China BAK Funded by National 863 Program for its Electric Vehicles Battery Project
Dec 29, 2008
SHENZHEN, China, Dec 29 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China BAK Battery, Inc. ("China BAK", or "BAK") , one of the largest lithium-ion battery cell manufacturers in the world, as measured by production output, today announced its Electric Vehicles Lithium-phosphate Power Battery Industrialization Project (the "Project ... Continue reading
Dec 28, 2008
<b><i>by Rick Carlton - The Auto Channel</b></i> <p> <b><i>âChaos is a friend of mine.â - Bob Dylan</b>,</i> <p> The domestic economy is in the tank. American auto companies are about to founder like the Titanic. Company layoffs and bankruptcies are picking up speed across the nation. States like New York and ... Continue reading
Dec 26, 2008
Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Conference and Exhibition - In-Depth Exclusive Press Pass Coverage ... Continue reading
Dec 26, 2008
Detroit, MI December 26, 2008; Chevrolet's Project Driveway program - the largest endeavor to put fuel cell vehicles on real roads - has reached several important milestones. According to Chevrolet Vice President and General Manager Ed Peper, GM now has more than 100 vehicles out on the road, and will have logged 500,0 ... Continue reading
Santa Trades in Reindeer for Zero-Emission GEM Car
Dec 23, 2008
Global Electric Motorcars Rescues the Holidays for Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22 -- In an effort to spread some much-needed eco-cheer this holiday season, electric auto manufacturer Global Electric Motorcars (GEM) and The West Valley Boys & Girls Club are coming together to implement Operati ... Continue reading
Toyota Will Debut Battery Electric Vehicle Concept at 2009 North American International Auto Show
Dec 22, 2008
TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 22 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. will display a battery electric vehicle concept at the 2009 North American International Auto Show. This display marks the world debut of this concept vehicle. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030501/TOYLOGO ) http://www.toyota.com/ Photo: NewsCo ... Continue reading
Dec 21, 2008
--What is the future of the automobile industry? Within a single century, personal transportation has progressed from horse-and-buggies to nearly one billion private automobiles. While our lives are unimaginable without cars, the vast majority of vehicles depend on oil, a problematic and limited natural resource that c ... Continue reading
Zenn Motor partner granted U.S patent for battery
Dec 19, 2008
OTTAWA, Dec 19, 2008; Susan Taylor writing for Reuters reported that Energy storage developer EEStor Inc, a key partner of Canadian electric car maker Zenn Motor Co (ZNN.V), has secured a U.S. patent for its battery, its chief executive said on Friday. Low-profile EEStor is working on an ultracapacitor battery that is ... Continue reading
Battery Giant Gold Peak Takes Equity Stake in Plug In Conversions Corp.
Dec 19, 2008
First Plug-In Prius With Gold Peak Batteries On Display at SD International Auto Show POWAY, CAÂ - December 19, 2008: Gold Peak Industries North America, a subsidiary of GP Batteries International, has acquired an equity stake in Plug In Conversions Corp. (PICC), which positions the latter to sell its plug-in Toyota ... Continue reading
2009 Green Car Vision Award Finalists Announced
Dec 19, 2008
Plug-In Hybrid, Hydrogen, Range Extended Electric, Battery Electric Cars Included WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Five nominees have been identified for Green Car Journal's 2009 Green Car Vision Award(TM), which acknowledges a vehicle that best envisions the road ahead. One of these five finalists -- the Chevrolet Volt, Fisker ... Continue reading
GM Selects Alcoa Forged Aluminum Wheels for Chevy Volt
Dec 19, 2008
CLEVELAND--Alcoa Automotive Wheels, a division of Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products, announced today that it has been awarded the wheel program for the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle. âAlcoa is pleased to supply forged aluminum wheels for the Volt. Working closely with the GM team resulted in a w ... Continue reading
Dec 19, 2008
Indiana Senator's Proposal Will Create U.S. Jobs, Boost Competitiveness Hoosier State Strives to Become 'Silicon Valley' of Auto-tech INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 19 -- A new plan proposed this week by Indiana Senator Evan Bayh involving $1.6 billion in federal grants to accelerate growth of America's advanced hybrid-electric an ... Continue reading
Obama May Adopt Israeli Electric Car Program - VIDEO ENHANCED
Dec 19, 2008
By David Horovitz Jerusalem Post The incoming Obama administration is "closely monitoring" the innovative electric car project being developed by Israel's Better Place company, "and may be adopting it," Idan Ofer, chairman of Better Place, has told The Jerusalem Post. Shai Agassi of Better Place displays a prototype of ... Continue reading
ZAP Auto Execs Say Divert Bailout to Support Producing Electric Car Companies
Dec 18, 2008
SANTA ROSA, CA Dec 18, 2008; Two veteran automotive executives, H. Dennis Kammerer and Rodger L. Cornish, say electric car pioneer ZAP (OTC BB:ZAAP.OB - News) is already building all-electric models and the US government should offer support to companies who are already building plug-in transportation. The two auto ind ... Continue reading
ALLIANCE FORMED TO MANUFACTURE ADVANCED AUTOMOBILE BATTERIES IN THE U.S.
Dec 18, 2008
CHICAGO, Ill December 18, 2008: Leading U.S. battery and advanced materials companies, with support from one of the countryâs largest national laboratories, have formed the National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Battery Cell Manufacture, known as the âAlliance,â to manufacture advanced lithium ion ... Continue reading
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