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

JULY 5, 2009

The development of electric cars is a marathon not a sprint - that’s the verdict of Volkswagen AG Chairman of the Board of Management Professor Dr Martin Winterkorn as he announced the introduction of the company’s first electric vehicles based on the Up! per cent in pure electric vehicles in 2020.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 23, 2009

A UK-wide trial of electric cars has been launched. Ministers gathered at London’s Guildhall this morning to unveil the range of electric and low carbon technology vehicles to be used in the trails. Cars set to be used in the trial include the Mini E, the Mitsubishi iMiEV and the electric smart ed.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Toyota has long been one of the leading carmakers in the world of green cars. The first manufacturer to produce a full production hybrid, in the form of the iconic Prius, Toyota has also made significant advancements in the development of electric, hydrogen and alternative fuel vehicles. TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Thanks to the Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity at the Idaho National Laboratory, the US Department of Energy has now clocked up one million miles under its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle testing. The activity looks at plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in real world usage using both fleet and public drivers.

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Green Cars News

MAY 15, 2009

The government’s new car scrappage scheme, which launches on Monday, 18 May, discriminates against some groups of motorists, and works against the government’s own plans to encourage the use of electric vehicles, says ultra-light vehicle manufacturer and importer Aixam Mega. Tags: Aixam Mega electric ev scrappage.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 3, 2009

London Mayor Boris Johnson’s recently announced Electric Vehicle Delivery Plan is a highly positive step towards kick-starting the large-scale adoption of electric vehicles and boosting consumer confidence, according to electric quadricycle manufacturer and distributor Aixam Mega.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2009

Following successful trials in the UK, the zero-emission, smart fortwo electric drive is ready for small series production. The second generation smart electric drive will also be taking part in projects in Rome, Milan and Paris. All this is made possible by a powerful 30kW electric motor which is built for us by Zytek Automotive.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 17, 2011

Why it is important: They outlined that electrification is important because petrol [.]. Both John Deutch and Ernest Motiz offered a summary reflecting their own observations on electrification. -

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

The Green Piece: September 8, 2009. The beleaguered automotive industry in the United States has taken its fair share of knocks over the last 12 months but none were more shocking than when one of the oldest and most well-respected brands in motoring – General Motors (GM) – slipped into bankruptcy earlier this year.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Question: Can you tell explain Ford’s strategy for introducing greener cars? Ecoboost is a petrol engine technology that gets more out of the same engine. We may be a little later to introduce a production electric vehicle but we think more impact comes from a mass solution. The first stage is where we’re at right now.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2009

Question: Following the recent announcement of Tesla Motors joining the SMMT, do you envisage other electric car producers joining? Answer: SMMT has members from all across the industry including electric commercial vehicle manufacturers such as Tanfield and Modec. TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Riversimple shot to fame in June 2009 when they unveiled arguably the most exciting development for British green car technology yet; the two-seater Riversimple hydrogen prototype. Our vehicle architecture is not fuel cell-specific; it is based an electric platform anyway. He spoke to TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2009

. “Carbon dioxide emissions from our cars will be drastically reduced by the plan we are now implementing and our aggressive electrification strategy will put us in a leading position when it comes to environmentally optimised passenger transport.&#. Volvo Cars is therefore researching into solely electric cars too.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Those were the words of Henry Li, head of Build Your Dreams (BYD) Auto’s export and trade division, as he spoke about the staggering growth of his company which launched one of China’s first electric saloon cars earlier this year. How China plans to dominate the electric car race. Now, BYD is set to conquer America.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Home Business Industry Sectors Engineering MY PROFILE SHOP JOBS PROPERTY CLASSIFIEDS From The Sunday Times April 19, 2009 Slow start for charge of the electric cars Ray Hutton Electric cars need a boost. The move received a guarded welcome from the industry bodies and environmentalgroups.

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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. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Focusing on all-electric, Nissan-Renault partnership with Better Place for EVs.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

The reveals of the Canoo pickup and Kia EV6 have heads turning and yet another automaker, BMW-owned Mini this time announced plans that it would only produce battery-electric vehicles from 2030. Honda of America sales chief Dave Gardner told reporters one of the electric SUVs will be from the Honda brand, while the other will be an Acura.

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EV Connect

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

If you’re switching to an electric vehicle (EV) from an internal combustion engine (ICE) car, how do the maintenance costs stack up? With charging infrastructure growing rapidly, and EV maintenance costs already shading gas-powered vehicles, there’s even more evidence that EVs are the future of the automotive industry.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The green car race may have been dominated by Japanese and German manufacturers to date, with American automakers playing catch-up, but now it is the French who are fighting back with Peugeot, Citroen and Renault all revealing a greener outlook…. The green car race: the French are coming. Renault – the fab four.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

It states that green levies could be offset elsewhere by decreases in income tax and National Insurance contributions. Among its suggestions is a £300 tax on new cars, increasing annually to £3,300 by 2020. More money must be invested into green car infrastructure too.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 The Volt is, and always has been, more than than an electric car. Lutz, who retired earlier this year, called the car Detroits "moon shot" and an attempt to wrest the mantle of innovation back from the Japanese. I cant stand all these "GM killed the electric car" crap.

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