Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford will also be introducing the C-MAX Hybrid and the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid—also to be built at Michigan Assembly— for sale in the second half of next year. Ford’s near-term electrification plan calls for the company to triple production capacity of its electrified vehicle range by 2013. Earlier post.).

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EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

Volvo reveals C40 Recharge “SUV coupe” – Volvo revealed its new C40 Recharge “SUV coupe” which according to the company “has all the benefits of an SUV but with a lower and sleeker design.” Previously the company said that customers would start receiving their sedans this spring.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Virtually all major vehicle manufacturers and several start-up companies are offering—or are planning to offer soon—a PEV for sale in the US market. ” The 13-member panel made 10 major findings and 8 recommendations. The findings include: The US PEV Industry in the Global Market.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2012

planned for sales to the mass market in five pilot cities encountered delays due to infrastructure installments, Pike noted, and consequently were not rolled out in 2011. Price will be a major barrier to growth on the demand side, Pike notes, especially given China’s reliance on cash sales over financing. BEV/PHEV cars that were.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

2021 Is Here: Here Are the Top 10 Electric Car Companies. Tesla is described as disruptive technology, but in reality the company has done what auto companies have done for a little more than a century—build great cars and match them up with owners who appreciate them. Let us know what you think. Tesla – the 4,800-pound Gorilla.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

It will have the ability to directly recharge other electric vehicles, send power back into the grid, and act as a backup power source for a home. Company CEO and founder Henrik Fisker has had a hand in designing the BMW Z8, the Aston Martin DB9 and the V8 Vantage, and the Fisker Karma. The Fisker Ocean is also a power source.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

A software upgrade, retailing for $2,000 to $2,500, will be made available for sale later this month to new and existing conversion kit customers. PICC’s existing conversion kit allows Prius owners to recharge their vehicles in six hours using a regular 120-volt outlet, or in as little as two hours with an optional high-capacity charger.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. MidAmericans David Sokol, BYDs Wang, and company advisor Li Lu flew with Sokol from Detroit to Omaha so that Wang could meet Buffett in person. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 30, 2007

Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources, reported Wednesday that first year sales of the automaker's plug-in hybrid could quadruple that of the Toyota Prius' U.S. The car, expected to run 40 miles without recharging, will cost less than $30,000. "If a Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, company that monitors the industry.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

When the batteries reach a predetermined state of discharge, the Capstone C30 microturbine fires up and recharges the batteries on the fly to extend the driving range up to 500 miles. That company closed a US$12-million Series A investment round in April, led by The Quercus Trust of Newport Beach, California. —Darren Jamison.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

for sale to regular folks. Also, the company eventually would like to make the car and its batteries in Smyrna, Tenn., Also, the company eventually would like to make the car and its batteries in Smyrna, Tenn., In terms of recharging infrastructure, plans are to start in the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin area.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Since then Daimler , Ford Motor Company , General Motors , Stellantis and Volkswagen Group, have committed an additional $152 billion in investments, a sum four times their combined 2019 operating profits. As a comparison , in 2011, there were only two battery electric and 29 hybrid electric vehicle models offered for sale in the US.

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

The vehicle will be recharged at night, plugged into a standard home outlet. Ford , Chrysler , Volvo Nissan , Subaru and VW have all indicated they will be bringing plug-in hybrids to the showroom floor for sale within the next few years. Parent company BYD Co.—it The BYD F3DM will land in showrooms at the end of the month.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The company had already delivered more than 700 vehicles by the end of September, 2009 (see article ). Of all the ‘upstart’ green car companies, Tesla is the closest to breaking out into the mainstream. The company hopes to begin selling the Fisker Karma in mid 2010 in Europe.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine Twitter Tennessee may be getting a jump-start on preparations for the electric car, but how quickly Americans take to it and how enthusiastically power companies support it remain key questions as the government and automakers push for more alternative-fuel vehicles.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 4, 2006

Since the utility grid has lower demand during overnight hours, the recharging of plug-ins would not add to the peak load. A $10 million competitive grant program , administered by NYSERDA, for private sector gasoline companies to install renewable fuel pumps for E85, biodiesel, CNG, or other renewable fuels.

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Green Cars News

JULY 1, 2009

Ford Motor Company’s global commitment to the development of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) is reinforced with a British project including Ford demonstration models as part of the UK Government’s Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicle fleet announced this week. This set-up targets a range of up to 100 miles and a top speed of 80mph.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. More Recharging Detroit The future of the U.S. More from Fortune Obama exclusive: Business needs to work with me 28 top companies: Theyre hiring! The business world hopes shes right. This does not bode well for U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Batteries not ready. No announced plans.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Jerry was hosted by LVEVA member Michelle Robinson, who is also the Chief Operating Officer for the company. The extra lead-acid battery pack can be recharged externally at night from the Prius owner’s household 110 VAC source in a home garage. Happy Thanksgiving and may you enjoy a well-deserved rest!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Gallery: Plugging in at home Battery swap stations are a concept often associated with Better Place , an EV infrastructure company. Please feel free to tell us what you believe to be the benefits of some of the various recharging modes mentioned above in the comments section below. It does not reflect well upon you.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Additional resources: CalCars Environmental FAQ CalCars and Global Warming Plug In Partners: Environmental Benefits Summary of environmental benefits by former DOE official Joe Romm PHEVs will generally recharge at night using excess power from plants that cant shut down completely -- so they dont add to the peak load.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., The battery-powered cars that Chinese companies are showing are intended to be much less expensive than those planned by big foreign companies. Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

According to Nissan, the company plans to introduce its upcoming electric car in Oregon in late 2010. Although Think has been plagued by bad financial news recently, the company’s North American C.E.O., Firefly Energy is the most prominent of these companies. In the U.S. link] — Adam Carter 11.

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