Archive for July, 2010

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    Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL Electric Van
    Mercedes-Benz has introduced the Vito E-CELL electric van for the European market that going on sale in 2011. Mercedes will produce 100 Vito E-CELL vans by the end of this year with another 2,000 coming in 2011. The Mercedes Vito E-CELL is powered by a permanent synchronous electric motor that develops 60 kW of continuous power, with a 70 kW peak output and 280 Nm of torque. The...
    by at July 31st, 2010 at 02:07 am
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    GM Increases Chevrolet Volt Production 50 Percent
    General Motors today said that it will increase the production capacity of the Chevrolet Volt in 2012 from 30,000 cars to 45,000. The announcement came as U.S. President Barack Obama toured the Detroit-Hamtramck facility, where the Chevrolet Volt is being produced now for sale later this year. The expanded U.S. production capacity is the latest in a series of positive...
    by at July 30th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
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    Nissan Opens LEAF General Public Reservations in Europe
    Nissan Europe is opening open order books today for Nissan LEAF in Portugal and the Republic of Ireland. Nissan’s additional lead market for electric cars in Europe, the UK, has also confirmed that pre-orders will commence on September 1. The ordering process is a first step in securing a place on the list to receive the electric Nissan LEAF and means Portuguese, Irish...
    by at July 30th, 2010 at 02:07 am
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    Panasonic Takes Full Control of Sanyo
    Panasonic, the world’s largest maker of rechargeable batteries, will spend $9.4 billion to buy out minority shareholders in two subsidiaries specializing, solar cells, electric car batteries and other green technology. Panasonic, which currently owns 50.5% of Sanyo and 51% of Panasonic Electric Works, said the acquisitions are part of its effort toward becoming the “No....
    by at July 29th, 2010 at 06:07 am
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    Porsche Approves 918 Spyder Plug-In Hybrid for Production
    Porsche’s supervisory board approved production of the Porsche 918 Spyder Plug-In Hybrid supercar. The announcement came just two days after German carmaker confirmed it’s working on a pure-electric version of the Boxster sports car. By late April, Porsche has reportedly recorded nearly 900 potential buyers at least 2,000 non-binding submissions of interest for its...
    by at July 28th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
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    Seoul Starts Installation of Electric Car Chargers
    South Korean capital Seoul plans to install more than 100 electric car charging points until the end of this year in an effort to promote use of zero-emission vehicles. The city, which is also trialing hybrid taxis, launched a partnership with three large Seoul-based retailers to roll out the chargers in supermarkets as well as city government district offices. Under the...
    by at July 28th, 2010 at 07:07 am
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    UK Government Confirms Electric Car Grant
    Motorists in the UK who buy a plug-in electric car from January next year will get a grant worth up to £5,000, the new government confirmed today. Transport secretary, Philip Hammond, confirmed that from next year, motorists will be entitled to a ‘Plug-In Car Grant’ of up to £5,000 when buying a plug-in hybrid, hydrogen fuel-cell or electric car. The move ends speculation...
    by at July 28th, 2010 at 04:07 am
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    Enterprise to Rent-Out Nissan LEAFs
    Enterprise Holdings Inc., operator of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Alamo and National car rental lots, is buying 500 Nissan LEAF electric cars for use in the rental-car company’s U.S. operations. Delivery of 500 Nissan LEAFs will begin in January 2011 and will continue throughout the year. In addition to the LEAFs, the company will offer customers electric cars from other...
    by at July 28th, 2010 at 03:07 am
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    Nissan Leaf Offers Same Battery Warranty as Chevy Volt
    Nissan announced that the Nissan LEAF battery pack will carry the same warranty as GM recently said for the Chevrolet Volt: of 8 years or 100,000 miles. Nissan came out with the announcement at the same GM was unveiling the pricing for its Volt saying that the car will be available for the same lease price as the LEAF. The LEAF has a $32,780 base price while the Volt starts...
    by at July 27th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
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    2011 Chevrolet Volt to Start at $41000
    It’s official: starting this November, GM dealerships in select U.S markets will start selling the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the first mass produced extended-range electric vehicle, at a starting price of $41,000 (including a $720 destination charge). The effective purchase price with a federal tax credit worth up to $7,500 for the Chevrolet Volt, the price drops to...
    by at July 27th, 2010 at 10:07 am
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