Posts Tagged ‘electric car’

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    Project to Study Impact of Electric Cars on UK Power Grid
    IBM announced an agreement with the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to evaluate the potential impact of electric cars on the UK electricity grid. The project will also assess the infrastructure required to achieve a mass market for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the UK. IBM will lead the co-ordination of a consortium of companies, EDF Energy, E.ON...
    by at March 19th, 2010 at 06:03 am
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    Nissan to Build Leaf Electric Car in Sunderland
    Nissan Motor Co. announced that the Nissan LEAF electric car will be manufactured at its plant in Sunderland, UK. Nissan LEAF – the first in a range of forthcoming Nissan electric vehicles (EVs) – is the one of the world’s mass produced zero emission car and embodies Nissan’s vision for an environmentally sustainable future for road transport. Nissan also...
    by at March 18th, 2010 at 02:03 am
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    Renault Partners with RWE for Electric Car Project
    French automaker Renault have teamed and German utility company RWE has partnered to test electric car mobility in Germany. The aim of the electric car project is to test the performance of 150 electric vehicles in daily commuter traffic in the densely populated Ruhr area. The Rhine-Ruhr Model Region is one of eight selected model regions across Germany for electric mobility....
    by at March 12th, 2010 at 06:03 am
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    Aurica Wants to Build Electric Cars at NUMMI
    Aurica Motors, a startup electric car company, announced plans to keep open a California joint venture between Toyota and General Motors by building zero-emission electric cars there. Aurica Motors estimated it will need more than $1 billion in private and government financing to launch the factory and to retain the 4,700 NUMMI employees. The company has built a prototype...
    by at March 11th, 2010 at 01:03 am
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    Pre-Wired Homes for Electric Cars
    Homebuilder KB Home started to offer an option to pre-wire its “Built to Order” new home construction package – providing built-in technology so owners can recharge either plug-in hybrid or electric cars. The move comes from KB Home’s market surveys that showed buyers want greener homes that are not only “earth-friendly” but save them money as well. This...
    by at March 10th, 2010 at 06:03 am
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    BMW Says ActiveE Fleet Will Be Large as MINI E Fleet
    BMW has issued a statement in response to inaccurate reports that have stated that the fleet of electric ActiveE models used in the lease program in the U.S. would be limited to 200 vehicles. BMW says that although the exact size of the fleet has yet to be confirmed, it will be at least as large as the 450-unit Mini E fleet currently in operation in the US. The ActiveE...
    by at March 9th, 2010 at 07:03 am
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    Mitsubishi, PSA Finalize Electric Car Deal
    Mitsubishi Motors has agreed with PSA Peugeot Citroen to supply about 100,000 electric cars based on its i-MiEV electric car over the next five to six years to market them in Europe. Mitsubishi and PSA Peugeot Citroen signed a Framework Agreement in September 2009, following which both parties reached a final consensus on development and supply of electric cars based on...
    by at March 8th, 2010 at 04:03 am
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    Daimler, BYD Partners on Electric Car for Chinese Market
    Daimler AG and BYD Co. of China agreed to jointly develop an electric car for the Chinese market, which last year became the world’s biggest market for cars. Under the agreement, the vehicle will be marketed under a new brand jointly created and owned by Daimler and BYD. In addition, a common technology center will be established in China to develop, design and test...
    by at March 2nd, 2010 at 05:03 am
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    Geneva Preview: DOK-ING XD Electric Car
    Croatian-based company DOK-ING, specialized in design and manufacture of multi-purpose  robotic vehicles, will launch its small electric city car called DOK-ING XD at the Geneva Motor Show. The three-seat electric car has been designed primarily as an ecologically-acceptable vehicle for use in urban areas. It is 2.8 meters long, 1.7 meters wide and 1.6 meters high. Powered...
    by at March 1st, 2010 at 04:03 am
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    Honda Reveals 3R-C Electric Three-Wheeler
    Honda has revealed the 3R-C three-wheel electric concept car, which will make its debut at Geneva Motor Show next week. The 3-RC electric three-wheeler shows what a future minimal urban transport vehicle for one person might look like, Honda said. The battery electric drivetrain is mounted low in the three wheeled chassis, therefore keeping the centre of gravity low and...
    by at February 24th, 2010 at 07:02 am
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