Posts Tagged ‘electric car’

  • VW to Build its Own Electric Powertrains
    Volkswagen plans to build its own electric powertrains at its existing engine plant in Salzgitter, Germany. The news comes just a couple weeks after GM said it would design and manufacture electric motors for its future hybrids and electric vehicles in-house. Volkswagen will set up new components organization to become the electric powertrains supplier across the entire...
    by at February 16th, 2010 at 03:02 pm
  • Spain Calls for Common Electric Car Strategy
    The electric cars must become a reality in Europe, Spain’s Industry Minister Miguel Sebastián said on 9 February in San Sebastian following the informal meeting of the Competitive Council that focused on the electric vehicle and its role in Europe. EU industry ministers gathered in northern Spain ahead of an action plan for European electric vehicle industry expected...
    by at February 10th, 2010 at 10:02 am
  • Nissan Forms EV Partnership with State of Massachusetts
    The Renault-Nissan Alliance is entering into an agreement with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to advance zero-emission mobility throughout the state by promoting the development of an electric-vehicle charging network and policies to support widespread adoptions of electric cars. The announcement was made at the Museum of Science in Boston, a stop on the Nissan LEAF...
    by at February 10th, 2010 at 08:02 am
  • Future Electric Cars to Power Themselves
    An electric car able to run solely on power generated from the parts of a car’s bodywork could offer a sustainable power alternative to other green motoring solutions. Researchers at the Imperial College London are developing a new prototype material for the electric car of the future, which can store and discharge electrical energy and which is also strong and lightweight...
    by at February 10th, 2010 at 06:02 am
  • Nissan Forms Electric Car Partnership with Houston
    The Renault-Nissan Alliance has formed electric car partnership with City of Houston, aiming to promote development of an electric-vehicle charging network and policies to support widespread adoptions of electric cars. The announcement, made at the Houston stop of the Nissan LEAF Zero Emissions Tour, helps pave the way for the 2010 introduction of Nissan LEAF, the industry’s...
    by at February 6th, 2010 at 03:02 am
  • Protoscar LAMPO2 Electric Sports Car Revealed
    This is a LAMPO2 electric demonstration sports car conceived by Protoscar, a Swiss company which has been developing CleanCar projects for 23 years including consulting of OEMs, power utilities and governments. The LAMPO2 boasts “quick-charging” capability (up to 100 km or 62 miles range extension in just 10 minutes charging time) and will be presented at the...
    by at February 5th, 2010 at 11:02 am
  • THINK City Electric Car
    The THINK City is an electric car that demands very little of you. In fact, not much more than a mobile phone. Just an overnight power top-up, and it’s ready to go in the morning. THINK City is a modern urban car. With zero local emissions and an energy efficiency three times that of a traditional combustion engine car, it is a car for the environment. And it is a fun...
    by at January 27th, 2010 at 06:01 am