French electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Mia-Electric is planning to launch its EVs in the UK market in summer 2013. Current official British Mia-Electric importer, Venture Automotive Holdings will perform the operations under the name ...
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US carmaker General Motors (GM) and German automaker BMW have jointly tested the use of DC fast charge station and confirmed that the deployment could offer electric vehicles (EVs) an 80% charge in 20 about minutes. The move brings both ...
June 1, 2013 - Georgian College students and faculty will initiate research on power use, quality, consumption and costing for electric vehicles (EVs) thanks to a “first-of-its-kind” charging station supported by PowerStream and ...
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Renault has acknowledged the decision of electric vehicle network provider Better Place to file for liquidation, but says the move will not negatively impact its own electric vehicle strategy. In a brief release, Renault said that while ...
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Despite mature technology and better cost structures, production forecasts for electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) are gloomy. That is the conclusion of the latest E-mobility Index by Roland Berger Strategy ...
Tags: Electric Cars, Transportation
Automotive supplier Continental has unveiled its 'Simplify your Drive for Electric Vehicles (EV)' concept vehicle technology. The technology acts a navigation device, fuel gauge and displays the range to be travelled by the remaining ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota is planning to boost the production of lithium ion batteries for deployments in its Prius gasoline-electric hybrid sedan. Currently, Toyota's majority of hybrid vehicles deploy nickel-metal hydride batteries ...
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Carmaker Nissan has begun the field tests of the pure electric e-NV200 compact van in Saitama City of Saitama Prefecture in Japan. The tests are part of the agreement signed between Saitama City and Nissan for the E-KIZUNA Project in 2009 ...
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Highway repair money is running lean in many states, due to decreased revenue from gas tax--a result of cars becoming more fuel efficient and Americans driving less. To plug the crater in highway funding, several states have proposed new ...
Tags: Electric Cars, Hybrids, Taxed Extra
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions has unveiled new electric vehicle (EV) charging station, the Power Max in the US. Costing less than $450, the charging station is claimed to provide 240V charging and also reduces the charging time to ...
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This past weekend I brought our Tesla Model S to an Electric Vehicle Rally in Westport, Connecticut. The event featured a fun 40-mile scenic drive, guided by scavenger-hunt clues rather than driving directions. It was just the sort of event ...
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The California-based assembler of the Chinese-made Coda electric car has filed bankruptcy. Coda Holdings, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the District of Delaware overnight, which is intended to ...
Tags: electric vehicles, Coda Files
US based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer T3 Motion has signed a contract with the vehicle electronics provider McDonald Technologies to produce EVs. Under the deal, both the companies will collaborate for manufacturing of T3 Motion's ...
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Chinese manufacturer Geely Automobile has signed a partnership with US EV company Detroit Electric to jointly develop a range of pure-electric vehicles that is set to launch in China in 2014. Due to go on sale in the first quarter of 2014 ...
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Hitachi and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) have launched operation in an electricity vehicle demonstration project in Malaga, Spain. The project is being launched as part of a Smart Community System ...