Posts Tagged ‘electric vehicle’

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    TREXA Reveals Production Enertube Prototype
    TREXA’s skateboard electric vehicle platform concept has turned tubular. The electric vehicle platform maker has revealed a new production prototype in conjunction with filing for a patent for the company’s Enertube tubular battery storage system. The TREXA vehicle platform has been designed to be scaled up or down for various vehicular applications, and the heart...
    by at April 17th, 2011 at 04:04 am
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    Chevrolet Volt Named Best Engineered Vehicle of 2011
    The readers and editors of SAE International’s Automotive Engineering International (AEI) magazine have selected the 2011 Chevrolet Volt as the “Best Engineered Vehicle of 2011.” The “2011 Best Engineered Vehicle” award highlights the innovative engineering that resulted in the production of the world’s first electric vehicle with extended...
    by at April 14th, 2011 at 05:04 am
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    UK Needs 6.4m Electric Vehicles to Meet 2030 Climate Targets
    A new report by WWF-UK has found that the UK will need at least 1.7 million plug-in electric vehicles by 2020 and 6.4 million by 2030 to meet its climate targets. According to WWF-UK, if the UK achieves its climate change targets, plug-in electric vehicles would then represent 6% of all UK vehicles in 2020 and 18% in 2030, and 15% and 20% of new car sales in 2020 and 2030,...
    by at April 5th, 2011 at 11:04 pm
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    Tesla Roadsters Exceeds 10 Million Miles
    The Palo Alto, California based Tesla Motors announced today that electric Roadsters worldwide have now covered over 10 million real-world miles, the greatest collective distance covered by any electric vehicle maker to date. The fleet of more than 1500 electric Roadsters spans more than 30 countries. The most northerly Roadsters are in Narvik, Norway, 140 miles (220...
    by at March 30th, 2011 at 04:03 am
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    Renault in EV Deal with Georgia
    Renault has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Georgian government aimed at establishing a partnership to promote and implement electric vehicles in the former Soviet republic. Both parties have decided to work together to define a final agreement with a view to encouraging the promotion of electric vehicles in order to reduce CO2 emissions and the effects of...
    by at March 19th, 2011 at 02:03 am
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    AeroVironment to Deploy Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Hawai
    AeroVironment announced a deal with the state of Hawaii to install 320 electric vehicle charging stations throughout the state. Under an $820,000 contract from the Hawaii EV Ready Grants Program, the company will provide up to 320 AeroVironment 240-volt EV charging docks throughout the islands. Once deployment is completed, Hawaii will have one of the nation’s first...
    by at March 18th, 2011 at 01:03 pm
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    Study Finds Mass Adoption of Electric Cars Still Some Distance Away
    Despite rising fuel prices, the mass adoption of electric cars is still some distance away, is the finding of a new study by Deloitte, the business advisory firm. According to the survey of 4,760 European consumers, only 16% see themselves as potential first movers to buy or lease an electric vehicle, while 53% say they might be willing to consider it, and 31 percent say...
    by at March 9th, 2011 at 01:03 am
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    350Green Plans National Network of Electric Vehicle Chargers
    350Green announced its plans for a national network of electric vehicle charging stations. Starting with its first project in the San Francisco Bay Area, the company plans to install and operate stations across urban retail shopping centers and other places near where EV drivers live and work. This approach aims to address two of the most vexing challenges facing widespread...
    by at February 12th, 2011 at 12:02 pm
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    Milbank Teams with AeroVironment to Sell EV Chargers Nationwide
    Kanas City-based Milbank Manufacturing Co. of has selected AeroVironment, Inc. to provide electric vehicle charging stations to its customers  through Milbank’s nationwide distribution network. The partnership enhances Milbank’s PowerGen line of renewable power solutions and furthers the expansion of EV charging infrastructure throughout the United States. Milbank...
    by at February 1st, 2011 at 02:02 pm
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    Smart USA Delivers First Smart Electric Drive Vehicle
    smart USA has delivered the first smart fortwo electric drive vehicle to a retail customer in the United States. The smart ED was handed over at the home of Mindy Kimball of Silver Spring, MD by Penske Automotive Group Chairman Roger Penske and Smart USA President Jill Lajdziak. Mindy Kimball is a 36-year-old early adopter of electric vehicle technology and a Major in...
    by at January 26th, 2011 at 11:01 pm
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