Posts Tagged ‘electric cars’

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    Mitsubishi i-MiEVs Join Transport for London Fleet
    Transport for London (TfL) has added four Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric cars into its fleet as part of Mayor Boris Johnson’s plans to make London the electric car capital of Europe. The four new Mitsubishi i-MiEVs, part funded by the Government’s Low Carbon Procurement Partnership (LCVPP), are the first step to achieving the 1,000 electric cars that the Mayor...
    by at June 27th, 2010 at 04:06 am
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    Electric Cars Get $114m Push in California
    The California Energy Commission approved $114.3 million to help set up electric- and ethanol-powered vehicle infrastructure around the state. Of the funds, $15.4 million comes from state coffers, $49.6 million is federal money and $49.3 million comes from private sources. A $8 million grant with Electric Transportation Engineering Corp. (ETEC), in conjunction with Nissan,...
    by at June 26th, 2010 at 04:06 am
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    Mitsubishi Partners with Danish Government on Electric Cars
    Mitsubishi has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Danish government regarding the popularization of its i-MiEV electric car in Denmark. Under the MoU, the Danish government will consider introducing i-MiEVs into its fleet in or after 2011, conducting EV promotional activities and implementing EV infrastructure. The Danish government, in order to reduce...
    by at June 25th, 2010 at 03:06 am
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    Nissan Joins Renault-RWE Electric Car Partnership
    Nissan has joined Renault’s partnership with German electric utility RWE Efficiency GmbH to promote electric mobility in Germany. RWE plans to set up an extensive charging network in Germany with about 1,000 stations to be set up across Germany by the end of 2010 focused mainly on the Berlin and Ruhr areas. Together with other partners, RWE plans to extend the charging...
    by at June 24th, 2010 at 09:06 am
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    Ontario Offers Rebates on Electric Cars
    The Ontario government will offer consumers a rebate of between $5,000 and $8,500 ($4,895 and $8,321 U.S.) if they buy a new plug-in hybrid or fully electric car after July 1. Rebates for the electric cars will be limited to the first 10,000 applicants who qualify, the Ontario government said Friday. The rebates are part of a plan to have one out of every 20 vehicles driven...
    by at June 19th, 2010 at 03:06 am
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    Mitsubishi to Cut Price of i-MiEV Electric Cars
    Mitsubishi plans to bring the price of its electric vehicles down some 30% to around 2 million yen ($21,890) by fiscal 2012, the Nikkei business daily reported. The carmaker aims to cut the price of its key i-MiEV electric car to 2 million yen by lowering output costs to promote the still-pricey vehicle. The i-MiEV electric car was priced at 4.59 million yen when it was...
    by at June 18th, 2010 at 10:06 am
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    First Phase of UK Electric Car Trial Complete
    The first three-month period of an electric car trial in the UK is complete and it turns out the fleet of 25 Mitsubishi iMiEVs has been running an average of 23 miles a day and have been parked 97 percent of the time. Electric vehicle drivers used their electric cars like the typical UK driver – the majority of journeys were less than five miles (at similar distances,...
    by at June 17th, 2010 at 04:06 am
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    Survey Finds Demand for Electric Cars Could Outpace Supply
    There will be more drivers in the market for plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and electric cars in the next two years than will be rolling off the production lines, according to results from a poll conducted by Ernst & Young. More than 25% of the 4,000 drivers surveyed across the U.S., Europe, China and Japan said they would consider buying an electric car. Even if only a small...
    by at June 16th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
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    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 at June 15th, 2010 at 09:06 am
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    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 at June 12th, 2010 at 05:06 am
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