Archive for March, 2010

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    One-Quarter of Consumers Would Consider an Electric Vehicle
    About one quarter of U.S. consumers said they are likely to consider an electric vehicle (EV) on their next auto purchase, according to a survey conducted by Consumer Reports. Consumer Reports asked 1,752 adults about their views regarding electric vehicles. 26 percent of adult respondents said that they would consider an EV, with 7 percent saying they are very likely...
    by at March 21st, 2010 at 04:03 am
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    Tag Heuer Tesla Roadster Starts 24.000-Mile Road Trip
    As part of Tag-Heuer’s 150th anniversary celebration and Tesla’s efforts to promote the Roadster, the Tag Heuer Tesla Roadster is going on 24.000-mile round-the-world road, with a little celebrity help from Leonardo DiCaprio. Tesla Motors is billing the road trip called Odyssey of Pioneers as the first around-the-world journey for a zero-emissions car. The...
    by at March 20th, 2010 at 08:03 am
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    Aberdeen University to Investigate Electric Car Market
    The potential market for electric vehicles is to be examined by experts from the University of Aberdeen. The University of Aberdeen’s Centre for Transport Research has been awarded funding by the UK Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to explore who will buy and electric cars. The outcomes of the study will feed into ETI’s plans for the world’s most extensive...
    by at March 19th, 2010 at 06:03 am
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    Project to Study Impact of Electric Cars on UK Power Grid
    IBM announced an agreement with the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to evaluate the potential impact of electric cars on the UK electricity grid. The project will also assess the infrastructure required to achieve a mass market for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the UK. IBM will lead the co-ordination of a consortium of companies, EDF Energy, E.ON...
    by at March 19th, 2010 at 06:03 am
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    Nissan to Build Leaf Electric Car in Sunderland
    Nissan Motor Co. announced that the Nissan LEAF electric car will be manufactured at its plant in Sunderland, UK. Nissan LEAF – the first in a range of forthcoming Nissan electric vehicles (EVs) – is the one of the world’s mass produced zero emission car and embodies Nissan’s vision for an environmentally sustainable future for road transport. Nissan also...
    by at March 18th, 2010 at 02:03 am
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    Nissan Leaf will Cost Less than $44.000
    Nissan plans to sell its new Leaf electric car in Japan for less than 4 million yen ($44.300), according to the Mainichi Shimbun report. With the Japan’s government subsidy for green cars, Nissan expects the actual to be further reduced to less than 3 million yen ($33.300). The Japanese automaker will launch the car in Japan, Europe and the U.S. this autumn, the report...
    by at March 17th, 2010 at 07:03 am
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    Renault-Nissan Signs EV Partnership in Italy
    The Renault-Nissan Alliance and A2A, the second biggest Italian energy company, signed a definitive agreement to promote zero-emission mobility in Lombardy, Italy. Under the terms of the agreement signed last year, the partners will launch EV project called ‘E-Moving’ which will start in June 2010 in the cities of Milan and Brescia, and is scheduled to run for one...
    by at March 17th, 2010 at 06:03 am
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    Online Electric Vehicle Debuts at Seoul ZOO
    The world’s first wirelessly charged On-Line Electric Vehicle (OLEV) went into service at the Seoul Zoo in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province. The on-line electric vehicle is powered by electricity from an electrical charging strip planted about 5cm under the road surface. The OLEV developed by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) is charged wirelessly...
    by at March 16th, 2010 at 07:03 am
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    Save $5,000 on an Electric Car
    Starting today, Californians who are thinking of buying an electric car will receive a $5,000 rebate courtesy of California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP). Cars like the all-electric Tesla Roadster qualify for a $5,000 rebate, and the money can be applied towards passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and neighborhood-electric cars. Rebates are available for consumers...
    by at March 16th, 2010 at 06:03 am
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    CHAdeMO to Standardize Electric Cars Chargers
    In a bid to promote the spread of the zero-emission vehicles Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Fuji Heavy Industries and the Tokyo Electric Power Company have formally established CHAdeMO Association to standardize fast-charge stations for electric cars. Last August, Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors, Fuji Heavy Industries, and TEPCO started a preparatory committee. Then, TOYOTA joined...
    by at March 15th, 2010 at 02:03 pm
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