Japanese automotive company Nissan Motor plans to debut its Nissan LEAF electric vehicle (EV) in South Africa at the Johannesburg International Motor Show in October 2013. The company is currently making trials of the vehicle in the ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan has unveiled a new technology for the light commercial vehicles that uses smartphones to offer safety as well as performance data to drivers and fleet managers in real time. The new IT system is claimed to be able ...
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Fast-charging technologies are driving the growth of the electric vehicle recharging market, with the cumulative number of stations established worldwide expanding by a factor of more than 100 times from 2012 to 2020, according to a new ...
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is looking for "the next wave of innovative cleantech entrepreneurs" through its SD Tech Fund, which is open for applications starting now, August 28, through to October 16, 2013. The ...
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US based technology systems provider AeroVironment has secured a contract from the automobile manufacturers Fiat to be its full-service home charging partner. Under the deal, the systems provider will supply as well as install its ...
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US based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Smith Electric Vehicles has signed an agreement with the China based Taikang Technology to establish a joint venture (JV) in Taiwan. The new JV will be responsible for the assembly and ...
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With support from the Province of Ontario, Ryerson University's Centre for Urban Energy will build a smart grid laboratory, which will serve as a hub for researchers and will provide a collaborative facility for testing and demonstrating ...
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Land Rover has announced it will unveil both a Range Rover Hybrid and Range Rover Sport Hybrid at the Frankfurt motor show next month. Combining a 35kW electric motor with the 215kW/600Nm 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 diesel currently available ...
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British manufacturer of sport utility vehicles (SUV), Land Rover, has unveiled two new diesel hybrid SUVs including, Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. Both the variants are powered by Land Rover's 3L SDV6 diesel engine together with a ...
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New Saab owner National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) has reportedly re-opened the former Swedish brand’s Trollhattan factory that shut its gates in April 2011 prior to the company filing for bankruptcy later that year. According ...
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Toyota has launched two hybrid versions of the Japanese domestic market’s 11th-generation Corolla. Launched together –and differing from the Australian, European and US markets’ small car of the same name – the ...
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US based vehicle manufacturer General Motors has cut the price of its new Chevrolet Volt car by $5,000, becoming the latest automaker to reduce prices of electric vehicles. The company said the new price will start at $34,995, including a ...
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Car Charging Group (CCGI), a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, has joined the association of electrical equipment and medical imaging manufacturers, National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). The EV charging ...
Japanese automakers including Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi have joined hands to build charging infrastructures for electric-powered vehicles including Plug-in Hybrids (PHVs), plug-in hybrid electrics (PHEV) and electric vehicles ...
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German automaker BMW has unveiled the series version of its new electric vehicle, the BMW i3 simultaneously in New York, London and Beijing. The new EV is powered by an electric drive-train that generates an output of 170hp and peak ...
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