Archive for the ‘Electric Car News’

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • UK Government Confirms Electric Car Grant
    Motorists in the UK who buy a plug-in electric car from January next year will get a grant worth up to £5,000, the new government confirmed today. Transport secretary, Philip Hammond, confirmed that from next year, motorists will be entitled to a ‘Plug-In Car Grant’ of up to £5,000 when buying a plug-in hybrid, hydrogen fuel-cell or electric car. The move ends speculation...
    by admin at July 28th, 2010 at 04:07 am
  • Enterprise to Rent-Out Nissan LEAFs
    Enterprise Holdings Inc., operator of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Alamo and National car rental lots, is buying 500 Nissan LEAF electric cars for use in the rental-car company’s U.S. operations. Delivery of 500 Nissan LEAFs will begin in January 2011 and will continue throughout the year. In addition to the LEAFs, the company will offer customers electric cars from other...
    by admin at July 28th, 2010 at 03:07 am
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