Posts Tagged ‘electric vehicles’

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    Ford Names 20 Cool Places to Charge Your Electric Vehicle
    When Ford’s all-new Focus Electric and C-MAX Energi hit the streets, customers will have plenty of options on where to recharge their vehicle. Whether it’s stopping at the zoo, a museum or shopping in a downtown area, vehicle charging stations are popping up in a variety of locations across the country. So where are the cool places to charge? Ford may have found the...
    by at October 5th, 2011 at 09:10 pm
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    Only 2-4% of Consumers Satisfied with Electric Vehicles: Survey
    Consumers’ expectations around performance and purchase price of electric vehicles are so unrealistic that automakers are unlikely to satisfy them anytime soon, according to a new survey from Deloitte. Consumers worldwide expect electric vehicles to travel farther, require less charge time and retail for a lower price than automakers are offering, but their expectations...
    by at October 5th, 2011 at 09:10 am
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    WiTricity, IHI and Mitsubishi Team Up on EV Wireless Charging
    WiTricity Corporation, IHI and Mitsubishi Motors have joined to research and develop easily deployable electric vehicle wireless charging systems compatible with electric grids. The partnership structure of three major players in the wireless charging, electric infrastructure, and EV areas coming together will accelerate the popularization of wireless charging systems...
    by at October 3rd, 2011 at 09:10 am
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    NRG Energy and University of Delaware to Develop Vehicle-to-Grid Technology
    NRG Energy announced it will partner with eV2g, a project developed at the University of Delaware to earn EV drivers money by providing services to grid operators. Pioneered by UD professor Willett Kempton, this patented leading-edge vehicle-to-grid technology has garnered worldwide attention and holds promise to transform the future of the electricity supply. eV2g technology...
    by at September 27th, 2011 at 11:09 am
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    Benefits of Plug-in Electric Vehicles Depend on Battery Size: Study
    Plug-in electric vehicles with small battery packs and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) that don’t plug in can reduce life cycle impacts from air emissions and enhance oil security at low or no additional cost over a lifetime, but plug-in vehicles with large battery packs are more costly and may have higher or lower emissions than HEVs depending on where and when...
    by at September 27th, 2011 at 07:09 am
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    ACEA Proposes Standard EV Plugs
    ACEA, the trade body representing European auto manufacturers, has produced a set of recommendations to standardize the charging of plug-in electric vehicles. Standardization of the connection between the electricity grid and plug-in electric vehicles is one of the prerequisites to help e-mobility gain a viable market share. At present, a variety of solutions is used,...
    by at September 25th, 2011 at 09:09 pm
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    Electric Vehicle Penetration Rates to be Highest in Smaller States: Report
    Sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) are expected to accelerate rapidly over the next several years, posting a compound annual growth rate of 43% between 2011 and 2017, according to a recent report from Pike Research. Pike Research forecasts an annual plug-in electric vehicle market in the United States of about 359,000 vehicles by 2017. Adoption of PEVs will vary...
    by at September 24th, 2011 at 11:09 pm
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    GE and PSA sign EV Agreement
    General Electric and French car maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen have signed a technology and commercial cooperation agreement to co-develop electric vehicles. Through this non-exclusive and renewable agreement, signed on 14 September at the Frankfurt Motor Show, GE and PSA Peugeot-Citroen seek to develop a new EV mobility offer in Europe that will enable B2B customers to fully...
    by at September 18th, 2011 at 01:09 am
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    Nissan Develops New Quick Charger for Electric Vehicles
    Nissan has developed a new quick charger for electric vehicles that’s smaller, about half the price, and easier to install than the current quick charger manufactured by Nissan. The new charger complies with CHAdeMO protocol and is compatible with Nissan EVs as well as EVs manufactured by other companies. The new quick charger will go on sale in November Nissan parts...
    by at September 12th, 2011 at 07:09 am
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    DOE Awards $16.9m to Accelerate Adoption of EVs
    The U.S. Department of Energy announced 16 projects supporting activities in 24 states and the District of Columbia to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in communities across the nation, and seven additional projects in seven states to help prepare college students for careers designing and building advanced vehicle technologies. Clean Cities Initiative...
    by at September 9th, 2011 at 11:09 pm
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