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AFP: China's BYD eyes alternative energy vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Hosted by Back to Google News China's BYD eyes alternative energy vehicles 1 day ago BEIJING (AFP) — China?s s BYD Auto said Monday it is in talks to sell its battery products to overseas automakers as part of a bid to take a lead in the alternative energy vehicle sector. Li, general manager of BYD Auto?s

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. About Gas 2.0

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Electric Car Watch #4: Toyota is the new Kodak

Plug In India

Video: Toyota: Dead by 2030 Toyota's Hybrids and Hydrogen car distraction tactics Toyota, as you know, is the world's largest car manufacturer. Let’s be honest, hybrids were never going to be a long term solution to stop our dependency on fossil fuels. You can do a google search to check the facts on energy creation.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

ultra You might also like: Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More The Chinese BYD F3DM, First Mass Produced Electric Car, Fails with Consumers GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? 3 David Herron said on March 16th, 2009 at 12:31 am Fast recharge will require huge power levels.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The president is hoping to use incentives to get one million plug-in hybrid vehicles to consumers by 2015. Plug-in hybrids differ from hybrids on the road today in that they can go longer distances on battery power and can be recharged via electrical outlets. Google Inc. One million. Fisker Automotive.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Many of the first Prius hybrids that were released are still running strong on their NiMH batteries after 100,000+ miles. link] — Adam Carter 11.

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