Archive for April, 2010

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    ZAP to Make Alias Electric Sports Car in China
    ZAP has signed a deal with Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Ltd. to make its Alias electric sports car for the Chinese market. ZAP and Jonway have agreed to accelerate volume production manufacturing plans following successful debut of a pre-production Alias at the Jonway exhibit at the Beijing Motor Show last week. ZAP is targeting the electric vehicle market in China and...
    by at April 29th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
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    Europe Reveals Electric Cars Strategy
    The European Commission has revealed plans to promote green and fuel-efficient vehicles, primarily focusing on the role of electric cars rather than biofuel-powered vehicles. Giving a boost to electric cars, the commission said it will promote the development of a network of publicly accessible high-voltage charging stations around Europe. It also aims to produce European...
    by at April 29th, 2010 at 07:04 am
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    Toyota Launches Strasbourg Plug-in Hybrid Project
    Toyota, French energy provider EDF, and the City of Strasbourg have launched a plug-in hybrid test program in Strasbourg that will see around 100 plug-in hybrids using dedicated charging infrastructure in the French city. The plug-in hybrid test project has received support via the Research Fund managed by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency ADEME. This...
    by at April 27th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
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    Lexus Hybrid Bicycle Concept
    Lexus has created the Lexus Hybrid Bicycle, a design concept the captures the fundamental engineering and design values of the brand, but with two wheels rather than four. In every aspect this is Lexus, from the L-finesse design language of the engaging and elegant frame, to the application of hybrid power, an electric eight-speed transmission and lightweight carbon fiber...
    by at April 27th, 2010 at 09:04 am
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    VW Unveils E-Lavida Electric Concept in Beijing
    Volkswagen has unveiled the E-Lavida concept, an electric version of its Chinese-market Lavida sedan which is based on the global Golf. The E-Lavida is Volkswagen’s first car to be totally designed and produced in China and could be in production by 2013. Volkswagen did not release any technical details about the electric vehicle. However, from what we can see in...
    by at April 27th, 2010 at 06:04 am
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    GM Builds First Opel Ampera
    The Opel Ampera passed an important milestone Friday, April 23, when the first pre-production Model Year 2012 Ampera rolled off the line at GM’s Pre-Production Operations assembly line in Warren, Michigan. Assembly workers will build more pre-production Amperas in the coming months. These pre-production vehicles will not be sold at dealerships, but used instead for testing...
    by at April 26th, 2010 at 11:04 am
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    Nissan, GE Team on Smart Charging for Electric Cars
    Nissan and GE have teamed to research new technologies that are needed to build a reliable, dynamic smart-charging infrastructure for electric cars. The two companies signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that brings together two companies with expertise in the most critical elements needed to make smart charging work. GE is a world leader in the energy...
    by at April 26th, 2010 at 10:04 am
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    Better Place Launches Electric Taxi Test in Tokyo
    Better Place began a test of its battery-switching system with Tokyo’s largest taxi operator, Nihon Kotsu, and in partnership with Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. For the Tokyo electric taxi project, three crossover taxis have been converted to run on an electric powertrain using batteries from A123 Systems, Better Place said Monday. The...
    by at April 26th, 2010 at 09:04 am
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    LG Chem to Supply Volvo with Electric Car Batteries
    LG Chem was named the lithium-ion battery pack supplier for Volvo’s electric car program, as battery makers seek ties with carmakers, betting on the market’s future growth. LG Chem has already teamed up with home market giant Hyundai Motor Co Ltd, Ford and General Motors from the U.S. and China’s Changan New Energy Automobile on auto batteries. “LG...
    by at April 26th, 2010 at 08:04 am
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    Beijing to Have 500 Electric Taxis by the and of 2010
    The Chinese capital will have 500 electric taxis in service by the end of this year, according to the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform. The city will install at least 120 electric car battery-charging stations, the Beijing Electric Power Company has announced. The Midi electric taxis will be manufactured by Beiqi Foton Motor and will be able to run...
    by at April 26th, 2010 at 06:04 am
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