Posts Tagged ‘electric car’

  • Brussels Proposes Electric Car Safety Rules
    The European Commission has proposed safety harmonization measures to ensure that electric cars in member states are safe and that consumers are protected against direct contacts with parts of the car under voltage. The EU has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, and sees hybrid and electric cars as a key part of that strategy. The measures will speed up the...
    by admin at June 15th, 2010 at 09:06 am
  • Nissan Adds Noises to LEAF Electric Car
    Nissan has invited nearly 500 people to drive its new Nissan LEAF electric car at the company’s Oppama test track in Japan over the next week. Media, Nissan shareholders, government officials, analysts and some of the first customers to place reservations for Nissan LEAF will get the chance to experience the benefits of this practical, affordable and fun to drive...
    by admin at June 12th, 2010 at 05:06 am
  • Nissan Reaches 6,000 Preorders in Japan
    Nissan Motor Co. announced on Monday it had received 6,000 orders for its LEAF electric car in Japan, meeting its sales target for all of 2010 in just two months. The company will continue to accept reservations; orders will be delivered on a priority basis in 2011. The Nissan LEAF goes on sale in Japan in December 2010. Nissan began taking orders from retail customers...
    by admin at June 7th, 2010 at 08:06 am
  • Stanford Students Unveil WENG Electric Car
    Stanford graduate students have designed and built an electric car that may see some large-scale production and distribution. The name of the car is WENG and it stands for Where Everyone Needs to Go. This first version of the WENG electric car car takes four hours to charge and can go about 10 miles at 15 to 20 mph. But an optimized system with the best batteries and appropriate...
    by admin at June 6th, 2010 at 05:06 am
  • Mitsubishi Announces Shipment of i-MiEV to Australia
    Mitsubishi announced today the shipment of its i-MiEV electric car to Australia starting from July. Mitsubishi, along with its Australian distributor Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited, has been conducting EV promotional activities aimed at electric power companies and other entities since February of this year with 2 i-MiEVs. Forty i-MiEVs will be shipped starting from...
    by admin at June 2nd, 2010 at 11:06 am
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