With its rapidly growing portfolio of ENVI-powered Electric Vehicles, Chrysler LLC is inspiring a personal mobility revolution, creating a new generation of responsible, no-compromise Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles for consumers who care about the planet's future and want to take care of it. ... Continue reading
Zero Motorcycles Helps Deliver Tax Credits for Electric Motorcycles
Feb 19, 2009
- Electric Motorcycles Now Eligible for 10% Federal Tax Credit - SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Feb. 19 -- Zero Motorcycles, the leading electric motorcycle manufacturer, today announced the company's upcoming line of street legal electric motorcycles will be eligible for the just passed 10% Federal tax credit for plug-in vehicle ... Continue reading
Electric Car Maker ZAP Cheers Electric Car Tax Credits in Stimulus Act
Feb 18, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC Feb 18, 2009; Marketwire reported that officials from ZAP say the Stimulus Act signed into law by President Barack Obama yesterday carries a provision in which buyers of its electric cars and trucks can receive a 10 percent tax credit up to $2,500. The plug-in tax credit in the Stimulus Act can be applie ... Continue reading
Firefly Energy Lauds Stimulus Plan's $2 Billion for Advanced Battery Technology
Feb 18, 2009
PEORIA, Ill.--Firefly Energy, a Peoria, Illinois-based battery technology company developing a portfolio of lead acid battery technologies, today is lauding the roughly $2 billion designated for advanced battery technology in the Presidentâs $787-billion stimulus package. While President Barack Obama has made clea ... Continue reading
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