Posts Tagged ‘electric cars’

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    Sion Power Receives ARPA-E Grant for Electric Car Batteries
    Sion Power has received a three-year research grant worth up to $5 million from the United States Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E). Under the ARPA-E program, Sion Power, in collaboration with BASF, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will accelerate the development of practical, economical...
    by at May 2nd, 2010 at 03:05 am
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    Europe Reveals Electric Cars Strategy
    The European Commission has revealed plans to promote green and fuel-efficient vehicles, primarily focusing on the role of electric cars rather than biofuel-powered vehicles. Giving a boost to electric cars, the commission said it will promote the development of a network of publicly accessible high-voltage charging stations around Europe. It also aims to produce European...
    by at April 29th, 2010 at 07:04 am
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    Nissan, GE Team on Smart Charging for Electric Cars
    Nissan and GE have teamed to research new technologies that are needed to build a reliable, dynamic smart-charging infrastructure for electric cars. The two companies signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that brings together two companies with expertise in the most critical elements needed to make smart charging work. GE is a world leader in the energy...
    by at April 26th, 2010 at 10:04 am
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    Chinese Consumers Lead in Electric Car Interest
    About 60 percent of Chinese consumers said they would consider buying plug-in hybrids or pure electric cars, according to a survey released by Ernst & Young Global Automotive Center. This figure is five times higher than that of other countries, such as the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and France. Out of 1,000 respondents, the majority...
    by at April 25th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
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    Better Place Partners with Chery on Electric Cars
    Better Place said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chery, China’s largest independent carmaker and exporter, to collaborate on electric car technology in China. Under the MoU, Better Place and Chery will jointly develop switchable-battery electric car prototypes with the goal of securing regional Chinese government electric vehicle pilot projects. As...
    by at April 25th, 2010 at 04:04 am
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    Sims 3 Players to Use Renault Electric Cars
    Electronic Arts announced a multi-year agreement with French car maker Renault, which will allow The Sims 3 players to use Renault’s forthcoming range of electric carss in the game. This contract runs for several years, and the first model to be made available as a free download during this spring is Renault’s Twizy Z.E electric car. “This partnership...
    by at April 19th, 2010 at 08:04 am
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    Taiwan to Spend Heavily on Subsidies for Electric Cars
    Taiwan on Thursday unveiled plan aimed at boosting domestic production and use of electric cars over the next six years. Taiwan’s government will spend NT$9.7 billion to subsidize the research and development of electric car parts and set up charging stations across the island to service 3,000 electric cars. Taiwan hopes 60,000 electric cars will in use on the island...
    by at April 15th, 2010 at 11:04 pm
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    Renault-Nissan Team with Sao Paolo on Electric Cars
    The Renault-Nissan Alliance and municipality of Sao Paulo announced a partnership to jointly study how electric cars can preserve the environment in the city and also improve the life quality in the city. Sao Paulo is the first city in South America to sign this kind of agreement, confirming city’s and Renault-Nissan Alliance’s leadership in initiatives to...
    by at April 14th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
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    ZAP Licenses Electric Car Smart Charger Controller Technology
    California-based electric carmaker ZAP has licensed the Smart Charger Controller technology developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The technology allows customers to minimize the cost of charging electric cars by automatically recharging a vehicle’s battery at times of least demand on the grid and subsequently, least cost to the consumer. Battelle, an...
    by at April 14th, 2010 at 03:04 pm
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    Renault and EDF Announces Electric Car Project in France
    The Renault-Nissan Alliance and EDF will conduct an experimental electric car project in Yvelines (France) with €6.5 million (US$8.8 million) financial support from the French Environmental and Energy Management Agency. Other partners in the electric car project include Schneider Electric and Better Place. Approximately one hundred Renault and Nissan electric cars...
    by at April 13th, 2010 at 09:04 am
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