Archive for May, 2010

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    SRZero Circles London Twice on a Single Charge
    The SRZero electric race car on Friday, set out to do something no other electric car has done: a record-breaking drive around the M25 motorway twice on one charge, covering a total distance of 250 miles (400km). The M25 it is the main motorway ring road around London, measuring 115 miles (184km) in length. The Racing Green Endurance (RGE) team, from Imperial College London, drove...
    by admin at May 31st, 2010 at 07:05 am
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    Ener1 to Enter JV with Chinese Wanxiang
    Ener1 on Thursday said it signed a binding letter of intent for a joint venture with the electric vehicle division of China’s Wanxiang, the largest ‘tier one’ auto parts producer in China. The joint venture will begin producing battery systems this year for Wanxiang’s existing passenger and heavy-duty customers in China. The joint venture will begin...
    by admin at May 29th, 2010 at 09:05 am
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    Mitsubishi Loans i-MiEVs to California for Evaluation
    Mitsubishi Motors North America will loan two of its zero-emission i-MiEV electric cars to the State of California for evaluation in their test fleet. The move comes as the Governor’s office and the Department of General Services both expressed interest in the inclusion of electric vehicles (EV), such as the i-MiEV, into the State’s support vehicle fleet. During...
    by admin at May 28th, 2010 at 04:05 am
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    Murray Reveals T27 Tech Specification
    Gordon Murray has revealed drivetrain specifications and performance targets for its upcoming ultra-light T27 electric city car. The electric T27 is being developed as a partnership between Murray’s design company and Zytek Automotive, who are designing an all-new electric engine and gearbox. The electric T27 is an ultra-compact MPV with six different interior configurations,...
    by admin at May 28th, 2010 at 04:05 am
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    BYD-Daimler to Make Electric Cars for Chinese Market
    China’s leading battery and auto maker BYD Co. Germany’s Daimler AG announced on Thursday a 50-50-owned new joint venture to mass produce an electric car in China. Daimler and BYD plan to invest 600 million Yuan ($88 million, €71 million) in the joint venture called Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Ltd. Daimler is to bring “know-how in car architecture...
    by admin at May 27th, 2010 at 06:05 am
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