Green Cars News

AUGUST 23, 2011

The Green Piece Column. With electric cars inching ever closer to a mainstream reality, questions are raised as to how the grid will cope with increased demand. In 2009, for example, the US Stimulus Plan helped finance research into energy storage with [.]. August 22, 2011.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

The Green Piece Article, Tuesday 24 2009. The Chinese government and businesses have been making a big deal about electric cars over the last few years with a number of upstart companies emerging that could yet put China on the automotive manufacturing map. So what does this mean for electric cars?

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

Not to be outdone in the green car race, Audi has revealed plans to invest €7.3billion in fixed assets for 2009 through 2012 with approximately €5.9billion to be devoted to new product development. The bulk of this cash will go towards optimising conventional drivelines and developing electric and hybrid models.

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OCTOBER 22, 2012

A unique partnership has been formed between Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi and British Gas, which will see the latter as the exclusive supplier of electric vehicle charging solutions for Mitsubishi within the UK.

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Green Cars News

MAY 15, 2010

Good news for plug-in hybrid vehicle fans – Suzuki Motor Corporation has received type approval for its newly developed Swift Plug-in Hybrid.

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APRIL 17, 2009

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Average emission level of cars sold in Europe fell by 7.9 g/km CO2 last year, as the industry witnessed an increased market for small cars. According to a leading provider of automotive data and intelligence, JATO Dynamics, over half the cars in Europe in 2009 emitted less than 140g/km CO2.

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Green Cars News

JULY 27, 2009

New blog post: Hyundai plans green growth investment [link] #. New blog post: Ozone concentrations can impair healthy lungs [link] #. New blog post: Details of Ford’s green car strategy [link] #. New blog post: Riversimple wants council support [link] #.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

It seems a spark is needed to get us back to the showrooms – so are the leading manufacturers right to put their faith in green cars? Today (August 4, 2009), Toyota will announce its earnings for the fiscal first quarter as it battles its worst crisis since being founded in 1937. Averting a slump. Why the race is on.

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Green Cars News

JULY 18, 2009

Global Green Cars, along with its strategic partner Green Star Products, has its sights set on mass producing high performance electric cars in the United States - and now it has added an additional two models for its electric vehicle market.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Andy Grove on battery power To wean itself from imported oil, the U.S. must create a strong electric car industry. The answer may lie in Silicon Valley. rivals in the dust.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 25, 2010

From the article: After being sucker-punched first by the recession and then by the closure earlier this year of the NUMMI plant with its nearly 5,000 auto-worker jobs, the Bay Area’s fourth-largest city is suddenly coming to — buoyed by last week’s news that electric-car maker Tesla will jump-start NUMMI.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2009

The 2009 World Congress of the Society of Automotive Engineers closed its doors yesterday after a highly publicised event that featured an appearance from California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and trumpeted the “race to green mobility&#. Nevertheless, the urge for faster and more powerful vehicles remains strong.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

More details at: Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO. The IPO represents a landmark in the resurgence of electric-car technology that most carmakers had dismissed as impractical until recently. The company’s chairman Elon Musk said early last year that an IPO was a possibility in either late 2008 or 2009.&#.

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APRIL 16, 2009

REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Peter Valdes-Dapena , CNNMoney.com senior writer Last Updated: April 15, 2009: 2:59 PM ET The Dodge Circuit, slated to enter production late next year, is based on a vehicle platform engineered by Britains Lotus.

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Green Cars News

MAY 2, 2009

If you are wondering what the buzz words of 2009 will be, then look no further than “green cars&#. Indeed there are five articles within the edition looking at the efforts that are being made to market a commercially successful electric car. What have you made of media reports on green cars?

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Green Cars News

JUNE 25, 2009

Some of the participants in the UK Government’s electric car trial have expressed their enthusiasm at earning funding to be part of the scheme. “Smart has been conducting real-life trials of 100 electric cars with partner companies across the country since 2007,&# he said.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In last week’s edition of The Green Piece Column, we looked at the leaders in the green car race including the likes of Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen and Nissan. However, it’s not just the ‘big boys’ of motoring that are having an impact as we enter a new automotive era. Tesla Motors.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 23, 2009

There are plenty of previously unheard of names emerging to challenge the big motoring brands as the green car race gathers pace – and one to watch may be South Korea-based electric vehicle maker CT&T.

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2010

The Norwegian firm and the Japanese commercial giant have collaborated since 2009 through a number of market demonstration projects designed to prove the function of electric vehicle, in association with Think’s [.]. NK agreement Asia electric car Itochu japan market stake Think Think City.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

London is a long way off its target of becoming the electric car capital of Europe, a new report from the London Assembly suggests. Back in 2009, London Mayor Boris Johnson announced a target of getting 100,000 electric vehicles onto the streets of London as soon as possible as part of his plans to make [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

Reforms to VED have been confirmed as anticipated and the new 13-band system will come into effect from 1st May 2009. This is intended to provide a greater incentive for drivers to choose a lower-carbon car within the class of vehicle they prefer. 16. * +3% for diesel cars. Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). Emissions g/km.

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APRIL 16, 2009

Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian Consumers are to be offered incentives of up to £5,000 to purchase an electric car under government plans to be unveiled today that will also see the creation of electric car cities across the UK and the launch of large-scale experiments with ultra-green vehicles.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 28, 2009

Research is under way for a possible hybrid battery/ultracapacitor system that would be used in small electric vehicles. Representatives from Aalborg University in Denmark and the Illinois Institute of Technology presented a paper on the work at the SAE 2009 World Congress. This provides a reduced battery size with a longer lifetime.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 30, 2009

The Green Piece - Tuesday 30th June 2009. It was a clear winner in our poll to determine the ‘Green Car Manufacturer of the Year’ in 2008 – but 2009 has been much more difficult for Toyota. After establishing itself as a leader in the green car race, Toyota has been pegged back in recent times.

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Green Cars News

MAY 29, 2009

However, electric vehicles have already started to penetrate the country with sales of electric motorcycles expected to hit 110,000 units in the year 2008-2009. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Tata China india Tata Nano.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2009

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan continues to make progress on its Nissan Green Program 2010 mid-term environmental plan and has now announced an update in its status - along with the announcement of a clean-diesel engine for the Japanese market. Now it will introduce a clean-diesel engine into the Japanese market in spring 2010.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2009

In the Pre-Budget Report (PBR) released on 9 December, UK Chancellor Alistair Darling announced that all electric cars will be exempt from Company Car Tax (CCT) for 5 years and electric vans will be exempt from Van Benefit Charge (VBC) for the same period. The PBR also has news of an additional £30 million (US$48.5

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Green Cars News

JUNE 23, 2011

Norwegian electric car maker Think filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday, according to the Financial Times, after failing to find long-term financial backing for its business.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 25, 2013

According to Reuters, the recall affects models of i-MiEV car and its Citroen C-Zero, Peugeot iON and Minicab i-MiEV variants. It’s about half of all the models yet produced, since they were launched in 2009. Cars in both [.].

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The news that General Motors would relaunch the infamous Hummer name—as an all-electric truck no less—broke a few days before the high-dollar, high-visibility 2020 Super Bowl ad that introduced that vehicle to the world. In short, the GMC Hummer EV is meant to make electric cars badass in the public eye.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The Move About car sharing scheme, which uses the THINK City as its lead electric vehicle, has reached a milestone having signed up its 1,000th member. The scheme was launched in 2009 in Oslo, Norway, but has since expanded to Gothenburg and Copenhagen with similar schemes also taking place in Germany and Austria. There are [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

The development of electric cars is a marathon not a sprint - that’s the verdict of Volkswagen AG Chairman of the Board of Management Professor Dr Martin Winterkorn as he announced the introduction of the company’s first electric vehicles based on the Up! new small family in 2013.

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Green Cars News

JULY 25, 2012

It feels like we never stop talking about the car2go car club-but then it is hard to deny that the service has witnessed phenomenal growth since it first launched in Germany in 2009. Over in Portland in the USA, one of the most recent cities to join the club, the car2go has seen more than [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 16, 2010

The eStar all-electric truck transitioned from concept to reality in August 2009 when President Barack Obama visited the Navistar manufacturing plant and announced a $39.2million federal stimulus grant. [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 25, 2009

The Green Piece. August 25 2009. With several of the world’s top motor shows having been cancelled due to the global economic crisis, Frankfurt has become the showcase for the hottest new concept vehicles from the world’s leading car manufacturers. However, the event will also have a distinctly green theme.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Write For GO About Advertise Contact Login Explore GO Media: News & Opinion Family & Lifestyle Business & Technology Gas 2.0 The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. Like this post?

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