Posts Tagged ‘electric cars’

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    USABC to Test SK Energy Electric Car Batteries
    SK Energy Co., Korea’s leading refinery, will take part in a U.S. government-led research program to develop rechargeable batteries for electric cars. SK Energy will jointly work with the U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) on evaluating lithium batteries applicable to electric vehicles for one year, where the USABC will fund half of the expenses, the company said. SK...
    by at April 10th, 2010 at 11:04 am
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    Renault-Nissan Partners with Enel and Endesa on Electric Cars
    Enel, Endesa and the Renault-Nissan Alliance signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at developing electric mobility across several geographical areas. The agreement was signed yesterday evening between Fulvio Conti, CEO and General Manager of Enel, Patrick Pélata, COO of Renault Group, and Hideaki Watanabe, Alliance Managing Director of Zero Emission Business Unit,...
    by at April 9th, 2010 at 10:04 am
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    17 Percent of Americans Likely to Buy an Electric Car Next
    Despite major announcements in recent days from both Ford and Nissan about stepped-up development of electric cars, just 17% of Americans say it is at least somewhat likely that the next car they buy will be all-electric. That’s down four points from last August, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey The new finding includes six percent (6%)...
    by at April 8th, 2010 at 06:04 am
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    BMW Electric Car Parts to be Build in Moses Lake
    BMW and SGL Group have announced they will invest an initial US$100m to build a carbon fiber plant in Moses Lake, near Seattle, WA. SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC, a joint venture between BMW and SGL Group was set up in October 2009. The new facility is an important element of both companies’ strategy to commercialize viable manufacturing of ultra light weight carbon...
    by at April 7th, 2010 at 09:04 am
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    Spain Invests 590 Million Euros in Electric Cars
    Spain’s government has launched EUR590 million in subsidies and tax breaks aimed at boosting the use of electric cars in the country. The scheme comprises 15 measures to boost demand, invest in research and develop recharging infrastructure. The government’s plan includes a subsidy for the purchase price of an electric car amounting up to a EUR 6,000. The state...
    by at April 7th, 2010 at 06:04 am
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    MIT Researchers Develop Lighter And More Powerful Lithium-Air Battery
    Lithium-air batteries could play a large role in the incoming wave of electric cars with the potential of providing energy densities up to three times that of the conventional lithium-ion batteries that currently exists. A team of researchers at MIT has announced that they’ve made significant progress on a technology that could lead to commercial development of lighter...
    by at April 6th, 2010 at 09:04 am
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    Renault-Nissan Inks Electric Car Deal with Acciona
    Renault-Nissan and renewable energy specialist Acciona signed an agreement to promote the adoption of electric cars in Spain. According to the terms of the agreement, Acciona will bring its capacity to develop an intelligent charging network, provide associated services and supply electricity produced from renewable sources. This implementation will be done in coordination...
    by at March 30th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
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    Aberdeen University to Investigate Electric Car Market
    The potential market for electric vehicles is to be examined by experts from the University of Aberdeen. The University of Aberdeen’s Centre for Transport Research has been awarded funding by the UK Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to explore who will buy and electric cars. The outcomes of the study will feed into ETI’s plans for the world’s most extensive...
    by at March 19th, 2010 at 06:03 am
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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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    CHAdeMO to Standardize Electric Cars Chargers
    In a bid to promote the spread of the zero-emission vehicles Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Fuji Heavy Industries and the Tokyo Electric Power Company have formally established CHAdeMO Association to standardize fast-charge stations for electric cars. Last August, Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors, Fuji Heavy Industries, and TEPCO started a preparatory committee. Then, TOYOTA joined...
    by at March 15th, 2010 at 02:03 pm
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