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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 admin 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 admin 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 admin 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 admin 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 admin at July 28th, 2010 at 07:07 am
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