Posts Tagged ‘plug-in’

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    GM Builds First Opel Ampera
    The Opel Ampera passed an important milestone Friday, April 23, when the first pre-production Model Year 2012 Ampera rolled off the line at GM’s Pre-Production Operations assembly line in Warren, Michigan. Assembly workers will build more pre-production Amperas in the coming months. These pre-production vehicles will not be sold at dealerships, but used instead for testing...
    by at April 26th, 2010 at 11:04 am
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    DOE Completes $529 Million Loan to Fisker
    Fisker Automotive secured a key $528.7 million federal loan for the development and production of two lines of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The loan will support the Karma, a full-size, four-door sports sedan, and a line of family oriented models being developed under the company’s Project NINA program. The California-based will use $169.3 million to cover the engineering...
    by at April 24th, 2010 at 03:04 am
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    GM to Launch Chevy Volt Sooner Than Expected
    General Motors CEO Ed Whitacre announced the Chevy Volt will go on sale in October, one to two months earlier than originally scheduled. The move will give GM a head start on the Nissan’s Leaf, which is expected to go on sale in December. Both will be sold in limited quantities in select markets. Detroit Hamtramck will build the Chevy Volt extended range electric vehicle....
    by at April 21st, 2010 at 11:04 am
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    Study Says 1 Million Plug-in Electric Vehicles on the Roads by 2020
    As automakers ramp up production of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), a group of U.S. and Canadian power grid operators who manage most of the North American bulk electric grid collectively studied the effect that PEVs would have on the electric power grid. “Assessment of Plug-in Electric Vehicle Integration with ISO/RTO Systems,” by the ISO/RTO Council (IRC), is a...
    by at March 24th, 2010 at 06:03 am
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    Aberdeen University to Investigate Electric Car Market
    The potential market for electric vehicles is to be examined by experts from the University of Aberdeen. The University of Aberdeen’s Centre for Transport Research has been awarded funding by the UK Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to explore who will buy and electric cars. The outcomes of the study will feed into ETI’s plans for the world’s most extensive...
    by at March 19th, 2010 at 06:03 am
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    Project to Study Impact of Electric Cars on UK Power Grid
    IBM announced an agreement with the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to evaluate the potential impact of electric cars on the UK electricity grid. The project will also assess the infrastructure required to achieve a mass market for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the UK. IBM will lead the co-ordination of a consortium of companies, EDF Energy, E.ON...
    by at March 19th, 2010 at 06:03 am
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    Pre-Wired Homes for Electric Cars
    Homebuilder KB Home started to offer an option to pre-wire its “Built to Order” new home construction package – providing built-in technology so owners can recharge either plug-in hybrid or electric cars. The move comes from KB Home’s market surveys that showed buyers want greener homes that are not only “earth-friendly” but save them money as well. This...
    by at March 10th, 2010 at 06:03 am
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    GQ by Citroen Concept Car
    Citroen has partnered with GQ to launch the GQbyCITROEN concept car, which is available for readers to view in this month’s issue. GQbyCITROEN combines classically sophisticated features and contemporary styling with a sculpted front end, rounded rear, strong body contours and sleek concave rear windscreen – a signature Citroen design. The car’s cabin is accessed...
    by at March 5th, 2010 at 03:03 am
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    GE and Juice Technologies Partners on Electric Vehicle Charging Devices
    GE and Juice Technologies announced partnership to create intelligent plug-in electric vehicle charging devices for U.S. and global markets. Electric vehicles will begin shipping in volume across the United States in 2010. Charging stations will be needed to meet the growing consumer demand. Chargers will communicate with power grid to determine best times to charge,...
    by at February 17th, 2010 at 09:02 am
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    Electric Cars Can Help Tackle Global Warming
    Increasing the use of plug-in electric and plug-in hybrid cars in Pennsylvania and nationwide would dramatically reduce emissions that cause global warming and air pollution, all while curbing our dependence on oil, according to a new white paper released today by PennEnvironment. A “plug-in” car is one that can be recharged from the electric grid. Some plug-in cars...
    by at January 27th, 2010 at 05:01 am