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    Illinois Governor Launches Largest Fast-Charging Network in the US
    Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and representatives from the Illinois Tollway, 350Green LLC and 7-Eleven, Inc. announced the availability of the nation’s largest network of fast-charging electric vehicle stations. As part of Governor Quinn’s commitment to increasing sustainability across Illinois, the initiative will support the use of electric vehicles and create jobs...
    by at March 31st, 2012 at 02:03 am
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    Daimler and BYD Form DENZA Brand for New Electric Vehicle
    Created as a Chinese-market-only, the new DENZA brand for the electric vehicle developed by BYD Daimler New Technology Co. Ltd. (BDNT), the 50:50 joint venture between Daimler and Chinese electric battery and car manufacturer BYD, was formally revealed today in Shenzhen at the “EV – The Future” event. The DENZA brand launch is the latest move following the BDNT joint-venture...
    by at March 30th, 2012 at 06:03 am
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    EVI Launches 500 Zero Emission Medium Duty Truck Deployment Initiative
    Electric Vehicles International announced a major initiative to deploy 500 fully electric return-to-base medium-duty delivery trucks in California. Over the next two years, this initiative will eliminate up to 12 million miles of toxic diesel emissions per year throughout California and will support the creation of many jobs in the state’s Central Valley. EVI has...
    by at March 30th, 2012 at 05:03 am
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    Ford Adds More Engineering Space for Electrified Vehicles
    Ford’s team of more than 1,000 engineers working on hybrid and electrification programs – including Focus Electric and Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid – has grown so fast that the company is announcing the conversion of its 285,000-square-foot Advanced Engineering Center in Dearborn, Mich., to electrified vehicle development. Over the last five years Ford has doubled...
    by at March 29th, 2012 at 07:03 am
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    Annual Sales of Electric Bicycles Will Surpass 47m by 2018
    The worldwide market for electric bicycles will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5% between 2012 and 2018, resulting in global sales of more than 47 million vehicles in 2018, according to a new report from Pike Research. With sales expected to reach over 30 million units in 2012, electric bicycles are the world’s best-selling electric vehicles. Rapidly...
    by at March 29th, 2012 at 12:03 am
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    Vauxhall, British Gas Team Up for Ampera Fast-Charge Offer
    Vauxhall has announced a partnership with British Gas in which all owners of the Ampera plug-in hybrid will be offered with a fast-charge kit capable of reducing the charge time by around two hours. Vauxhall will offer all Ampera owners a British Gas Home Charging solution, which will include the installation of a home charge point, three year warranty on parts and labour,...
    by at March 28th, 2012 at 12:03 am
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    Azure Dynamics Files for Bankruptcy Protection in Canada
    Azure Dynamics Corporation, the developer and producer of hybrid electric and electric components and powertrain systems for commercial vehicles including the Ford Transit Connect Electric, has filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada. Founded in Canada, Azure moved its headquarters to Detroit’s suburbs in 2008 after having considered sites in Northeast Ohio. The...
    by at March 27th, 2012 at 10:03 pm
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    BMW and Toyota Charge up Li-ion Battery Partnership
    After announcing an initial green car partnership last year, BMW AG and Toyota Motor Corp. have begun joint research into next-generation batteries for plug-in electric cars. The two auto giants will try to increase the performance and capacity of lithium-ion battery cells through the use of new combinations of materials for cathodes, anodes and electrolytes. In addition...
    by at March 27th, 2012 at 08:03 am
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    ABB Launches Terra SC Fast Charger
    ABB today launched the Terra Smart Connect (SC), a breakthrough product that will significantly improve the business case for installing electric-vehicle (EV) fast chargers throughout Europe. The Terra SC is a cost-effective direct-current (DC) charger specifically designed for convenient fast charging in commercial and office areas. It fully charges an electric car in...
    by at March 27th, 2012 at 06:03 am
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    Swatch Announces Plans for Fuel-Cell Car
    Swatch, the world’s biggest watch company, has announced that it is looking to build a new hydrogen fuel-cell car. “We already have a test-car with a fuel-cell,” Swatch chief executive Nick Hayek said in an interview with newspaper NZZ am Sonntag. “Liquid hydrogen and oxygen are used as fuel, producing very efficient combustion,” he said, adding...
    by at March 27th, 2012 at 06:03 am
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