Green Cars News

JULY 27, 2010

It seems like we have been talking about the Chevrolet Volt for years here at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk – but now it is edging closer to its debut and General Motors has released some vital information about the vehicle. The extended range electric vehicle will have a starting MSRP of $41,000 and after the Federal income tax [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 3, 2010

According to new information from the company, Chevrolet plans to produce 10,000 Volt extended range electric vehicles by the end of 2011 with an additional 30,000 Volts to be produced during 2012. Marketing [.].

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 21, 2010

An electric concept vehicle from Shanghai GM made its world debut at the 2010 Guangzhou Auto Show. The GM Sail electric vehicle was one of 23 production and concept vehicles at the show and took pride of place alongside the extended range Chevrolet Volt.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 30, 2010

The UK winner of the Vauxhall ecoFlex competition will soon head to Malmo to compete for the chance to win one of the first Ampera extended range electric vehicles. Helen White was chosen as the UK finalist and will travel to Sweden where she will take on the winners from 19 other countries in the final [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 30, 2010

Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Vauxhall Chevrolet Volt electric vehicles Erin O'Connor extended range electric vehicles supermodel Vauxhall Ampera William Tempest.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

After what seems like decades of anticipation, electric cars will finally break off their shackles as niche vehicles and drive into the mainstream with the upcoming launch of the Nissan LEAF electric car and the extended range Chevrolet Volt (Vauxhall/Opel Ampera).

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Green Cars News

JULY 15, 2010

The extended warranty far surpasses that from the Tesla Roadster which comes with a three-year, 36,000mile warranty although the company does also offer an extended battery replacement warranty for [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 29, 2010

The team built a biodiesel extended range electric vehicle with a 21.3kWh battery pack from A123Systems that provides an electric range of 60miles. It is also equipped with a 1.3l [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 17, 2010

The first buyers of the Chevrolet Volt extended range vehicle will be able to pick up one of 4,400 free home charging stations, according to General Motors.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Extended range electric vehicles and full battery electric vehicles place much steeper technical demands on motors than mild and full hybrids. Mr Savigan presented a study highlighting the different [.]. Mr Savigan presented a study highlighting the different [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

When it comes to plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles, there is one clear frontrunner when it comes to early sales. The Chevrolet Volt (pictured) is once again the top selling plug-in vehicle in the USA, according to official statistics for October.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 15, 2009

Their design of an extended range electric vehicle took first place out of 17 universities in the US and Canada that competed in the first milestone of this three-year competition. Second place went to the University of Victoria, which created another extended range electric vehicle that runs on E85 ethanol.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

A small slice of genius from Vauxhall and driving school Red: an 18 year old guy has become the first person in Britain to pass their driving test using an electric car. Well, make that extended range electric vehicle: he did it in a Vauxhall Ampera. At least the test anxiety didn’t have the added [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Lithium-ion batteries (pictured) are seen as the key to success for electric vehicles thanks to their extended range and power capabilities: however, their safety has been called into question on the back of several electric car fires.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The Audi A1 e-tron extended range electric vehicle is at the heart of a new fleet trial in Munich. Run by Audi, E.ON, Stadtwerke Munchen and Technische Universitat Munchen, the project will see 20 Audi A1 e-tron vehicles used to test charging infrastructure installed within the Munich city limits and outlying areas.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

In the transportation sector, Boston-Power is targeting its high-energy, long-life cells at plug-in hybrid and full battery electric vehicles. From 1994 to 2002, Purcell led the GM Advanced Technology Vehicles Group (GM ATV). Swing cells for electric vehicle, industrial and electronic applications. Purcell, Jr.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 17, 2009

Lithium-ion batteries could soon grab a significant share of the hybrid and electric vehicle advanced battery market according to one industry expert. His forecast can be divided into application segments with Anderman seeing the greatest opportunities in the mini EV and extended range electric vehicle market.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

The Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle and its battery pack are both converging on the beginning of the product and process validation stage of General Motors’ development process, which is scheduled to start in February, 2010.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 5, 2012

With the North American International Auto Show to kick off next week, VIA Motors, a manufacturer of electric trucks has chosen its lithium-ion battery supplier ahead of showcasing its vehicles at the event.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 3, 2011

Plug-in hybrid and extended range electric vehicles could benefit from lightweight sealed steel fuel tanks.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2009

Once a symbol of gas guzzling Americana, perceptions of the Hummer may soon change for the good after a preliminary road test of the Raser Hummer H3E achieved more than 50 miles of all-electric range. SIDI turbocharged engine provides the electrical power.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 19, 2009

Those lucky enough to be at the Mazda Raceway last weekend got to witness one of the most hotly anticipated debuts in motoring as the Fisker Karma plug-in extended range electric vehicle made its public driving debut. And the driver for the debut performance?

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

According to reports in the Detroit News , General Motors has decided to produce the Cadillac Converj, which will be an extended range electric vehicle derived from the Voltec platform. The concept car originally made its debut earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Designed and engineered by Southern California automaker Fisker Automotive, the four-door Karma is claimed to be the ‘first electric vehicle with extended range’. Driven only by electric motors at all [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

By participating in GM’s global technology development and purchasing organisations, the Opel/Vauxhall brands will benefit from important economies of scale – for example the Ampera extended range electric vehicle, based on the Chevrolet Volt, can only be brought to market in a joint effort with GM.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

The vehicle will support an all-electric range of 12.4miles at speeds up to 62mph. Over longer distances the Prius Plug-in becomes a conventional petrol-electric hybrid and with this extended range, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are reduced to around 60g/km according to Toyota.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to spend some time with Dr. Prabhakar Patil, the CEO of Compact Power, Inc. CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM by Bill Cooke.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

“We’ve taken a vehicle known for being both a gas guzzler and an environmental polluter and turned into a clean, green machine that outperforms its gasoline powered equivalent,” said West. The Hummer H3E is a plug-in electric vehicle with an onboard range extender.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

These four main kits are now joined by the all-new Modularer Elektrifizierungsbaukasten (“Modular Electric Drive kit”, or MEB), being developed by the Volkswagen brand. The first production MEB vehicle, a version of the I.D. We are going to use the technology of possibilities intensively and very creatively. —Michael Mauer.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extended range vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win!

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

The green car race has introduced the motoring world to a host of new names, but perhaps none are as influential as Better Place. At the Frankfurt Motor Show, the company introduced its electric vehicle services platform in conjuction with Renault’s unveiling of the Fluence ZE Concept with switchable battery system.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

GM’s Britta Gross, Director of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Commercialization will participate in a webchat tomorrow to field questions about the development of the plug-in ecosystem. Linguistically, they’re talking about “plug-ins” rather than quibbling about plug-in hybrids vs. extended range EVs.

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Green Cars News

JULY 25, 2009

It is one of the most exciting and innovative green car concepts around and now the Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid will make its public driving debut. The vehicle will line-up during the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races on August 15, some 19 months after it was initially unveiled as a concept.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2009

Following last week’s government announcement of £5,000 electric vehicle (EVs) subsidies, leading electric car retailer, evstores have confirmed a huge growth in enquiries for their electric MyCar city vehicle. The good news is that most of us do not need the extended range.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks.

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