Posts Tagged ‘electric vehicles’

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    Honda Announces EV Project with City of Saitama
    Honda and the city of Saitama nave announced the E-KIZUNA Project which aims to create to realize a sustainable, low-carbon society through the popularization of electric vehicles. In this project managed by the city of Saitama, Honda and Saitama will test the urban use of electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid vehicles and electric scooters. Honda also plans to construct...
    by at May 23rd, 2011 at 08:05 am
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    Study: Most Important Electric Car Attributes for Consumers
    University of Delaware (UD) researchers conducted a study which reveals the electric car attributes that are most important for consumers: driving range, fuel cost savings and charging time. The study, which surveyed more than 3,000 people, showed what individuals would be willing to pay for various electric vehicle attributes. For example, as battery charging time decreases...
    by at May 20th, 2011 at 10:05 am
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    Pike Predicts 1.3 Million Plug-in Electric Vehicles to be in Fleets by 2015
    A recent report from Pike Research forecasts that between 2010 and 2015, more than 1.3 million plug-in electric vehicles will be purchased for use in fleet operations, with nearly 400,000 vehicles being sold annually by the end of the forecast period. “Plug-in electric vehicles are primarily known for their consumer applications, but they will play a greater and greater...
    by at May 8th, 2011 at 12:05 am
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    ANSI forms Electric Vehicle Standards Panel
    To facilitate the large scale introduction of electric cars into the market while ensuring that the technologies and infrastructure are safe and effective, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has formed a cross-sector Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP). The EVSP is seeking participants with relative expertise and interest to begin developing a standardizations...
    by at May 5th, 2011 at 05:05 am
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    BYD Reports Electric Vehicle Fleet Results
    In conjunction with one year anniversary of the world’s largest all-electric vehicle Taxi fleet, BYD announced results of several of its electric vehicle pilots – the F3DM, e6 and eBUS-12 which are in fleet testing across the world. In total, BYD electric vehicles have accumulated over 1.769 million all-electric miles and have seen no diminished range or capacity due...
    by at April 29th, 2011 at 06:04 am
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    Johnson Controls-Saft to Supply Batteries for Chinese Electric Vehicles
    Johnson Controls-Saft, a Li-ion battery joint venture between Johnson Controls and France-based Saft, will supply the complete battery system for two electric vehicles which will be launched by the Beijing Electric Vehicle Company, a subsidiary of Beijing Automotive Industry Company. Beijing Electric and its parent company, Beijing Automotive Industry Co., have announced...
    by at April 22nd, 2011 at 02:04 am
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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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    Ford Names 25 EV-ready Cities in the U.S.
    While Ford is gearing up to launch the all-new Focus Electric later this year and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid in 2012, cities around the country also are preparing for the arrival of new electric vehicles. Ford this week named 25 U.S. cities that are paving the way for an influx of electric cars. Ford is working with a growing list of metropolitan areas that are stepping...
    by at April 16th, 2011 at 06:04 am
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    DHL Adds Electric and Hybrid Vehicles to Fleet
    DHL rolled out a fleet of electric and hybrid commercial vehicles in Manhattan that will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 50 percent each year in comparison to conventional vehicles. Expected to be fully deployed by September of this year, the 80 vehicle strong team of delivery vehicles are split between 30 Ford Transit Connect electric vans and 50 Ford E450...
    by at April 9th, 2011 at 05:04 am
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    Lack of Technical Standards Could Hinder Utilities’ Readiness for EVs
    The second comeback of the electric vehicle in little more than a decade has a much greater likelihood of success, and many in the industry believe that it will have a transformative effect on driving habits as well as the automotive and electric power industries. To prepare for the arrival of electric vehicles across the country, utilities in the U.S. will need to design...
    by at April 8th, 2011 at 06:04 am
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