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    Solar Power Coming to Volt Plant
    DTE Energy will install a solar field at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck assembly Plant that can generate about 516 kilowatts of pure solar energy, which will be to charge up to 150 Chevrolet Volt extended range electric cars every day. The 264,000-square-foot project is expected to be completed at the end of the summer and will save the facility approximately $15,000 per...
    by at May 11th, 2011 at 09:05 pm
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    AMP Delivers First Electric Mercedes-Benz ML 350 to Northern Lights Energy
    AMP Electric Vehicles, an EV conversion company, delivered the first all-electric Mercedes Benz ML 350 to Gisli Gislason, Chairman and CEO of Northern Lights Energy at a press conference at their Cincinnati. The electric Mercedes-Benz ML 350 is the first of 1,000 all-electric SUVs be produced in a five-year contract between the two companies. The initial deliveries include...
    by at May 11th, 2011 at 11:05 am
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    Shell and Toyota Open Pipeline-Fed Hydrogen Station in California
    Shell and Toyota opened the first hydrogen fueling station in the U.S. fed directly from an active hydrogen pipeline. The station is a collaborative effort between Toyota, Air Products, Shell, South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and the Department of Energy (DOE). The facility will provide hydrogen for the Toyota fuel cell hybrid demonstration program...
    by at May 11th, 2011 at 06:05 am
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    First Official Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid Test Drives to Take Place in Berlin
    The first official road test drive with the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid will take place in Berlin on May 18 as a part of the 11th Michelin Challenge Bibendum. All in all, Volvo enters the sustainability rally with three cars that emphasise the company’s environmental technology: the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid, the Volvo C30 Electric and the Volvo V50 DRIVe. Volvo V60...
    by at May 10th, 2011 at 10:05 am
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    Electric Land Rover Defender Launched
    Land Rover South Africa and battery packs producer Axeon has made an Electric Land Rover Defender for use in the country’s game reserves. The Defender’s 2.4-liter diesel engine has been replaced by a 28.8 kW-hr, 300V lithium-ion battery pack and an air-cooled AC induction motor with an output of 193 hp and 243 lb-ft of torque. The Electric Defender speeds up to 37...
    by at May 9th, 2011 at 10:05 pm
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    Pike Predicts 1.3 Million Plug-in Electric Vehicles to be in Fleets by 2015
    A recent report from Pike Research forecasts that between 2010 and 2015, more than 1.3 million plug-in electric vehicles will be purchased for use in fleet operations, with nearly 400,000 vehicles being sold annually by the end of the forecast period. “Plug-in electric vehicles are primarily known for their consumer applications, but they will play a greater and greater...
    by at May 8th, 2011 at 12:05 am
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    Germany Mulling Electric Car Subsidies
    The German government is considering committing billions of euros to boost the electric car sector in order to help meet its goal of getting a million electric cars on the nation’s streets by 2020. German newspaper Bild reported that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet would late this month agree to eliminate motor vehicle tax on the electric cars for their...
    by at May 7th, 2011 at 06:05 am
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    Jaguar C-X75 Green Supercar to Enter Production
    Jaguar confirmed today it will build 250 examples of its stunning C-X75 range-extended supercar, first shown as a concept at the Paris Motor Show last September. When it ships in late 2013, Jaguar C-X75 will be priced from £700,000 to £900,000, roughly $1.1 million to $1.5 million at current exchange rates. Jaguar C-X75 will feature a hybrid drivetrain, although the...
    by at May 6th, 2011 at 12:05 pm
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    ANSI forms Electric Vehicle Standards Panel
    To facilitate the large scale introduction of electric cars into the market while ensuring that the technologies and infrastructure are safe and effective, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has formed a cross-sector Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP). The EVSP is seeking participants with relative expertise and interest to begin developing a standardizations...
    by at May 5th, 2011 at 05:05 am
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    Brammo Reveals Six-speed Electric Motorcycles (Video)
    Electric motorcycle maker Brammo, Inc. revealed its latest electric motorcycle models, the Engage and Encite, equipped with a six-speed transmission. The new electric motorcycles use existing Brammo drivetrain components but add an Integrated Electric Transmission (IET) six speed transmission. Italian firm SMRE Engineering developed the hardware and licensed it exclusively...
    by at May 4th, 2011 at 09:05 am
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