General Motors has cut US$5000 ($5600) from the Chevrolet Volt in the US to combat aggressive pricing from its electric rivals. Available later this month, the 2014 Chevrolet Volt will start at US$34,995 ($38,900), including an US$810 ...
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The UK’s Liberal Democrats Party, led by Nick Clegg, is proposing to ban petrol and diesel-powered passenger cars on English roads by 2040, allowing only electric and hybrid vehicles to be used. According to UK reports, the proposal ...
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The boss of BMW says the company is investigating new powertrain solutions for its next-generation zero-emission vehicles, including fuel cell-powered electric motors. BMW Group CEO Norbert Reithofer says integrating fuel-cell technology ...
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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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Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Honda Motor Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. jointly announced their agreement to work together to promote the installation of chargers for electric-powered vehicles (PHVs, PHEVs and EVs a.k.a. ...
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The Renault Fluence ZE will die a premature death following the announcement earlier this year that the Better Place battery swap company was dissolved. Renault Australia MD Justin Hocevar confirmed that the local arm of the French brand ...
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US based automobile manufacturer Chrysler has collaborated with Detroit-based NextEnergy to examine the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) electric vehicle (EV) technology. The test will be conducted with four battery-powered all-electric minivans ...
The price of the Ford Focus EV car has been cut US$4000 ($4400) – 10 per cent of its former price – in response to sluggish sales. The compact electric vehicle, now listed at US$35,995 ($39,300), struggled to meet initial ...
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US carmaker General Motor’s security, safety and navigation services division, OnStar, has partnered with energy services firm TimberRock to develop advanced electric vehicle (EV) solar charging technologies. As part of the project, ...
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French car maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen and German auto-parts maker Bosch are premiering a joint research project called Optimal Energy Consumption and Recovery solution (OpEneR), for electric vehicles (EVs), at the ongoing International ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan is planning to launch a battery replacement program in the US for its LEAF customers who want to change their original lithium-ion battery pack. Scheduled to start by the first half of 2014, the replacement will ...
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Rio de Janeiro State Government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the leaders of Brazil's public-private sectors to increase the adoption of zero-emission transportation in the country. The partners who participated in ...
The latest Chevrolet Spark is the most recent EV to attempt to shatter electric cars' reputation as anemic and inept. And it succeeds, being the best version of this small hatchback. Unlike the Mitsubishi i, this is no glorified golf cart. ...
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According to a report by Navigant Research, about three million of light duty plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will be sold per year by 2020, accounting for 3% of the total light duty vehicle market. The vehicles will include both plug-in ...
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Electric Mobility Canada's 5th annual electric vehicle conference and tradeshow (EV2013Vé)—the only national event dedicated to the electrification of transportation—is being held in Gatineau, Que., at the Hilton Lac ...
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