Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Here we offer our pick of the top 10 green cars at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show: Ford Focus EcoNetic – With its start/stop engine technology, the Ford Focus EcoNetic promises to break the 100g/km carbon dioxide (CO2) threshold with emissions of just 99g/km. Volkswagen e-up! It is set to debut in 2013.

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Green Cars News

JULY 6, 2009

The two manufacturers have already been working together to integrate Tesla’s lithium-ion battery packs and charging electronics into the first 1,000 units of Daimler’s electric smart car. KG Evonik Lithium-ion batteries Smart car.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2013

As we inch ever closer to the launch of the BMW i3 electric car (pictured), the German carmaker has revealed more details about the vehicle. In addition to the vehicle''s LifeDrive structure, the lithium-ion battery, power electronics and electric motor have all been manufactured independently by BM[.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 12, 2014

Plans have been revealed for Hyundai to launch its first battery powered electric car in 2016. Often seen as the champion of fuel cell vehicles, Hyundai appears to be hedging its bets in the green car sector by splitting its focus. In the past it has leaned heavily towards hydrogen cars as it attem[.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Electric cars' Drivers taking part in the UK’s Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle demonstration (ULCV) trial were won over by the electric vehicles they drove, with an overwhelming majority reporting that they impressed by the vehicle performance. What’s more, of the 349 participating drivers, 80 per cent said they coul[.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 14, 2010

It was the green car of the year even before it went electric, and now Volvo is planning to introduce a battery powered version of the C30. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Volvo Ener1 EnerDel Goteborg Energi Volvo C30 Volvo C30 electric Volvo C30 electric cars.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 1, 2011

March marks the UK launch of the company’s first battery powered car, the Nissan LEAF, which is manufactured at its Sunderland plant (see article). However, anyone who thinks that Nissan’s green car efforts are limited to the LEAF alone is very much [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

The German car manufacturer will build an electric model at local ventures with SAIC Motor Corporation and FAW Group Corporation in 2013 and will consider a battery powered [.].

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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.

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Green Cars News

JULY 7, 2010

Axeon, Europe’s largest independent lithium-ion automotive battery systems supplier, has published a ‘Guide to Batteries’ to help industry stakeholders understand current battery technology and how it relates to the automotive sector.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Extended range electric vehicle powertrain company ALTe ( earlier post ) is tracking to produce a limited number of production-caliber vehicle powertrains by December, and plans to ramp up production in the first quarter of 2013, said CEO John Thomas in a recent interview with Green Car Congress.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

The Global Green Car Challenge took place this week in Australia. One vehicle, the Tesla Roadster , set a new world record in the battery powered production vehicle class. Participants in numerous categories faced off for supremacy.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

In hybrid mode fuel consumption (sub-cycle of the European ECE-R101 standard with discharged battery powered by just the TSI drive), the SUV consumes 6.9 The TSI engine charges the battery while driving in order to store enough electrical energy for EV operation later in the journey. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2009

The organiser of the $10million contest to develop next-generation green cars or vehicles has trimmed the number of contestants to 43 teams from 10 countries which have passed the vehicle design phase. Other teams have presented vehicles powered by biofuels, petrol and other fuels.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2009

A battery powered, all electric utility truck with an aerial device has been produced by Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation in association with Altec Industries Inc. It comes with a 120kW induction motor and a lithium-ion battery pack capable of a range in excess of 100 miles and a payload up to 16,280lbs.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2013

Revealing what it dubs an ‘anti-crisis’ car, Toyota’s new battery-powered concept is nothing if not visionary. electric car is designed to address the economic, human and environmental challenges transport currently faces. Developed in association with French designer, Jean-Marie Massaud, the new Me.We

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 3, 2014

The UK government could become the first in the world to see its Cabinet make a wholesale switch to electric cars, the Evening Standard reports. According to the London paper, ministers are keen to lead by example by in adopting battery-powered models in replacement of traditional limousines. [.]. Electric cars'

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 2, 2009

Japanese manufacturer Nissan has made no secret of the fact that it believes the future of green cars revolves firmly around zero-emission electric technology rather than hybrid cars - and now it has the vehicle to back up its claims. The first of Nissan’s electric vehicles will be manufactured in Oppama, Japan.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The third annual National Plug-in Day took place over the weekend with more than 90 US cities getting involved, raising awareness of the market availability and appeal of battery-powered vehicles. Electric cars' This year, events in Mexico and Amsterdam also took place, as an American-led event went global.

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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. The two year program will start in five major cities later this year, and it is expected that the subsidies will be made available to buyers in other cities in the near future.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

The tiny land-locked Kingdom of Bhutan in South Asia is the latest to go electric, as the country’s government announced that it is planning to replace government vehicles with battery-powered models. Electric cars Nissan' According to the Financial Times, the country’s prime minister, Tshering Tobgay has been in talks[.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 17, 2013

A battery-powered version of a tuk-tuk (or auto rickshaw) is to go into production in Asia, featuring key parts manufactured by UK company, Sevcon. Electric cars' Gateshead-based Sevcon partnered with Swedish manufacturer Clean Motion to develop the Zbee, a three-wheel electric city passenger vehicle. Now goin[.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 10, 2009

The United States Patent and Trademark Office for technology has awarded AeroVironment a patent that facilitates the optimal charging, management, maintenance and control of battery packs, chargers and electric vehicles.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 15, 2009

It believes battery power will be more efficient over short distances but that hydrogen fuel cell power will be superior over long ranges of 150 miles and more, and will emerge as the most efficient and flexible choice. The plan is to lease the cars not sell them and fuelling will be included in the lease costs.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 23, 2014

As car giant, Daimler focuses on expanding its electrified car range with the imminent launch of the new Mercedes-Benz B-Class E-Cell, the car giant is about to make it easier for electric car owners to recharge their battery-powered steeds. The German firm is to introduce a new app called ‘Charge[.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Consumer range anxiety about electric cars is a myth and motorists are largely positive about electric cars, new research suggests.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 9, 2013

With two new electric models on the way, Volkswagen UK has announced that it has signed a deal with Ecotricity so that buyers of its new battery-powered models can powered their cars purely on renewable energy. Stroud-based Ecotricity provides all of its electricity from renewable sources includ[.]. Volkswagen'

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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.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 15, 2013

We’ve been discussing recently how old electric cars really are in our look at the history of the battery powered model (see story) and now we’ve the story of a rare, old electric car, dating from the 1940s Breguet electric car which was recently discovered, hidden in the garage of a chateau in France. The [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 15, 2014

Despite partnering with Tesla to explore the development of battery-powered cars, Toyota has hit back at claims from the firm’s CEO, Elon Musk that fuel cell vehicles, as an alternative to battery electric vehicles are ‘bullsh**’. Tesla is not alone in its scepticism about fuel cell cars; both Ren[.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 14, 2013

Could 2013 be the year of the ‘affordable’ electric car? With the Renault Zoe and now the smart fortwo electric drive (ED) to launch in the year, the battery-powered car market could be about to open up to a whole new audience of buyers. With smart revealing the UK prices for its fortwo electric drive, [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Kia has been recognised for its use of bio-based materials in its first electric car; the soon-to-launch Soul EV. The Korean brand plans to launch a battery-powered version of its popular compact MPV later this year. It will not just be the absence of tailpipe emissions that will make the Soul EV [.].

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO. electric-car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles. Venture funds back green cars. by Reuters.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 24, 2014

London has only achieved 3 per cent of its targeted uptake for electric cars, according to the BBC, despite the city mayor’s ambitious plans for battery powered models. Electric cars' The mayor, Boris Johnson wanted to see 100,000 electric vehicles on the capital’s roads by 2020. But so far there are just 3,000 [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 21, 2013

Feeling every inch the second-generation electric car, the arrival of the Renault ZOE is set to take battery-powered cars up a notch, easing out some of the minor flaws that haunt the first-generation Nissan LEAF. range of electric cars, this electric supermini, the most affordable electric [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 1, 2012

Lithium-ion batteries, which are used in the next generation of electric cars, have long been seen as the ultimate solution for the battery powered generation. However, now it appears they could be about to get even more powerful.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 5, 2013

The arrival of BMW into the electric vehicle market, with its new i3 supermini is sparking huge interest in battery-powered models and could help start a second wave motorists make the switch away from combustion power. Electric cars BMW' According to the carmaker, around 6,500 people in the UK alone have already as[.].

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