Archive for May, 2010

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    AM General to Upfit Ford Transit Connect Electric Drive
    Ford and Azure Dynamics have selected the AM General to assemble the Ford Transit Connect Electric Van for North American market. AM General, the company that’s best known for producing the military-spec Humvee, will receive Transit Connect “gliders” (powerless vehicles without a conventional powertrain or exhaust system) from the Ford manufacturing location...
    by at May 19th, 2010 at 03:05 am
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    OnStar to Tap Google Maps for Chevy Volt Navigation
    Chevrolet Volt drivers whose smartphones use Google’s Android operating system will be able to use their phones to pinpoint their vehicle’s location on Google Maps. The public will get a peek at what OnStar is working on at the Google I/O conference May 19-20 in San Francisco, CA, where OnStar will debut and demonstrate new functionalities they’re developing...
    by at May 18th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
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    Volkswagen e-Golf: New Images
    Volkswagen has released new set of official images of the upcoming electric version of the Golf. Dubbed Golf blue-e-motion, it will make its official debut at this year’s Madrid Auto Show and is expected to go on sale in 2013. The Golf blue-e-motion is powered by an electric motor integrated in the engine compartment in front, and its power of 85 kW / 115 PS drives the...
    by at May 18th, 2010 at 02:05 am
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    Nissan LEAF Gets Priced in Europe
    Nissan has finally announced its all-electric Nissan LEAF will be priced at under 30,000 Euros ($38,100) after incentives in most of its European launch markets. This means that the LEAF electric car will be costlier in Europe than in the U.S. even with incentives. Nissan set the LEAF price at $32,780 (€25,800) before a federal tax credit of $7,500 (€5,900). The company...
    by at May 17th, 2010 at 05:05 am
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    Consulting Firm Expects Slow Adoption of Electric Cars
    Deloitte Consulting released a new study that says electric cars will only be between 2% and 5% of the market by 2020. Deloitte’s forecast is in marked contrast to the more upbeat outlook by automakers and electric car advocates. Deloitte said that car buying is mostly about brand, and that consumers don’t think of the Nissan or GM brands when they think about electric...
    by at May 17th, 2010 at 04:05 am
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    Spanish Phone Box Doubles as Electric Car Charger
    Spain unveiled a phone box in which users can both make a phone call and recharge the battery of an electric car. The dual-purpose phone cabin, the first of its kind, has been developed by Telefonica and electricity company Endesa The cabin in a Madrid suburb close to the headquarters of the Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica has the appearance of a normal telephone...
    by at May 16th, 2010 at 04:05 am
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    Nissan LEAF General Public Reservations Opens Today
    Nissan North America is opening reservations Today (May 15) to the general public for its new LEAF electric car. The reservation process is a first step in securing a place on the list to purchase or lease a Nissan LEAF. Nissan offered priority reservations beginning April 20 to select customers who had registered for ongoing communications on the Nissan LEAF via NissanUSA.com....
    by at May 15th, 2010 at 03:05 am
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    Navistar Unveils eStarr Electric Delivery Truck
    U.S. truck-maker Navistar on Thursday officially unveiled its eStar electric delivery truck, during a web conference with the U.S. Department of Energy and FedEx. FedEx is the first company to purchase the trucks and will operate them in the Los Angeles area. Navistar expects to deliver 400 of the eStar electric trucks to delivery companies or municipalities by the end...
    by at May 14th, 2010 at 05:05 am
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    Nissan Gets 13000 Orders for Leaf Electric Car
    Nissan has received more than 13,000 orders in the U.S. and Japan for its Leaf electric car, exceeding production capacity, said Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn, who also heads France’s Renault During a FY 2009 financial results presentation in Yokohama, Ghosn said that the company is seeking to add capacity to meet demand. Currently it can produce fewer than 12,000...
    by at May 14th, 2010 at 03:05 am
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    Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid Will Use Sanyo Batteries
    Suzuki Motor Corp. plans to introduce a plug-in hybrid version of its Swift compact car using Sanyo lithium-ion battery packs. Japan’s second- largest minicar maker said its dealers will begin test driving of 60 Swift plug-in hybrids on Japanese roads from this autumn. Suzuki displayed the Swift plug-in hybrid at the Tokyo Motor Show in October. The Swift plug-in...
    by at May 13th, 2010 at 06:05 am
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