Archive for the ‘Electric Car News’

  • Mitsubishi Partners with Danish Government on Electric Cars
    Mitsubishi has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Danish government regarding the popularization of its i-MiEV electric car in Denmark. Under the MoU, the Danish government will consider introducing i-MiEVs into its fleet in or after 2011, conducting EV promotional activities and implementing EV infrastructure. The Danish government, in order to reduce...
    by admin at June 25th, 2010 at 03:06 am
  • Nissan Joins Renault-RWE Electric Car Partnership
    Nissan has joined Renault’s partnership with German electric utility RWE Efficiency GmbH to promote electric mobility in Germany. RWE plans to set up an extensive charging network in Germany with about 1,000 stations to be set up across Germany by the end of 2010 focused mainly on the Berlin and Ruhr areas. Together with other partners, RWE plans to extend the charging...
    by admin at June 24th, 2010 at 09:06 am
  • Navistar Delivers eStar Electric Trucks to PGE
    Navistar has delivered some of its first eStar electric trucks to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in Sacramento, Calif. With a range of 100 miles per charge, the eStar is ideal for many urban applications. When it returns to its home base at the end of the day, customers can plug it in for a full recharge within approximately six to eight hours. With zero tailpipe...
    by admin at June 24th, 2010 at 06:06 am
  • 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 admin at June 23rd, 2010 at 01:06 am
  • 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 admin at June 19th, 2010 at 03:06 am
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