Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric cars (FCEV) are ready for commercial scale-up and could fast become cost-competitive with traditional petrol and diesel cars according to a new comprehensive study of the technology.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 17, 2010

China is serious about electric cars – and if you don’t believe it then check out the latest numbers issued by China Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang. The minister has said that he wants the country’s annual production capacity to reach one million units by 2020. He said that the promotion of public [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 14, 2009

Good news for electric car infrastructure innovators Better Place after a new study stated that with a battery switching model and pay-per-mile contracts, electric cars could account for as much as 64 per cent of US light duty vehicle sales by 2030.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 23, 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. This will build on the success of the US-China Electric Vehicle Forum that was established in September.

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Green Cars News

JULY 13, 2010

The race to be at the front of the lithium-ion battery market as electric cars become mainstream, is heating up with South Korea announcing plans to invest 15trillion won to become the world’s dominant producer of rechargeable batteries.

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Green Cars News

JULY 8, 2010

After its parallel full hybrid technology was featured in both the new Porsche Cayenne S and the new Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid, Bosch has outlined its commitment to electric vehicles and predicted a surge in market share.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 4, 2009

France is the latest country to throw its name into the hat with its minister for ecology, energy, sustainable development and the sea, Jean Louis Borloo, presenting a national 14-point plan to accelerate the development and commercialisation of electric cars and plug-in hybrids. So how will this be achieved?

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Green Cars News

MAY 16, 2009

Better Place has showcased its new battery switch system in Yokohama, Japan, which is designed to make long distance travel by electric vehicle convenient for consumers. The company selected the Nissan Dualis to demonstrate the battery switch technology.

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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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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Here is the comprehensive list of every new EV due in the next few years. READ MORE: Every electric ute and pick-up coming soon! READ MORE: Every new electric car coming to Australia in 2022.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2009

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her ministers are finalizing a plan to provide financial incentives starting in 2012 to support the production and sale of 100,000 electric cars annually. The plan envisages around one million electric cars on German roads by 2020. Tags: Brief.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

The reverse automatic braking will snap your head, but is a valuable safety technology. The latter is a safety feature that Clean Fleet Report feels should be standard on all cars. Make sure to opt-in to the Clean Fleet Report newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews. News: BMW iX EV.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

For those new to Lexus, a couple of myths need to be dispelled. First, that a Lexus is just a Toyota with a higher price tag. (It Our history with the RX through the years: Road Test: 2020 Lexus RX 450h Hybrid. News: 2018 Lexus RX 450h Hybrid. Recognized and known for affordable luxury, the RX 450h continues to impress.

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

The dominance of the internal combustion engine will remain intact over the next 20 years - but full electric powertrains will at some point become pervasive according to Robert Bosch GmbH executives speaking at their annual International Automotive Press Briefing. Meanwhile, by 2015 he expects the market will see three-cylinder, 1.1-

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 26, 2021

The LED lighting and chromed exhaust ports give the whole package an upscale look that makes the price tag look like a bargain. Volkswagen’s CarNet connected car technology provides a wireless connection for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Wi-Fi and wireless phone charging. Road Test: 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 30, 2008

Here's the story from Motor Trend : VW jumping on plug-in hybrid bandwagon with TwinDrive system Nate Martinez June 26 2008 Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn announced today that pre-production testing of the automaker's plug-in hybrid electric system, dubbed TwinDrive, is underway with the full support of the German government.

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Green Cars News

JULY 18, 2009

Labour also wants ministers to switch to electric cars and the UK government will offer £3million for hybrid buses as well as a £30million fund for councils. According to a Scottish Government spokesman, they are considering converting all public sector vehicles to low carbon technologies by 2020.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 16, 2009

He said that the biggest issue with batteries is not the technology, but the volume. At the moment Ford has four full hybrids on the market and will increase its use of hybrid technology going forward with plans to introduce plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and pure electric vehicles during the mid-term 2011-2020 period.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

In order to reach this target, the Electrification Roadmap suggests there will need to be a tipping point reached by 2020. This would mean that grid enabled vehicles represent 25 per cent of new light duty vehicle purchases.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 25, 2009

Around $176million will be invested over the next two years as the California Energy Commission adopts the Alternative and Renewable Fuels and Vehicle Technology Program’s Investment Plan to encourage innovation and meet the state’s climate change policies.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 26, 2009

The California Air Resources Board has now adopted regulation in Governor Schwarzenegger’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard which calls for at least a 10 per cent reduction in the carbon intensity of California’s transportation fuels from 2006 levels by 2020.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 14, 2009

A symbol of communist East Germany is to be reborn as an electric car, The Telegraph reports. The new edition of the infamous national car, the Trabant will be revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month under its new name- the nT (new Trabant). To find out more, read The Telegraph article here.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 22, 2009

As Toyota took the wraps off its latest hybrid offerings at the Toyko Motor Show, the carmaker vowed to build petrol-electric versions of all its vehicles by 2020, in anticipation of a booming market for hybrids. Tags: Lexus Toyota concept hybrid Toyko.

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Green Cars News

JULY 7, 2009

Life has never run smoothly for the electric car. Much of the criticism about electric cars has centred on the fact that even though they produce no emissions of their own, the energy they rely on merely displaces the problem. However, in recent years, electric cars have finally started to answer some of their critics.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Question: Can you tell explain Ford’s strategy for introducing greener cars? Using conventional technology in the main but that is optimised for maximum efficiency – that’s things likes the ECOnetic and EcoBoost. Ecoboost is a petrol engine technology that gets more out of the same engine.

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Electric Vehicles India

DECEMBER 14, 2021

BMW iX electric SUV launched in India . The German luxury car brand BMW has launched its fully electric SUV BMW iX in India with a price tag of Rs 1,15,90,000 (ex-showroom). The all-electric SUV BMW iX comes with a five-star safety rating by Euro NCAP which is very important in any vehicle.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

Cartoon Welcome > Themes > Hybrid & Electric > Opinion > EV special III Experience the electric future Annick Driessen, MindsinMotion.net Thursday 16 April 2009 Electric cars will soon be booming, claimed Professor Pier Vellinga in the first of our series on the future of electric vehicles on the Dutch roads.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

Sales of electric cars almost tripled in 2023 and Aussies had more models than ever to choose from. Excitingly, 2024 is shaping up to set new records for the EV market with an onslaught of new arrivals. From A to V, here are all the new electric cars you can expect on Australian roads this year.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I “You guys own the cars.&# Thesen said that a factory in Turkey was being refurbished to be able to produce 100,000 electric vehicles a year.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 25, 2008

“We can do this,” he vowed in Michigan, the nation’s car capital, promising to spend $150 billion over 10 years on the effort. The plans include a $ 7,000 tax credit to drivers who buy advanced-technology vehicles and $4 billion in direct assistance to Detroit automakers to help them build hybrid vehicles in the U.S. “I

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Volkswagen CEO says "Future belongs to electric cars," has gained German government support for development.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Home Business Industry Sectors Engineering MY PROFILE SHOP JOBS PROPERTY CLASSIFIEDS From The Sunday Times April 19, 2009 Slow start for charge of the electric cars Ray Hutton Electric cars need a boost. Electric cars remain dependent on the development of better,affordable batteries.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 13, 2009

million) investment in Electrovaya, a leading manufacturer of patented battery technology for electric vehicles. The company’s patented battery technology lets cars drive further on a single charge than electric vehicles that use other batteries. . The Canadian province of Ontario has announced a CAD$16.7

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Among its suggestions is a £300 tax on new cars, increasing annually to £3,300 by 2020. If the UK can develop clean technology then it could dominate export markets rather than having to spend billions on buying carbon credits from countries that have left us behind.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The solar market, for example, has been around for some time, but it has been a fringe technology in commercial terms. But with Japan mandating that 70 percent of the countrys new houses will be powered by photovoltaic solar energy by 2020, "that creates a market," McCabe notes. (It Inappropriate?

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