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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German chemical company BASF has opened a new cathode materials production plant in Elyria, Ohio, US, that will manufacture nickel-metal-cobalt cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids. BASF ...
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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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The US Department of Energy (DOE) grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has extended an agreement with UQM Technologies for further two years to speed up the deployment of the electric vehicles (EVs). The agreement has ...
US carmaker Ford Motor is planning to invest $135m in its advanced electrification center in Dearborn, Michigan, US for the development of advanced battery systems and associated components for its new hybrid-electric vehicles (EVs). The ...
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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 ...
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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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 ...
The electric vehicle (EV) charging market in China is expected to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 107.6% during the 2011-2015 period, according to a new report. Research and Markets' 'Electric Vehicle Charging Station ...
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US carmaker General Motors (GM) is planning to manufacture about 500,000 hybrid or electric vehicles (EV) per year by 2017 that feature some form of electrification, including hybrid drive system. The carmaker's plug-in electrics, pure ...
American Honda Motor, IBM and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) will collaborate on a pilot project to allow communication between electric vehicles (EVs) and the power grid. The pilot project aims to demonstrate and test how an EV's ...
Ford, General Electric and the University of Michigan are working together to develop a smart, miniaturized sensing system to extend the life of car batteries over conventional battery systems used in electric vehicles (EVs). GE will use ...
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Japanese automakerMitsubishi selects British Gas to provide EV charging solutions in UKover a safety software issue leading to malfunctioning of airbags. Nearly 261 of the company's 2012 model i-MiEV EVs are affected by the recall due to ...
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British Gas has been selected as exclusive supplier of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for vehicles of Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi Motors within the UK. The collaboration will further allow customers to access a range of ...
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