Posts Tagged ‘electric vehicles’

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    Ford to Build Electric Vehicles in Valencia
    Ford’s Valencia plant in Spain will build the company’s first hybrid models for European customers with two advanced technology derivatives of the all-new five-seat Ford C-MAX compact multi-activity model to be launched in 2013 – a full Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV), and a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). Valencia was confirmed in 2009 as the European...
    by at May 10th, 2010 at 05:05 am
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    Telekom Austria Turns Phone Boxes Into Electric Car Charging Stations
    Telekom Austria has announced plans to turn old telephone boxes into recharging stations for electric cars. During the test phase the service will be free of charge. Following commercial launch, charging stations will offer the possibility to pay via mobile phone using text messages, paybox or a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) card with a RFID chip. 13,500 telephone...
    by at May 5th, 2010 at 06:05 am
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    Berlin Won’t Provide Subsidies for Electric Cars
    Berlin will not subsidize the sale of electric cars, but it will provide funding for research in the area of electric mobility. At the launch of the National Program for Electric Mobility in Berlin on Monday, German officials said that federal funding would instead go toward research programs to advance the technology. The decision not to offer consumers incentives to...
    by at May 5th, 2010 at 02:05 am
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    Consumers Still Unsure About Electric Cars
    With the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt set to hit dealer lots, 40 percent of consumers still feel they don’t know enough about the technology to consider an electric car for their next purchase. While the bulk of consumers are still unsure of the technology, those who said they would consider an electric car (36 percent) for their next car purchase outweighed those...
    by at May 4th, 2010 at 11:05 am
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    ZAP Displays Electric Taxi at Beijing Motor Show
    Electric car maker ZAP introduced its design and engineering expertise to the Chinese media and outlined production plans to bring all-electric vehicles to the Chinese market. The company is displaying its all-electric ZAP Taxi targeting the fleet market as well as its innovative electric Alias prototype sports car at the Beijing Motor Show. Pilot production of the ZAP...
    by at April 21st, 2010 at 06:04 am
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    Hitachi and Airbiquity Partner to Provide Global Connected Services for Electric Vehicles
    Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. and Airbiquity Inc. today announced a partnership to provide telematics services for electric vehicles (EVs) globally. Today’s market is focused on commercializing EVs to achieve zero-emission mobility and reduce overall levels of carbon dioxide. EVs require a range of connected support services, including advising drivers on when to...
    by at April 20th, 2010 at 09:04 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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    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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    Credit Card-Friendly EV Charging Station Unveiled in New York
    Ricardo and PEP Stations LLC unveiled its credit card-friendly electric vehicle charging station at the 2010 New York Auto Show‘s EV Pavilion. The PEP Station – the PEP stands for “plug-in electric power” – is the exclusive recharging station at the Green Car Journal EV Pavilion, a high-profile showcase of electric vehicles and green technologies,...
    by at April 1st, 2010 at 01:04 am
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    FedEx Introduces its First Electric Parcel Delivery Trucks in US
    FedEx is expanding its alternative-energy vehicle fleet with the first all-electric FedEx parcel delivery trucks in the United States. Four purpose-built electric trucks “optimized for electric operation from the wheels up” are slated to hit the road in the Los Angeles area starting in June 2010, joining more than 1,800 alternative-energy vehicles already...
    by at March 29th, 2010 at 11:03 am
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