Posts Tagged ‘electric cars’

  • 0
    Hyundai to Focus on Plug-in Hybrid and Fuel-Cell Vehicles, Leave EVs to Kia
    Hyundai will no longer develop and produce pure electric vehicles in any great volume, Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group vice chairman Yang Woong-chul Yang said during a press briefing at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Hyundai will focus on plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, while affiliate Kia Motors will focus on electric cars and will start selling a box-shaped...
    by at September 19th, 2011 at 09:09 am
  • 0
    Renault and TomTom Launch Electric Car Navigation System
    Dutch satellite navigation company TomTom has unveiled its first electric car navigation system at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. The Carminat TomTom Z.E. Live, which will be featured on Renault electric cars, is a collaboration to extend TomTom’s navigation product to electric cars. The Carminat TomTom Z.E LIVE receives information from the battery on its current...
    by at September 15th, 2011 at 09:09 pm
  • 0
    Electric Cars Too Expensive: Report
    Electric car manufacturers need to cut prices if they want to energize the market, the British Car Rental and Leasing Association has warned. According to August sales figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), just 812 buyers have taken up the Government’s £5000 Plug-In-Car Grant so far this year, suggesting that electric cars are still...
    by at September 6th, 2011 at 08:09 am
  • 0
    Volvo, Siemens Team Up on Electric Cars
    Volvo Car Corporation and Siemens intend to jointly advance the technical development of electric cars through extensive strategic cooperation. The focus is on the joint development of electrical drive technology, power electronics and charging technology as well as the integration of those systems into Volvo C30 Electric cars. The first electric cars of this model fitted...
    by at August 31st, 2011 at 12:08 am
  • 0
    Ontario, Magna Team Up on Electric Cars
    The government of Ontario and auto-parts giant Magna International Inc. unveiled plans to invest C$432 million (US$441 million) over the next six years to develop next-generation electric car technologies. The province of Ontario, the center of Canada’s auto industry, will contribute C$48.4 million to the total. The funding will go towards developing electric car...
    by at August 30th, 2011 at 04:08 am
  • 0
    Japanese Company Unveils World’s Smallest and Lightest Quick Chargers
    Japanese Company Nichicon has developed the world’s smallest and chargers for electric cars, the NQC-A202 and the NQC-A302. The NQC-A202 with 20kW output capacity weighs 150kg, while the NQC-A302 (30kW) weighs 20kg more. Both chargers are sized at just 150cm(h)x35cm(w)x60cm(d), about 50% smaller than existing devices. Nichicon says the new chargers are up to 66% lighter...
    by at August 28th, 2011 at 11:08 pm
  • 1
    Europcar Adds Peugeot iON Electric Car to its UK Fleet
    Car rental company Europcar is adding the Peugeot iOn to its fleet, making it the first UK rental provider to provide the car. This follows the announcement of Europcar’s global partnership with PSA Peugeot Citroen last October and responds to increasing demand for access to electric cars to rent. Peugeot iONs will initially be available for one-day hire only, in order...
    by at August 27th, 2011 at 02:08 am
  • 0
    Hertz to Rent BYD Electric Cars in China
    The Hertz Corporation will begin renting electric cars to consumers in three Chinese cities in the foreseeable future, the company said on Wednesday. Hertz plans to offer two e6 electric cars, made by BYD in Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen, and then expanding the program beyond those cities. Rental Car Company has also partnered with General Electric in offering electric...
    by at August 25th, 2011 at 12:08 am
  • 0
    Electric Cars Facing Challenges in Germany
    German consumer purchase considerations for electric cars remain relatively low compared to other powertrain technologies and that most current EV offerings miss consumer’s electric car purchase and ownership requirements, a Gartner, Inc. study revealed. The analysis of Gartner’s latest electric car readiness study conducted in Germany in the first and second quarter...
    by at August 8th, 2011 at 12:08 am
  • 0
    MINI Reveals Electric Car Trial Findings
    Early findings from the yearlong MINI E field trial in the UK have already influenced the development of the BMW ActiveE electric car, but the biggest beneficiary will be the BMW i3, the first purpose-built EV from the BMW Group, set for launch in 2013. The majority of the 138 participants who took part in the MINI E trials confirmed that the MINI E is suitable for everyday...
    by at August 5th, 2011 at 02:08 am
Page 4 of 19« First...23456...10...Last »