Archive for January, 2010

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    Seven-Eleven Japan Starts Using PHEVs as Company Cars
    Seven-Eleven Japan Co. added four plug-in hybrid cars to its corporate fleet in Kyoto on Thursday, with plans to provide them for store supervisors to use on their rounds. The Seven & i Holdings Co. convenience store unit also plans to acquire six more Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrids from Toyota and to use two each in Saitama and Aichi prefectures as well as in Tokyo. Seven-Eleven...
    by at January 27th, 2010 at 05:01 am
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    Electric Cars Can Help Tackle Global Warming
    Increasing the use of plug-in electric and plug-in hybrid cars in Pennsylvania and nationwide would dramatically reduce emissions that cause global warming and air pollution, all while curbing our dependence on oil, according to a new white paper released today by PennEnvironment. A “plug-in” car is one that can be recharged from the electric grid. Some plug-in cars...
    by at January 27th, 2010 at 05:01 am
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    ZAP Partners to Build Electric SUVs in China
    Electric car manufacturer Zap will partner with Chinese Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Ltd. to produce electric SUVs and other electric vehicles in China for domestic and global distribution. ZAP and Jonway partnered on the production of the 5-door Jonway A380 SUV, integrating the latest AC propulsion and lithium battery system technologies to produce a high performance...
    by at January 27th, 2010 at 05:01 am
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    EU to Launch Electric Cars Initiative
    EU will launch new initiatives promote electric car production in Europe, Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told the European Parliament on Wednesday. EU industry ministers are set to launch the plan at a meeting on the 8 February in the Spanish seaside town of San Sebastian. “The other day I met together with a group of companies — some of the...
    by at January 27th, 2010 at 05:01 am
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    Build Your Own EV with the Trexa Platform
    Trexa has revealed all-wheel-drive vehicle development platform that allows you to build your own electric vehicle upon. The Trexa EV Platform contains a battery, motor and drivetrain that allows designers to create their own auto body for this fully functional electric vehicle. Trexa, according to Inhabitat, says that its platform offers an unprecedented level of versatility...
    by at January 27th, 2010 at 05:01 am
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