Archive for the ‘Electric Car News’

  • Columb Announces Partnership with Alfen and TomTom
    Dutch electric vehicle charging station manufacturer Alfen and Coulomb Technologies announced that Alfen’s ICU Twin public charging station is the latest to be compatible with Coulomb’s ChargePoint Network. The ChargePoint Network provides station owners with cloud-based service plans that handle all driver billing and support, and give them the control and flexibility...
    by at July 19th, 2011 at 04:07 am
  • Aluminum-Celmet Could Boost Electric Car Range by 300%
    Japanese company Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI) has developed new material called “Aluminum-Celmet” that could potentially improve efficiency of the electric cars by 1.5 to three times. What gives Aluminum-Celmet its ability to be the basis of highly efficient batteries is its extreme porosity – up to 98 percent. When used as a replacement for the aluminum...
    by at July 18th, 2011 at 07:07 am
  • IKEA to Install Blink Charging Stations in Select U.S. Locations
    IKEA has teamed up with ECOtality to install Blink electric vehicle charging stations at select IKEA stores in the Western United States. IKEA locations being considered for hosting the charging stations include 10 stores in Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington. The project is targeting to have everything in place by the end of 2012, although the first of the charging...
    by at July 17th, 2011 at 02:07 am
  • Mitsubishi to Test i-MiEV EVs in Thailand
    Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Co. has agreed to start joint testing of the i-MiEV electric vehicle with the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) and PEA ENCOM International Co., Ltd. (PEA ENCOM). MMC has agreed with the government of Thailand on December 2010 to start a joint study for fleet testing of EVs. Based on the new agreements made this time, through two local...
    by at July 16th, 2011 at 11:07 am
  • Report: Renault to Make 200,000 Electric Cars by 2016
    Renault plans to produce more than 200,000 electric cars a year by 2016, French Industry Minister Eric Besson said Wednesday. Answering a deputy’s question in the National Assembly, Besson said 80% of Renault’s electric cars will be produced in France. Renault and Nissan are jointly investing 4 billion euros ($5.8 billion) in electric vehicle technology as...
    by at July 15th, 2011 at 08:07 am
  • Daimler, Bosch Sign Agreements for Electric Motors Joint Venture
    Daimler AG and Robert Bosch GmbH said Thursday that they have signed agreements on the establishment of a 50:50 joint venture for electric motors. The new company, which is to be set up under the name EM-motive GmbH, will develop and produce innovative electric motors – also known as traction motors – for electric vehicles. Daimler’s plan to forge a joint-venture...
    by at July 14th, 2011 at 06:07 am
  • AeroVironment EV Charging Systems Get UL-certified
    AeroVironment has announced that its fast-charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles has received certification and listing from Underwriters Laboratories (UL). AeroVironment said that all six charging systems — including company’s fast charging system, which can provide a full EV recharge in less than 30 minutes – have passed hundreds of trials as part...
    by at July 14th, 2011 at 03:07 am
  • Daimler Announces car2go Electric Car-Sharing Program in San Diego
    car2go N. A. LLC, a subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, announced that San Diego will be the first U.S. city to have a 100-percent electric vehicle carsharing program. The all-electric car2go program in San Diego is going to start operations before the end of 2011 with 300 smart fortwo electric drive vehicles. All smart fortwo electric drive cars will be equipped...
    by at July 13th, 2011 at 05:07 pm
  • Renault and VINCI to Work on Highway EV Charging
    Renault and motorway operator VINCI Autoroutes have announced cooperation on electric vehicle charging infrastructure, along with associated services, on the French highway network. VINCI will install EV charging stations in carpool parking lots, with at least five spaces set aside for lectric vehicles in each lot. VINCI will build 738 carpool parking spaces between now...
    by at July 13th, 2011 at 12:07 pm
  • New York City Adds More Electric Vehicles to City Fleet
    New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Tuesday that the city has added 70 new electric vehicles to the 360 already in the city’s fleet. The City’s new batch of electric vehicles includes: 50 new Chevrolet Volts, 10 new Ford Transit Connect Electric cargo vans, and 10 new Navistar E-star fully electric utility trucks. The city also launched an informational...
    by at July 13th, 2011 at 02:07 am