Archive for June, 2011

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    FedEx Doubles Electric Vehicle Fleet
    FedEx Express announced it will double its electric vehicle fleet and add more than 4,000 new fuel-efficient vehicles to its conventional fleet including hybrid-electric, clean diesel and lightweight composite vehicles. The company’s total electric fleet will now be 43-strong, and all-electric delivery is being expanded to three new cities: New York, Memphis and Chicago. In...
    by at June 30th, 2011 at 06:06 am
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    Murray’s T.27 Electric City Car Unveiled
    Gordon Murray Design unveiled its T.27 ultra-compact electric city cat, touting it as the world’s most efficient electric car. According to Gordon Murray Designs, the T.27 is 36 percent more efficient than the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and 29 percent more than the Smart car thanks to the car’s lightweight structure. The design and development program for T.27 is a £9...
    by at June 29th, 2011 at 03:06 pm
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    Better Place Launches Europe’s First Battery Switch Station
    In preparation for commercial launch later this year, Better Place unveiled the company’s first Battery Switch station in Europe at an event in Gladsaxe, just outside Copenhagen, Denmark. The station, which showcased the company’s Battery Switch technology, switching a Renault Fluence Z.E., is the first of 20 Battery Switch Stations to be deployed across the country...
    by at June 28th, 2011 at 11:06 pm
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    Renault Fluence Z.E. to Start at £17,850 in UK
    Renault UK has announced its pricing for the Renault Fluence Z.E. which will start at £17,850 after the £5,000 Plug-In Car Grant has been deducted. Buyers of the electric Fluence Z.E. will also have to pay £75 per month to lease batteries, based on 6000 miles per year over three years. Additional mileage and contract length details will be available closer to UK launch. The...
    by at June 28th, 2011 at 10:06 am
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    Renault-Nissan Plans to Sell 1.5m Electric Cars within 6 Years
    Nissan Motor Co. predicted on Monday that cumulative electric car sales by the Renault-Nissan Alliance will reach 1.5 million units by the end of its latest business plan. Under its latest midterm business plan, dubbed Nissan Power 88, Japan’s second-largest automotive company plans to increase its market share to 8 percent within six years, promising a new vehicle...
    by at June 27th, 2011 at 03:06 am
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    e-Wolf to Build Alpha-2 Electric Supercar
    German EV specialist e-WOLF revealed plans (along with rendered pictures) for a Ferrari Enzo look-a-like electric supercar known as the Alpha-2. The e-Wolf Alpha-2 features two electric with a combined output of a 375 horsepower (280kW) and 800Nm of torque. e-Wolf claims that the Alpha-2 electric supercar can go 0-100 km/hr (0-62 mph) in 3.9 seconds with a top speed of...
    by at June 25th, 2011 at 03:06 am
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    Fisker to Hire 120 at Delaware Plant
    Fisker Automotive will start the first stage of a “comprehensive job creation program” this weekend as advertisements for the first positions at the re-commissioned Wilmington, Delaware plant are posted. The initial round of hiring for the Delaware plant will involve 40 employees in the engineering and electro-mechanical fields this summer, with 80 production workers...
    by at June 23rd, 2011 at 10:06 am
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    Think Files for Bankruptcy
    The Norwegian electric car maker Think Global AS has filed for bankruptcy protection in Norway, after failed attempts at recapitalization and restructuring. Ener1, the US lithium-ion battery producer which led a capital increase of Think last year, said that it planned to take a charge on its earnings worth about $35m relating to loans receivable from the company. This...
    by at June 23rd, 2011 at 12:06 am
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    Fisker Selects EV Connect as Exclusive EVSE Services Provider
    EV Connect, the electric vehicle infrastructure solutions provider, today announced an exclusive services agreement with Fisker Automotive, the California manufacturer of the Karma plug-in hybrid sedan. Under the partnership, EV Connect will install and service electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) for Karma owners and 47 Fisker dealerships throughout the United States...
    by at June 22nd, 2011 at 09:06 am
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    Ford Makes Electric Vehicle Deal with Toshiba
    Ford Motor Company has selected Toshiba Corporation to supply automotive inverters for its hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). Ford plans to start mass production of new models of both kinds of vehicle in 2012. Toshiba will support Ford with a new inverter production line at its plant in Mie Prefecture, Japan, which has extensive...
    by at June 21st, 2011 at 11:06 pm
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