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 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 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 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 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 at May 27th, 2010 at 06:05 am
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    Renault-Nissan, MOBI.E Tech to Promote Electric Cars in Portugal
    The Renault-Nissan Alliance and the Portuguese consortium MOBI.E Tech have partnered for the promotion of electric cars in Portugal. Under a Letter of Intent (LOI), the two parties will study how to promote electric mobility using MOBI.E model, the user-friendly charging system being deployed by the consortium. MOBI.E will include charging stations accessible to all electric...
    by at May 27th, 2010 at 02:05 am
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    Nissan Breaks Ground on Smyrna Battery Plant
    Nissan broke ground Wednesday on a electric car battery plant, as part of its plan to start building Nissan LEAF in Smyrna, Tennessee. The battery plant is part of a $1.7 billion investment in electric car battery and LEAF assembly capacity in Smyrna, funded mainly by a $1.4 billion U.S. government loan. The $1.4 billion federal loan to Nissan is part of a $25 billion...
    by at May 26th, 2010 at 01:05 pm
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    Mahindra Buys REVA Electric Car Majority Stake
    Mahindra and Mahindra it had bought a majority stake in Bangalore-based Reva Electric Car Co., aiming to be a significant player in the global electric vehicle industry. The move will give Mahindra access to EV technology as demand for electric cars is predicted to rise and is seen by analysts as being part of Mahindra’s long-term strategy. Under the agreement, REVA...
    by at May 26th, 2010 at 07:05 am
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    Europe Wants Standardized Electric Car Chargers Next Year
    EU’s industry ministers have agreed on the need to develop a standardized system for recharging electric cars throughout Europe by 2010, with France and Germany leading requests for EU finance to fund pilot projects. The EU’s industry ministers gave their support on Tuesday to the European Commission’s strategy for clean and energy-efficient cars, which...
    by at May 26th, 2010 at 04:05 am
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    Pike Predicts 4.7m EV Charge Points by 2015
    More than 4.7 million EV charge points will be installed worldwide during the period from 2010 to 2015, according to a new report from Pike Research. “The success of hybrid vehicles in the 2000s gave drivers a taste for propulsion by electric power,” says senior analyst John Gartner, “and governments around the world are now highly focused on creating the charging...
    by at May 25th, 2010 at 06:05 am
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