Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2010

Wanxiang will continue to fund the expansion of its existing manufacturing facility in Hangzhou, a rapidly developing industrial center located 112 miles southwest of Shanghai. Wanxiang’s electric vehicle division has been supplying the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, and will also supply the Asia Games, to be held in Guangzhou in 2010.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 11, 2024

That effectively precludes any vehicles that are not intended for the global market, with winners resulting from the opinions of a limited number of industry experts. It will be the vehicle we look back on down the road and say ‘that is when EVs became truly affordable, user-friendly and desirable for all consumers’.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

GM ATV was responsible for the development and production of the GM EV-1; his organization also developed and produced the S-10 Electric Truck and developed the GM Precept Hybrid Vehicle, which was part of President Clinton’s Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) program. —Bob Purcell. Earlier post.)

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Industry consultants say U.S. companies are losing a race to commercialize the technology to rivals in Asia and Europe. Industry consultants say U.S. companies are losing a race to commercialize the technology to rivals in Asia and Europe. Tags: EV News Production News Inside Track.

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Plugs and Cars

MARCH 19, 2010

In 2001 I began driving an electric car, obtaining the last of the ZEV mandate-required EVs. As I got turned on to the benefits and technological readiness of electric cars, the writing was on the wall and EVs began to disappear from California's roads. The notion of the plug-in hybrid revived the hope of plugging in. I was thrilled.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2009

In 2011, the largest dollar volume for Li-ion automotive applications could come from the mini EV and EREV segment. About half of those, he suggests, could be the mini-EVs of the i-MiEV type. Full EVs still require $10/gallon. The industry does not need a 2011 version of “Who Killed the Electric Car”. Click to enlarge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. Its expected price tag is between 60,000 yuan and 70,000 yuan, or about $8,780 to $10,250. Among the most notable: a gas-electric hybrid Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2012

In a new report , Pike Research forecasts that global sales of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment (EVSE) will grow at a steady pace from 2012 to 2020 as the global market for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) grows. and become the largest market for EVSE in Asia Pacific in 2016. Pike anticipates consolidation in the industry.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

a producer of plug-in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and partner Silver Spring Networks, a provider of smart grid solutions, are participating in a plug-in electric vehicle (EV) pilot program sponsored by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). ClipperCreek, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2010

THINK, the Scandinavian electric vehicle maker, is delivering its first EVs into South America as part of a new collaboration with Brazilian electricity supplier, CPFL Energia S.A. It serves residential, industrial, and commercial customers. Tags: Brief. million consumers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

The partnership combines GE’s global scale, broad technology portfolio, smart grid expertise, and its new WattStation Level 2 electric vehicle charger ( earlier post ) with Better Place’s EV services and infrastructure solution. Tags: Electric (Battery) Infrastructure.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

Since the Cube is 200 lbs heavier than the final body of the EV, it should be a bit quicker still. Some think Nissan is taking a gamble by rapidly moving into mass marketing of EVs, comparing the company’s approach to Toyota and Honda’s approach of “wait and see how the market materializes for EVs, then jump in.&#

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2009

When you are trying to redefine the automotive industry, you need to bring many partners along.” Detroit Electric plans to begin sales in 2010; its plans call for selling more than 270,000 EVs in Europe, UK, China and the United States by 2012. Tags: Electric (Battery). Albert Lam, Detroit Electric’s Chairman and CEO.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 23, 2008

I really don’t think the industry understands just how popular these cars are going to be. From what I’m reading, there’s a lot of battery production coming on line in the next 12 months in Asia and Europe. Tags: EV News Inside Track GM Chevy Volt. It’s all in how they market them.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2010

Better Place, the global provider of EV networks and services, has signed an agreement with an HSBC-led investor consortium for new equity financing of $350 million. “Since the company was founded over two years ago, Better Place has maintained that the race to mass adoption of EVs would be a marathon, not a sprint.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. Focusing on all-electric, Nissan-Renault partnership with Better Place for EVs. By partnering with these two industries. This is unusual. People wont buy a full car.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. In addition to Smart Grid City, another major EV/V2G initiative is unfolding.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

If these companies are ultimately successful and can convince EV manufacturers to ditch lithuim ion, we could depend on the already robust recycling program. Even so, most next gen EV manufacturers are focused on lithium ion (and to a lesser extent NiMH) as the core technology to power their cars. Shameless self plugs here.

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