Archive for the ‘Electric Car News’

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    Porsche 918 Spyder PHEV Priced at $845,000
    Porsche today announced that dealers around the world today opened the order book for its new 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid supercar. The U.S. base manufacturer’s suggested retail price is $845,000 (excluding destination and handling charges) or 645,000 euros (£563k) plus VAT and local taxes in Europe. First previewed in concept-car guise at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show,...
    by at March 21st, 2011 at 04:03 am
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    Renault in EV Deal with Georgia
    Renault has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Georgian government aimed at establishing a partnership to promote and implement electric vehicles in the former Soviet republic. Both parties have decided to work together to define a final agreement with a view to encouraging the promotion of electric vehicles in order to reduce CO2 emissions and the effects of...
    by at March 19th, 2011 at 02:03 am
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    AeroVironment to Deploy Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Hawai
    AeroVironment announced a deal with the state of Hawaii to install 320 electric vehicle charging stations throughout the state. Under an $820,000 contract from the Hawaii EV Ready Grants Program, the company will provide up to 320 AeroVironment 240-volt EV charging docks throughout the islands. Once deployment is completed, Hawaii will have one of the nation’s first...
    by at March 18th, 2011 at 01:03 pm
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    LG Chem Wins GM Supplier of the Year Award
    GM has named LG Chem, its provider of lithium-ion battery cells for the Chevrolet Volt, as the Supplier Corporation of the Year in the 19th annual Supplier of the Year awards. LG Chem is the first Korean company to win the top GM prize, which was first given in 1992. The Supplier of the Year awards recognizes the contributions of GM’s suppliers in 2010 as part of the...
    by at March 17th, 2011 at 10:03 am
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    BMW to Unveil 5 Series Plug-In Hybrid at Shanghai Motor Show
    BMW will unveil a new plug-in hybrid version of the 5-series at this year’s Shanghai Motor Show in April. The BMW 5 Series Plug-In Hybrid will be built upon the 5 Series long wheelbase platform that is currently on sale in China. The car will be built at the BMW-Brilliance plant in Shenyang in Northern China said BMW Chairman Norbert Reithofer. “This model will be...
    by at March 16th, 2011 at 03:03 am
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    Renault-Nissan Signs EV Deal with Gaziantep
    Renault-Nissan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality in Turkey aimed at establishing a partnership to promote and implement electric vehicles in Gaziantep. The partnership program will cover: the deployment in the Gaziantep municipality of a charging network for electric vehicles which will be launched in 2011, the rollout...
    by at March 15th, 2011 at 04:03 am
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    Google Adds EV Charging Stations to Google Maps
    Google has added electric vehicle charging station location information to its U.S. mapping service, providing a source of EV chargers for users of the first electric vehicles. Cynthia Yeung, a member of Google’s Strategic Partner Development Team, explained on the LatLong Blog, “As consumers embrace electric vehicles, we’ve also been adding information to Google...
    by at March 14th, 2011 at 03:03 am
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    Ford Partners with DTE Energy for Solar Power Project
    Ford collaborated with DTE Energy to install the 500-kilowatt solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly, which will be used by Ford to power both the assembly lines and charge its electric vehicles. The solar energy system will serve as a pilot alternative energy project to be evaluated for possible use at other Ford manufacturing facilities in the future. A...
    by at March 13th, 2011 at 05:03 am
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    Survey: Americans Confused About PHEVs, EVs and Hybrids
    A new survey conducted by research firm Synovate suggests that the lack of knowledge when it comes to hybrid, electric or plug-in hybrid powertrains could be a major obstacle for sales. Few among those surveyed know that hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) contain electric batteries, and only two-thirds know that HEVs use both gasoline and batteries. Many think that HEVs need...
    by at March 12th, 2011 at 06:03 am
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    Pininfarina Agrees on Deal for Electric Cars
    Pininfarina said Thursday it will rent out its Italian factory to prototype company Cecomp to produce up to 4,000 electric cars destined for a low-cost car rental scheme in Paris. The Pininfarina electric cars will be used in Autolib, a car-sharing service in France, which starts in October. French company Bollore, which is in a joint venture with Pininfarina for electric...
    by at March 11th, 2011 at 03:03 am
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