Green Car Congress
MAY 7, 2009
Frost & Sullivan, a global consultancy and market analysis firm, believes that there will three phases for the development of green cars in China: LPG/CNG and hybrids in the short term; electric vehicles in the middle stage; and fuel cell vehicles in the long run. Hybrids Prevail in the Short Term. The key Question: When?
Green Cars News
JULY 6, 2009
It is hoped that the lithium-ion battery systems will start to appear in Mercedes vehicles beginning in 2012. Professor Herbert Kohler, the Head of E-Drive & Future Mobility at Daimler AG, described the joint venture as an important resource for the auto industry to develop these batteries and also distribute them to third parties.
Green Cars News
MAY 4, 2010
Having already outlined its plans to become a key player in the lithium-ion battery market, the Nikkei now reports that Sanyo Electric will launch mass production of the batteries for plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles by fiscal 2012.
Green Cars News
JUNE 18, 2012
With a subsidy scheme on electric vehicles reaching its conclusion in India, there has been a 75 per cent drop in sales of electric cars (such as India’s first electric car, the Reva, pictured) and other battery powered vehicles in the country.
Green Cars News
DECEMBER 21, 2011
Printer Patrick Chard is the first owner of one of the battery-powered van, after he picked up the keys from Milton Keynes dealership, Marshall Renault. Already a winner of two major industry awards; the International Van of the Year 2012 and [.]. Renault is celebrating delivering its very first Kangoo Z.E
Green Cars News
DECEMBER 7, 2010
The Ampera, based on the Chevrolet Volt and recently launched in the US, will reach the UK in 2012. The Ampera uses a battery-powered electric motor, and when it runs down a small, [.]. Engineers are working on the Vauxhall Ampera extended range hybrid in a bid to make it more suitable for European driving conditions.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JUNE 1, 2010
China is starting a program to subsidize buyers of battery-powered and plug-in hybrids. Journal article: China to Subsidize Electric Cars. for instance, plans to start test-marketing an all-electric compact car called the Leaf in China next year, after the model is launched in Japan, the U.S. Read more in the Wall St.
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