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. The Swedish manufacturer is teaming up with energy company Goteborg Energi to co-operate on electric vehicles and recharge infrastructure.

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

Everybody may know those bright red vans - but not everyone will hear them coming in Japan, where the country’s postal service is scheduled to deploy 40 electric vehicles during this fiscal year.

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

Paris is known as the city of romance, and now the Renault-Nissan Alliance and EDF Energy hope that its residents will fall in love with electric cars. The alliance and the French energy company are planning a large-scale electric vehicle test in the region that will run for one year beginning in September, 2010.

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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). However, choosing an electric vehicle is just [.].

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 30, 2009

It has been abundantly clear for quite some time that China is serious about pushing electric vehicles – and now there is some physical evidence to match the legislation and hype.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 22, 2007

London could soon replace California as the electric car capital of the world. The policy, which exempts electric cars from hefty daily taxation, is resulting in increasingly significant vehicle choices for English consumers. Daimler is set to be the first on the street with 100 test vehicle SMARTs in 2008. Norway's Th!nk

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 18, 2009

US clean technology company, Evatran has developed wireless technology system to make it easier to recharge electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The Virginia-based firm has developed a product called ‘Plugless Power’ which allows electric vehicles to be re-charged using a hands-free proximity system.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

According to a new survey by Ernst & Young’s Global Automotive Center, roughly 60% of respondents in China said they would consider purchasing a plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle. 79% of China respondents believe that electric-powered vehicles will outnumber gasoline powered vehicles in 20 years or less.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 11, 2010

Bob Lutz announces the next GM Electric Car program, post Volt. For more details, read the story: Lutz: GM to make Cadillac Converj electric car. Lutz: GM to make Cadillac Converj electric car. Lutz: GM to make Cadillac Converj electric car. Lutz: GM to make Cadillac Converj electric car. The Detroit News.

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EV Connect

AUGUST 22, 2022

Electric vehicle sales continue to surge forward. With strong policy support and aggressive climate initiatives , prioritizing plug-in hybrids and fully electric vehicles makes more sense for auto dealers than ever. Attract Eco-Minded Customers Electric vehicles were once a novelty item in the minds of most drivers.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 9, 2009

Just a week ago we told you how Subaru is to launch a diesel car in Japan and that it would begin leasing its plug-in STELLA electric vehicle from this summer. Now further details have come to light about the availability of the vehicle.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Nissan electric vehicle recharging electric vehicles Houston Nissan LEAF recharging infrastructure Renault-Nissan Alliance.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

2021 Is Here: Here Are the Top 10 Electric Car Companies. The new models we’ve driven have caused us to rethink the Top 10. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. Almost two-thirds of the battery electric cars sold in the U.S.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 1, 2010

Microsoft’s Hohm to Manage Ford’s Electric Cars. manage off-hours home electrical usage? In the case of electric cars, time-shifting the recharge to late at night is important because recharging effectively a home’s daytime energy usage. manage off-hours home electrical usage?

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Green Cars News

JUNE 27, 2010

As efforts continue to make London the electric vehicle capital of Europe, Transport for London has added four Mitsubishi i-MiEVs to its fleet. The four vehicles are partly funded by the Government’s Low Carbon Procurement Partnership and is the first step in an effort to bring 1,000 electric vehicles to the city’s fleet by 2015.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 26, 2010

The move towards charging vehicles safely from the electric grid has advanced after Europe’s automobile manufacturers agreed to a first phase of joint specifications. The agreement only covers one- and three-phrase AC charging in the short- and medium-term and reflects the needs of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

This time it is the turn of Orlando and the Orlando Utilities Commission which have agreed to join the Alliance in promoting the development of an electric vehicle charging network, [.].

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Write For GO About Advertise Contact Login Explore GO Media: News & Opinion Family & Lifestyle Business & Technology Gas 2.0 Caroline Reichert, a spokeswoman for the Germany energy company RWE , said leading automotive and energy companies have reached an agreement for a standardized plug for electric cars. as stated.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2010

Nearly 5,000 homes in the US will soon be boosted by free home electric vehicle charging points from Coulomb Technologies. Any one who buys one of the ChargePoint America programme’s electric vehicles – the Chevrolet Volt, the Ford Focus Electric or the Smart ForTwo Electric – and is located within one of the nine targeted regions [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 24, 2010

One of the UK’s fastest growing providers of charging solutions, POD Point has announced the introduction of its first high-speed, home charging point for quick recharging of electric vehicles. Tags: Electric cars Green credentials electric vehicles fast charge home Pod Point recharging.

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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. This news story has been successfully emailed to you friend(s). Its expected price tag is between 60,000 yuan and 70,000 yuan, or about $8,780 to $10,250. Gasgoo.com | ?? |

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Electric vehicle charging station infrastructure provider Coulomb Technologies has received a $14million funding boost in a round led by Voyager Capital and Rho Ventures. The company will use the money to expand research and development with plans to expand into worldwide markets such as those in Asia and South America.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 21, 2010

Known as the Battery Systems Company, it will incorporate Hitachi Maxwell Ltd and Hitachi Vehicle Energy, both of which were set up to develop, manufacture and market rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles and [.].

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

million) to projects to develop ultra-efficient electrical systems for electric and hybrid vehicles. This is the second major recent investment in electric vehicle technology by the Technology Strategy Board, which is sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Electric cars and how they are charged has become the latest additions to a new exhibition of transport in Manchester. Tags: Elektromotive costs electric car manchester MOSI museum recharging.

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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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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

Funny that this article cites “a shortage of public charging stations&# as the sole reason for auto makers scrapping electric vehicles in the 1990s. Read more about it in the San Jose Mercury News Article: Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday. By Dana Hull for the San Jose Mercury News.

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Green Cars News

MAY 12, 2010

A new project has been launched in Tsukuba City, Japan, with the aim of showcasing a real world integration of Smart Grid, stationary lithium-ion grid storage, rapid recharging, renewable energy technologies and electric vehicles.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 16, 2010

For more details, read the story: Toyota, Nissan to standardize electric car recharger. From the Reuters story: Top Japanese carmakers Toyota and Nissan helped set up a group to standardize fast-charge stations for electric cars on Monday in a bid to promote the spread of the zero-emission vehicles. Credit: Toyota Motor).

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 27, 2009

Well, Seattle will get 15 diesel/electric work trucks that are expected to save more than 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel a year as well as reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by more than 112 tons annually. It will also pick up $500,000 for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations. So how will the money be spent?

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Green Cars News

JUNE 4, 2009

Founded in 2003, Elektromotive are a leading provider of electric vehicle charging points. Based in the City of Brighton and Hove, UK, Elektomotive consist of a small team dedicated to designing and installing cutting edge technology for recharging electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2009

A newly released University of Michigan study found widespread consumer interest in buying plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; however, the cost of the cars is much more influential than environmental and other non-economic factors as a predictor of purchase probabilities. Source: Curtin et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 15, 2010

Regional development agency, One North East and carmaker Nissan has teamed up with its European equivalents to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles. Tags: Electric cars Green cars demonstration electric eu EVA Nissan One North East recharge regional development.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

UK based Elektromotive is making headway in the electric vehicle recharging market after appointing ThePluginCompany to install networks of charging stations across Belgium and Luxembourg. Elektromotive has also exported its technology to the Netherlands, Iceland, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Germany and Sweden.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

N ow that the number one automaker and the number two automaker has made the commitment to building Plug In hybrid / electric vehicles by 2010, another automotive giant is joining the race. Here is the story from the New York Times : Nissan Plans Electric Car in U.S. Toyota ( TM ). Honda ( HMC ). It's the contrarian.

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Green Cars News

JULY 9, 2009

. “Yes I’ll have a Big Mac, fries, and some electricity please…&#. Perhaps it won’t work quite like that, but a McDonald’s restaurant in Cary, North Carolina, will become the first location in the fast food restaurant chain in more than a decade to offer electric car recharging.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Last week we told you that the company was heading to Belgium and Luxembourg (see article ), and now it will play a pivotal role in the introduction of an electric vehicle recharging infrastructure in Denmark.

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