Archive for June, 2010

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    Prodrive Developing Flexible DC-DC Converter
    Prodrive is leading a consortium of companies to develop a new technology for electric and hybrid electric vehicles that will reduce the weight and space taken by the electrical power system. The 3 year project to develop a flexible DC-DC converter is supported by investment from the government-backed Technology Strategy Board. Prodrive is joined by the University of...
    by at June 23rd, 2010 at 10:06 am
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    Ampera Ends Longest Electric Drive with Energy to Spare
    Luton based Vauxhall Motors gave the most persuasive demonstration yet of its new Ampera’s core strengths of ultra-low emissions and real-world usability when a prototype car traversed seven UK counties; its production version would have enough energy left to do the same again. The Vauxhall Ampera prototype completed a 170-mile drive between Vauxhall’s plants at...
    by at June 23rd, 2010 at 03:06 am
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    Toshiba to Build Electric Vehicle Motors in Texas
    Toshiba Corp. announced it will begin building motors for hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles at its plant in Texas. The Japanese company made the announcement after Ford awarded it a contract to make drive motors for Ford hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The production will be company’s first overseas manufacturing...
    by at June 23rd, 2010 at 01:06 am
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    Lotus Range Extender Engine Heading for Series Production
    A collaboration between Lotus Engineering and Fagor Ederlan will develop the Lotus Range Extender Engine for series production. Lotus Engineering, the automotive consultancy division of Lotus Cars Limited,  and Fagor Ederlan, part of the Mondragon Corporation Cooperativa, the biggest co-operative group in the world, have completed a joint technical and market study analysing...
    by at June 22nd, 2010 at 09:06 am
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    Toyota Launches Plug-In Prius Trial in London
    Toyota launched its first trial of Prius plug-in hybrids in the UK today in collaboration with EDF Energy, as part of its plans to bring the car to market by the and of 2012. A total of 20 Prius plug-in hybrids will begin operating in London in July 2010, leased to five businesses and public organizations. This project is part of a global Toyota project involving 600 Prius...
    by at June 21st, 2010 at 08:06 am
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    Ontario Offers Rebates on Electric Cars
    The Ontario government will offer consumers a rebate of between $5,000 and $8,500 ($4,895 and $8,321 U.S.) if they buy a new plug-in hybrid or fully electric car after July 1. Rebates for the electric cars will be limited to the first 10,000 applicants who qualify, the Ontario government said Friday. The rebates are part of a plan to have one out of every 20 vehicles driven...
    by at June 19th, 2010 at 03:06 am
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    Mitsubishi to Cut Price of i-MiEV Electric Cars
    Mitsubishi plans to bring the price of its electric vehicles down some 30% to around 2 million yen ($21,890) by fiscal 2012, the Nikkei business daily reported. The carmaker aims to cut the price of its key i-MiEV electric car to 2 million yen by lowering output costs to promote the still-pricey vehicle. The i-MiEV electric car was priced at 4.59 million yen when it was...
    by at June 18th, 2010 at 10:06 am
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    First 4,400 Chevy Volt Owners Eligible for Free Home Charging Stations
    Buyers of the first 4,400 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrids are eligible for free home-charging stations, the company said today. The program will provide Volt owners with a 240-volt charge station from either ECOtality, Inc. or Coulomb Technologies. In many cases, it will include the cost of home installation. The projects are made possible with a grant of American Recovery...
    by at June 17th, 2010 at 09:06 am
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    First Phase of UK Electric Car Trial Complete
    The first three-month period of an electric car trial in the UK is complete and it turns out the fleet of 25 Mitsubishi iMiEVs has been running an average of 23 miles a day and have been parked 97 percent of the time. Electric vehicle drivers used their electric cars like the typical UK driver – the majority of journeys were less than five miles (at similar distances,...
    by at June 17th, 2010 at 04:06 am
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    THINK Starts Production of Lithium-Ion Version of City EV
    Norwegian electric car maker THINK has launched production of the lithium-ion battery version of its City EV. The 22 kWh lithium-ion battery for the THINK City EV pack is being supplied by Ener1 subsidiary, Indiana-based EnerDel which owns an equity stake in Think. The latest generation THINK City is a purpose-built, all-electric car designed for urban environments. It...
    by at June 16th, 2010 at 02:06 pm
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