Ford Motor has started production of the new C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle at its Michigan assembly plant (MAF) in the US. By the end of 2012, the automaker intends to deliver eight vehicles for US customers which are claimed to ...
American Honda Motor and Zipcar have entered into an agreement under which the automaker will become a preferred vehicle manufacturer for Zipcar. As per the deal, the automaker will add a couple of hybrid and electric-vehicles to Zipcar's ...
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The Government of British Columbia in Canada is partially funding an initiative to install 454 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the state by the end of March 2013. The government has already approved 75% funding from 71 ...
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The Passenger Vehicle business unit of Nissan's joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company has launched its new Venucia brand car, D50, at the Beijing Motor Show. The car is built at the new Zhengzhou ...
Annual sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in China will reach only 45,000 units by 2015, increasing to 152,000 vehicles in 2017, according to a report from Pike Research. The report found that the figure represents less than 1% of ...
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VitaeMobility and ABB have entered into a partnership to install and manage 50 Terra Smart Connect (SC) DC fast chargers at multiple locations across Belgium. The company has selected ABB's Terra Smart Connect (SC) as it is the only smart ...
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General Motors China has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) to manage its Chevrolet Volt demonstration fleet in Beijing for a period of one year. The MoU will also ...
GM Holden is planning to assemble 126 electric Holdens at its Adelaide plant in Australia as a trial run that could lead to mass production and the export of local technology. The 120 e-Commodores and six left-hand-drive e-Caprices are ...
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Japanese carmaker Honda has launched the new Jazz Hybrid in Thailand. The new hybrid is powered by a combination of 1.3 litre I-VTEC engine which generates an output of 88hp, 121 Nm of torque and the Integrated Motor Assist ...
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The price of lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EV) is expected to drop by 17% by 2025, due to increasing oil prices and severe fuel economy standards which push automakers to produce more EVs. According to a study conducted ...
Japanese carmaker Infiniti is planning to unveil the new electric vehicle concept at the New York Auto Show in US next month. The company said that the EV will use the powertrain of the Nissan Leaf which will be the enhanced lithium-ion ...
Infiniti, the luxury vehicle brand of the Japanese carmaker Nissan, is planning to unveil the Emerg-e electric sports car concept at the upcoming 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance event to be held in California, US. The electric ...
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Magna E-Car Systems has opened a new plant in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, US, that will make components for hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs). The new 66,000sq ft plant has 95 employees who will make electric motors, inverters and ...
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Nissan Motor will carry out tests of its electric commercial vehicle, e-NV200, in the Tochigi prefecture's rural areas of Japan. The e-NV200 test vehicle to be used is based on Nissan's multi-purpose compact van, NV200 and will follow ...
Europe based electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure firm, DBT CEV, and Matra, Light Electric Vehicles manufacturer have unveiled the Bat’Lib battery swapping system for e-bikes and e-scooters. The new system will allow the ...