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Osaka, July 31, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC) today announced its support of the Solar Electric Vehicle Team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT SEVT) in the team's participation for the Global Green Challenge (GGC) to be held in October 2009 in Australia. Under the sponsorship agreement, Panasonic is providing the MIT SEVT team with its high-capacity (2. (JCN Network, Japan)
Electric Vehicles Unplugged: An Event That Plugged the World Into a Green Tomorrow Jul 29, 2009
Electric Vehicles Unplugged: An Event That Plugged the World Into a Green Tomorrow ... Electric Vehicles Unplugged: An Event That Plugged the World Into a Green Tomorrow ... LONDON, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan's landmark interactive electric vehicle (EV) workshop, one of the first events of its kind to combine parliamentary debates and industry presentation sessions, was a resounding success in terms of networking opportunities and helping businesses position themselves in the race... (PR Newswire)
Micro Mobiles Make Their Way to U.S. MarketU.S. automakers think small in a downsized economy. Jul 26, 2009
Dr. Borroni-Bird is helping develop the Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility (PUMA), a two-wheeled electric vehicle based on the Segway scooter. Related. (ABC News)
Canberra on charge to electric future Jul 24, 2009
Canberra will be the first Australian city to roll out an electric vehicle infrastructure with the network set to be up and running in three years ... Shai Agassi, chief executive of Better Place, which will build the network, said the dependence of Canberrans on vehicles to get around made it a perfect place for an electric vehicle infrastructure. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Hybrid Car Powered By Micro-Jet Turbine Jul 23, 2009
As automakers race to create green and more efficient vehicles that minimize emissions, a privately held Israeli startup company is testing what it hopes will be the hybrid electric vehicle of the future: a jet engine powered hybrid plug-in ... Although the idea of turbine-powered electric vehicles is nothing new, ETV Motors says it has found a way to make the technology commercially viable. (Newsmax)
The Ann Arbor News hitting the presses a last time Jul 23, 2009
AVL Powertrain Engineering's hybrid and alternative fuel development center will provide hybrid, electric vehicle, and alternative fuel vehicle development, integration and testing services. AVL will add technology and manufacturing capability with. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
REGION: Report urges switch to alternative fuels Jul 21, 2009
County targeted for rollout of electric vehicle model in 2012 ... That way, people who buy electric vehicles as they become available or flex-fuel vehicles that can run on a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, won't have trouble finding places to fuel up or recharge ... Freedman said SANDAG is hopeful that agencies will get an opportunity to purchase fleets of electric vehicles next year, as Nissan plans to roll out a new electric vehicle next year that can go 100 miles on a... (North County Times)
Van owner jumps on electric band 'wagen' Jul 21, 2009
Storm wrote on Jul 19, 2009 9:09 PM:" Too bad the auto mfgs have dragged their feet. America needs electric vehicles. Henderson deserves plaudits. " ... Lloyd wrote on Jul 19, 2009 11:36 AM:" Glad to see another electric vehicle getting recognized! Good job Mr. Henderson. I have 18 6volt batteries in my 1981 Lectra(Datsun 200SX before conversion). It's been running as a pure electic for 28 years. I have only owned it for the last 2.5. ". (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Automotive Energy Supply Corporation Begins Trial Production of Lithium-ion Batteries Jul 19, 2009
AESC will produce the lithium-ion batteries for Nissan's electric vehicle to be introduced in the U.S. and Japan, as well as Nissan's original hybrid vehicle, in 2010. AESC intends to mass produce and market its batteries to any interested automaker, with an aim to become a global leader of advanced battery products and services. (JCN Network, Japan)
* Outlying island to serve as model for green living Jul 19, 2009
Liu made the remarks while on a trip to Tainan to visit several businesses involved in green energy, including E-Ton Power Tech, the manufacturer of Taiwans first lithium-ion battery electric vehicle, and Delta Electronics, whose Tainan plant has been honored by the Architecture and Building Research Institute for its ecofriendly features. Delta Group chairman Bruce Cheng (GR) said the plant, which has a natural ventilation system and uses natural sunlight as its primary lighting source,... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Mitsubishi, an Unlikely Electric-Vehicle Pioneer Jul 18, 2009
Yet when it comes to electric vehicles, Mitsubishi has emerged as an unlikely pioneer ... Masuko says the company will follow up with a slightly larger electric vehicle of a similar size to the Honda Fit or Toyota Yaris compacts, and a commercial vehicle based on the i-MiEV.. (BusinessWeek)
Handicapping and Psychoanalyzing the Electric Vehicle Race Jul 17, 2009
Handicapping and Psychoanalyzing the Electric Vehicle Race. Handicapping and Psychoanalyzing the Electric Vehicle Race ... From my perspective, the Chevy Volt has morphed over the past year from being a different kind of hybrid to being a full-on electric vehicle, with gas-propulsion as a sidekick. (Slate)
Small Auto Suppliers Struggling to Survive Jul 16, 2009
IF YOU NEEDED ANOTHER HINT, GM IS GOING TO DEBUT THE VOLT AT 10-15K MORE THAN ANY OTHER HYBRID and or electric vehicle sold in the U.S.. Welcome to the new GM.. (CBS News -- US)
Expedia, Hotwire pay S.F. its taxes Jul 15, 2009
Aabar purchased its 4 percent holding in Tesla from German carmaker Daimler AG, which invested "double digit millions" in the San Carlos electric vehicle manufacturer in May. Aabar also happens to be Daimler's largest individual stockholder. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Street-legal golf carts topic of meeting Jul 10, 2009
We re also helping the environment by driving an electric vehicle rather than burning fuel ... holtville1 wrote on Jul 10, 2009 1:10 AM:" There's a town in Georgia with 9,000 of them registered for street use.http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/1015/p01s02-ussc.htmlWhy can't we do the same here in California? Because we're special. We don't do things like that. It makes too much sense.You see a variety of electric vehicles used by local schools and government agencies. They do this so there are more... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Korea's Hyundai Begins Its Hybrid Push Jul 9, 2009
The introduction of Hyundai's first hybrid electric vehicle coincides with the company's relentless marketing blitz in the U.S. and elsewhere. Last week, for example, it launched a in the U.S. that guarantees buyers of its vehicles a year's worth of gas at $1. (BusinessWeek)
Hope vs. hype: Chasing after green jobs Jul 9, 2009
thathe envisions as the center of an electric vehicle industry ... In the empty factories and laid-off workers in this struggling section of the Rust Belt, entrepreneur Wil Cashen sees "unimaginable potential. Seeking to capitalize on the trend toward more-energy-efficient vehicles, Cashen has a plan to retrofit pickup trucks with electric motors at several of Elkhart Countys large, dormant manufacturing facilities and sell them to utility companies. A native of neighboring St. Joseph... (MSNBC -- Environment)
Reading the bill that no one read Jul 9, 2009
It mandates expansion of an "electric vehicle infrastructure.". It shells out money for states and Indian tribes to use satellites to model the impact of climate change on wildlife and wilderness. (Florida Today)
Linear device gets designed into Mitsubishi all-electric car Jul 8, 2009
EE Times has learned that Linear Technology grabbed a design win for -- Japan's first fully electric vehicle (EV) ... The device Linear launched last fall is aimed at hybrid/electric vehicles and battery backup systems. (EETimes)
Carbon Monoxide Catalyst Could Solve Energy and Global Warming Problems Jul 7, 2009 The cars that will likely set the pace in 2014 Jul 3, 2009 Clean Diesel is Coming to U.S. Jul 1, 2009 Story tips from the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 2009 Jun 30, 2009 Air Pollution From Freeway Extends One And A Half Miles Away Jun 29, 2009 The GOP’s Basiji target ‘Cap and Tr-8-tors’ Jun 29, 2009 Ready for the road Jun 29, 2009 Hybrids get green light as Prius leads sales Jun 25, 2009 Ayatollah Mocks U.S. Pre-Election Overture Jun 25, 2009 Feds answer questions about 'cash for clunkers,' but you may not like the answers Jun 24, 2009 GM to cut 4,000 more white-collar jobs by year end Jun 24, 2009 Ford and Nissan to Tap Factory Retool Loans: Report Jun 23, 2009 Study: Detroit lifts quality but Toyota still king Jun 23, 2009 Ford, Nissan, Tesla to get govt loans from US$25b fund Jun 23, 2009 Energy-efficiency ideas highlight annual expo Alternative-energy expo draws hundreds to elementary school in Warrenton Jun 21, 2009 Premium cars set to become more affordable Jun 20, 2009 Japan Stocks: DA Office, Fujikura, KNT, Laox, Mitsubishi Motors, Nittetsu Jun 18, 2009 Keokuk City Council members debate allowing alcohol in Rand Park for events at new pavilion Jun 17, 2009 AeroVironment Schedules Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call Jun 17, 2009 Electric Vehicle Company Myers Motors Receives JumpStart Ventures Investment Jun 16, 2009 Toyota Says Hybrids Will Be Best 'Green' Car For Some Time Jun 6, 2009 * Mitsubishi rolls out zero-emission electric minicar Jun 6, 2009 Mitsubishi Motors to Bring New-generation EV i-MiEV to Market; Delivery to Corporate, Governmental and Local Authority Users Starts Late July, Sales to Individuals in April 2010 Jun 5, 2009 * Toyota to start leasing plug-in hybrid vehicles Jun 4, 2009 Shrinking Cars Get Stares, Save Energy Jun 3, 2009 TMC to Lease 200 Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles in Japan Jun 3, 2009 Hummer Going Green With Plug-In Version May 31, 2009 Peter Trepp of Pacific Palisades Becomes First Person in the United States to Take Delivery of the Fully Electric, Zero Emissions MINI E May 29, 2009 Cambridge recognizes green businesses May 28, 2009 Chrysler LLC Submits $448-Million Plan to the U.S. Department of Energy for the Rapid Development and Manufacturing of Electrified Vehicles May 27, 2009 Ford Builds on Eco-Friendly Products and Process as More Consumers Live Sustainable Lifestyles May 22, 2009 State seeks $6.5m for clean vehicles May 21, 2009 Smart thinking May 20, 2009 S. Korea designing 'online' electric vehicles May 19, 2009 Chrysler LLC Statement in Response to Administration Announcement of National Standard May 19, 2009 Toyota Launches Third-generation 'Prius' May 18, 2009 Openings around the U.S. May 18, 2009 WFEE Grants Recommendations: Professional Development and Education Grants for 2009-10 School Year May 17, 2009 Cars b/w Are Friends Electric, Dan Hill, City of Sound May 14, 2009 Improved 2010 Prius packs features May 14, 2009 Better Place demonstrates its technology May 14, 2009 GE to build new battery plant in upstate NY May 13, 2009 450 Bay Area bids for stimulus cash May 10, 2009 Where is Iaccoca when you need him?: Ad campaign launches for the 'new' Chrysler May 9, 2009 Bioelectricity Promises More 'Miles Per Acre' Than Ethanol May 8, 2009 Global Policy Ideas for Clean Energy Revolution: The Making of an Eco-Obamanomics May 6, 2009 Hybrid Cars Have Been Around For 100 Years May 6, 2009 Mapping out a low-carbon future May 5, 2009 NH's Shaheen: Renewable energy use is a priority May 5, 2009 U2 Mega-Mansion Mess May 3, 2009 All-electric Mini Vs. Ford Fusion Hybrid May 2, 2009 Smart Charger Controller simplifies electric vehicle recharging May 1, 2009 Will GM soon stand for Government Motors? Apr 30, 2009 Company unveils 100-mpg hybrid truck Apr 28, 2009 Battery makers want stimulus jump-start Apr 28, 2009 Calling Cliff Clavin: Chrysler Unveils Electric Postal Van Apr 28, 2009 NovaCharge Partners With Native American Biofuels International Apr 19, 2009 Car industry shakeup energises China upstarts Apr 18, 2009 Beacon Hill Roll Call: House moves on transportation reform Apr 16, 2009 Time to be tight Apr 16, 2009 The Renault-Nissan Alliance Forms Zero-Emission Vehicle Partnership in the Phoenix Metro Area Apr 16, 2009 Ford's fuel efficient future Apr 16, 2009 Johnson Controls-Saft to open battery site Apr 15, 2009 Neo Material Technologies Signs Development Agreement for Brazilian Rare Earth Deposit Apr 15, 2009 Read the interview Apr 13, 2009
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Car Review The 2010 Ford Fusion H... Jul 4, 2009
Ford boosts that the Fusion Hybrid can get up to 47 mile-per-gallon in Electric Vehicle (EV) mode and up go up to 700 miles city driving on a single tank of gas. states, Shock. (Suite101.com)
Nissan is testing battery-charging networks in Arizona, saying an unnamed electric vehicle will go on sale by late 2010. Toyota says it will sell one million gas-electric hybrids per year during the 2010s; Honda President Takeo Fukui has repeatedly said his company is most-heavily endorsing hydrogen technology. (MSNBC -- Business)
"It's very difficult to get an elected or even appointed official today to stand next to a clean-diesel vehicle, unlike a hybrid or electric vehicle," says Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen. The first ad in the TV campaign shows thousands of oil barrels rolling down streets, eventually converging at an oil tanker, ready to be put back on the ship that brought it. (BusinessWeek)
Electric vehicle technology is accelerating at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Researchers at the lab's Power Electronics and Electric Machinery Research Center have developed an innovative cooling concept that could improve vehicle performance, life expectancy and overall efficiency without increasing costs. (EurekAlert!)
"To measure the pollution levels, we equipped an electric vehicle with no emissions of its own with fast-response instruments for gaseous and particulate air pollutants, a GPS and video monitor, and instruments to measure temperature and winds," Winer said. "In both winter and summer of 2008, we drove toward and away from Interstate 10 on a route perpendicular to the freeway in Santa Monica between the hours of 4 a.m. and 7 a.m.". (Science Daily)
The last thing they want you to do is change from an oil-burning car to an electric vehicle ... Electric vehicles for one. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
After four years of development, Augusta electric vehicle maker Tomberlin Group is ready to produce the Anvil, a four-person, street-legal, low-speed electric car ... More than 60,000 neighborhood electric vehicles are already on streets across the country, said Jennifer Watts, spokeswoman for the Electric Drive Transportation Association ... He calls it an "aggressive" neighborhood electric vehicle targeting an area that is being served by vehicles based on a golf car platform. (The Augusta Chronicle)
A battery breakthrough was needed for electric vehicles to become mainstream, and hybrids would remain the best "green" car choice for some time, Masatami Takimoto, Toyota Motor's executive vice-president, said yesterday ... Despite various initiatives to promote electric vehicles around the world, the battery needed to power them still needed drastic improvement and could now offer only short-distance urban commuting, Takimoto said ... Other car makers, such as Nissan Motor, have been more... (Business Report, South Africa)
" And yet, he is the one that deceives, and recently he has threatened his opponents seeking a proper election process. Maybe he meant to say that the Iranian nation cannot be deceived or threatened by anyone other than himself by cbsantispin June 24, 2009 10:07 AM PDT The United States needs to move full steam ahead on energy independence, only energy independence will solve Iran and Venezuela. The West needs to master the electric vehicle and none too soon. by shazmispanks2 June 24, 2009 10:24... (CBS News -- World)
Before you start picking out that hybrid to buy withtaxpayers' help ($3,500 or $4,500 under cash for clunkers, plus the variable electric vehicle credit makes a two-fer), you need to go to to find whether your car or truck has the required EPA "combined" fuel economy (city and highway) rating of 18 mpg or less. Notmany drivers can rattle off their combined mpg. (USA Today -- Money)
For example, electric vehicle development, which the company is banking on for future sales, would be fewer cuts than other areas, Wilkinson said. Related Searches. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Nissan said on Tuesday it expects its electric vehicle output in the United States to have an initial capacity of more than 100,000 vehicles a year. Nissan had chosen a site in Tennessee to make electric vehicles and batteries, Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of Nissan and French partner Renault told reporters after Nissan' annual shareholders' meeting. (ABC News -- Wire)
company plans to roll out new versions of its popular Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV and Chrysler 300 large sedan by the end of next year, along with a rechargeable electric vehicle, but these plans likely have been delayed by the bankruptcy process. J.D. Power's rankings were based on questionnaires from 80,900 people who bought or leased new 2009 vehicles between February and May. (AZCentral -- Business)
Ford has said it intends to bring several battery-electric vehicles to market. The automaker has discussed plans to produce a battery-electric vehicle van in 2010 for commercial use, a small battery-electric sedan developed with Magna International by 2011 and a plug-in electric vehicle by 2012. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The Energy Cycle exhibit--using the bike to demonstrate the energy consumption of common household devices--was one of the big draws yesterday at the fourth annual Piedmont Alternative Energy and Electric Vehicle Expo in Warrenton. More than 40 exhibitors set up shop at Brumfield Elementary School, inside and out, to demonstrate environmentally sound products and techniques to members of the public. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
The trio will venture into developing lithium-ion batteries, electric vehicle technologies and other necessary components required for launching hybrid vehicles. While M showcase its Scorpio hybrid during the Commonwealth Games, Tata Motors will come up with its already developed concepts of Indica Vista EV and the Indica EV electrical vehicles. (India Times)
The automaker plans to develop an electric vehicle priced at 3 million yen by 2012, Nikkei English News said. (6508 JT), which supplies parts for Mitsubishi Motorss electric cars, climbed 6. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
A low speed vehicle or neighborhood electric vehicle can get 50 miles for 1 of energy and run up to 25 mph. Nauvoo, Ill. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Commercial and government entities use AV's clean transportation solutions such as electric vehicle test systems and electric vehicle fast charge systems, as well as its clean energy solutions. More information about AV is available at. (Primezone Releases)
CLEVELAND, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- JumpStart Inc., the Northeast Ohio venture development organization that accelerates the progress of high growth early-stage businesses, announces a JumpStart Ventures investment commitment of $250,000 in Myers Motors LLC, a Tallmadge, OH company manufacturing electric vehicles. The company's vehicle, which is classified as a motorcycle according to the Department of Transportation because of its three wheels, is an all-electric vehicle that is charged using... (PR Newswire)
TOYOTA, Japan (AP) -- A Toyota executive said Thursday a battery breakthrough is needed for electric vehicles to become mainstream, and hybrids will remain the best "green" car choice for some time ... Despite various initiatives to promote electric vehicles around the world, the battery needed to power them still needs drastic improvement and can now offer only short-distance urban commuting, Takimoto told reporters at the automaker's headquarters in Toyota City in central Japan ... Other... (W-USA News, DC)
A Mitsubishi Motors employee charges the companys first mass production electric vehicle iMiEV at the companys headquarters in Tokyo yesterday ... The new i-MiEV X short for Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle X can seat four adults, emits no carbon dioxide and has a range of up to 160km on a fully charged battery. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Tokyo, June 5, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today, on World Environment Day, unveiled the production version of the i-MiEV(1)(2) new-generation electric vehicle (EV), describing it as "the pioneer that will open the door to the next 100 years of our automobile society." The i-MiEV will go on sale on the Japanese market in late July of this year. The i-MiEV represents the crystallization of some 40 years of electric vehicle development at Mitsubishi Motors ... (1) MiEV:... (JCN Network, Japan)
Using a lithium-ion battery will produce more energy, allowing the car to run more as an electric vehicle, but there have been some technological hurdles. A plug-in recharges from a regular household socket. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Neighborhood Electric Vehicles Replace Some Cars ... And Wright, most likely headed to work in her Zap Xebra, a three-wheel electric vehicle, wouldn't want it any other way ... The low cost, combined with government rebates and fluctuating gas prices, has neighborhood electric vehicles, or NEVs, like the Xebra seeing rising popularity. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Tokyo, June 3, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces it will lease a plug-in hybrid vehicle in Japan in collaboration with local governments selected under the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's EV owns program1, which aims to promote the widespread use of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles ... A plug-in hybrid vehicle operates as an electric vehicle when used for short distances and can operate as a conventional hybrid vehicle when used for... (JCN Network, Japan)
The H3 uses an extended range electric vehicle (E-REV) powertrain developed by Raser Technologies, which is focusing on extended-range plug-in-hybrid vehicle solutions with its transportation and industrial division. Kraig Higginson, chairman of Raser, said California was a natural location for Thursday's demonstration because of its leadership in emissions and fuel economy standards, helping lead to changes in the national CAFE standard. (KIRO TV, WA)
As part of a year-long field study to gain ongoing real world use feedback on the electric vehicle, 450 MINI Es will be deployed in the Los Angeles, New York and New Jersey metropolitan areas by the end of June. Photo Credit: MINI USA. (PRNewsFoto/MINI USA) WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ UNITED STATES. (PR Newswire)
The Charles Hotel installed the Juice Bar which provides electric vehicle recharging equipment, acquired a fleet of bicycles for the use of its guests, and installed a system in its garage that enables smaller cars to be charged a lower parking fee. Irving House subsidizes public transit passes for its employees and provides services to its guests to encourage walking and biking. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Proposed vehicles to include Dodge Ram 1500 Plug-in Hybrid-electric Vehicles (PHEV), Chrysler Town & Country PHEVs and Chrysler Town & Country Electric Vehicles (EV). Chrysler LLC today announced the company has submitted three proposals outlining a $448-million plan to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in order to rapidly bring Electric Vehicles (EV) and Plug-in Hybrid-electric Vehicles (PHEV) to market ... This new facility would house development, testing and electric-drive component... (PR Newswire)
Along with advancing greener powertrain alternatives such as EcoBoost, hybrid and battery electric vehicle technologies, Ford is taking a more sustainable approach to vehicle interiors. Newest applications include suede-like material created from recycled plastic pop bottles and seat fabrics - made with 100 percent post-consumer yarns - which are featured on the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO and Lincoln MKZ.. (PR Newswire)
In Boston, city officials want to build five electric vehicle charging stations and add plug-in hybrids to their fleet. Seth Kaplan, an environmental advocate with the Conservation Law Foundation, said the focus on clean vehicles is a good way to demonstrate Massachusetts's commitment to the environment while also lowering transportation costs. (Boston Globe)
Times have changed - not least with the exponential proliferation of energy-hungry consumer devices and the advent of the electric vehicle. Utilities companies agree that the grid itself must shift with the times and move into the digital era. (BBC News -- Science)
SKoreans designing 'online' electric vehicles. Article:SKoreans designing 'online' electric vehicles:/n/a/2009/05/18/financial/f084529D03 ... DTL Article:SKoreans designing 'online' electric vehicles:/n/a/2009/05/18/financial/f084529D03. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Chrysler's entirely new technology will be found in vehicles developed by ENVI, an organization within Chrysler that is focused on electric vehicles as its primary clean-vehicle technology. Chrysler's product plan includes the introduction of several production electric vehicle models by 2013. (PR Newswire)
Electric Vehicle (EV) Drive Mode uses just the motor for extremely quiet cruising, while effective placement of sound-absorbing materials and vibration-controlling materials on the high-rigidity body achieve outstanding quietness. Design pursues both function and beauty. (JCN Network, Japan)
Electric vehicle company expanding U.S. imprint to Indiana - CNN.com ... Electric vehicle company expanding U.S. imprint to Indiana. (CNN)
Electric Vehicle/Auto Shop, Debe Holland, Martha McDonough, Joe Randolph, WHS, $7,500. The electric vehicle conversion begun last year is ready to begin a second year through this after school club open to all high school students. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
The sound need not be very loud; just slightly enhancing the noise of an oncoming electric vehicle would be enough to engage the auditory mechanisms that the brain uses to locate approaching sounds, he adds. . (Harper's Magazine)
Improved Prius packs features, contradictions. Latest version of Toyota hybrid boasts bigger engine, array of options. (MSNBC -- Business)
an electric vehicle services provider that will bring electric cars to Hawaii, demonstrated its first automated battery switch technology and electric car charging spots at an exhibit in Japan on Wednesday ... This technology moves us closer to realizing the environmental and economic benefits of electric vehicles clean transportation using our state s natural, renewable sources of energy instead of imported fossil fuels. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Paterson recently announced the investment of $25 million in a consortium that will promote the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle business in New York. On Tuesday, the governor said he wants to press New York's early advantage in battery technology. (USA Today -- Money)
A firm called wants money to help Bay Area companies implement flexible work programs to cut down on traffic; Autopia Biofuels wants to buy a 1,000-gallon tanker truck to deliver biodiesel on the Peninsula; wants money to build wind farms; Charge Tower LLC wants to build a network of electric vehicle charging stations; proposes training poor, at-risk kids to refurbish computers, extending the life of those machines and cutting back on waste; the seeks cash to make its operations more energy... (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
The ad includes lots of juicy shots of electric vehicle and the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee that won't be in showrooms for at least a year. Chrysler' says its goal was toportray a "business as usual" climate. (USA Today -- Money)
"The kinds of motivations that have driven people to think about developing ethanol as a vehicle fuel have been somewhat different from those that have been motivating people to think about battery electric vehicles, but the overlap is in the area of maximizing efficiency and minimizing adverse impacts on climate." ... "The internal combustion engine just isn't very efficient, especially when compared to electric vehicles," says Campbell ... The energy from an acre of switchgrass used to power... (Science Daily)
For the world has changed, and we must change with it"7 Then the automobile industry, for example, should respond by saying like Henry Ford, we will creatively destroy the fossil fuel automobile by making electric vehicles that can be powered by high-quality batteries and serve as distributed storage for solar and wind energy when parked. They can use existing American technologies to ensure those electric vehicles put back the power to the grid when needed. However, the auto industry may need... (Energy Pulse, CO)
According to , Henry Ford rose to the challenge in 1904, eliminating many of the negative factors surrounding gas-powered cars, and put the Electric Vehicle Co. out of business by manufacturing vehicles that weren't too loud and didn't offer an uncomfortable amount of vibration ... While none of the major automakers has made a firm commitment on the mass production of plug-ins -- building 100,000 vehicles a year or more -- they are already committed to plug-ins and electric vehicles. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Full electric vehicles, which could result in even greater greenhouse gas reductions, will require significant cost and technical improvements, and creative business models, to be broadly viable for the mass market. Of course, electric vehicle options require 60 per cent lower emissions from electricity generation relative to today to achieve these benefits ... By reducing emissions from cars powered by the internal combustion engine, they will gain time to design, develop and deploy the more... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
She lauded efforts by local companies and programs for helping the state and national transition to a clean energy future, such as GT Solar in Merrimack, which makes equipment for solar panels, and Segway, which has introduced the PUMA, a zero-emissions, two-seat electric vehicle. But, she said, change can be as simple as "taking what we know and making it better by being more efficient and more sustainable in the way we think about and use energy and our natural resources," such as using New... (Concord Monitor)
Among other features, the homes will have native landscaping, electric vehicle charging, solar panels and onsite wastewater treatment. Evans recently listed the lots for $7. (Fox News)
Meanwhile, there's yet another technology in the mix--what General Motors calls a range-extended electric vehicle or what engineers call a series hybrid (as opposed to a parallel hybrid). In that case, an internal combustion engine does nothing but charge the batteries that propel the car. (CBS News)
Electric vehicle owners can plug in their cars and forget about them, knowing they'll get the cheapest electricity available and won't crash the grid using a new technology called the Smart Charger Controller. Developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the controller automatically recharges electric vehicles during times of least cost to the consumer and lower demand for power ... Electric vehicles will ultimately reduce the nation's dependency on oil. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
GM, which spent recent years selling SUVs and other gas-guzzlers, is already making a push into hybrid and electric vehicle technology and is spinning off the behemoth Hummer. But its best-selling vehicle is still the Chevy Silverado, a full-size pickup truck. (MSNBC -- Business)
Waters, who developed the battery pack for General Motors Corp.'s first electric vehicle, the EV1, unveiled the IDEA on Capitol Hill in Washington. He said the company has applied for a $450 million loan from a Department of Energy program designed to help automakers develop fuel-efficient technology. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Our component doubles the energy density, which equates to double the range of an electric vehicle, he said. The company has a $5. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Even as it faces possible collapse in the coming weeks, Chrysler has been pushing forward with its ENVI electric vehicle program, showing several concepts for electric cars and trucks at recent auto shows. The vans being offered for the program should have a range of approximately 40 miles, and are based on an extended-range electric Town and Country concept that also has a gasoline powered engine onboard for when the battery goes dead. (Fox News)
For Electric Vehicles to become mainstream, they must be as simple to use and to fuel as their gasoline counterparts. This means that electric vehicle (EV) charging stations must be conveniently available to owners wherever they operate ... About NovaCharge NovaCharge enables a smart charging infrastructure for plug-in Electric Vehicles (EVs) by providing a seamless, scalable, reliable and cost-effective solution from Coulomb Technologies known as the ChargePoint. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Shanghai - As ailing global vehicle manufacturers agonise over their survival strategies, China's upstarts are racing them to launch homegrown hybrid and electric vehicles in the only major market that is still growing ... No purely electric vehicles, apart from a few experimental buses, are on Chinese roads just yet: automakers are still working on developing products with prices and performance that are competitive with conventional cars ... "There's a lot of interest in electric vehicles... (Business Report, South Africa)
These include increasing the penalty for being present at an animal fight from a fine of up to $250 and/or 30 days in jail to a fine of up to $1,000 and/or five years in jail; permitting breastfeeding of children in any public place or establishment which is open to the general public; allowing police departments to auction off unclaimed items on eBay and other Internet auction sites; raising from $55 to $100 the fine for parking a motor vehicle in an MBTA bus stop; regulating the use of the... (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
The government has already announced that it will provide a 5000 subsidy for the purchase of electric and hybrid cars, as well as providing 20m for local councils to install electric vehicle charging points. And there are also expectations that a new and radical innovation in the Budget will be the adoption of legally binding greenhouse gas emissions targets for each five-year period to 2022. (BBC News -- UK)
PHOENIX, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Renault-Nissan Alliance today announced that Nissan (Nasdaq: ) and Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), which represents the Phoenix metropolitan region, are forming a partnership to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle (EV) charging network ... While this vehicle does not represent the design of Nissan's electric vehicle that will be sold in 2010, the EV Prototype is an indicator of what's to... (PR Newswire)
Unlike a full electric vehicle, it relies on two power sources at one time to power the wheels. And unlike today's regular hybrids, the computers have to be smart enough to make good use of the extra plug-in electricity to deliver maximum efficiency. (CNN -- Money)
The company opened the world s first lithium-ion manufacturing facility for hybrid electric vehicles in 2008 in Nersac, France, where it is currently in production for the Mercedes S-Class hybrid, which will be available to consumers later this year. Johnson Controls-Saft also will supply the lithium-ion hybrid battery system for the BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid available in 2010, Azure Dynamic s Balance hybrid electric for commercial vehicles available in 2010, and Ford s first plug-in hybrid... (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Heavy rare earths typically command higher prices than light rare earth elements, and are in higher demand, in applications such as energy efficient lighting, display panels, electronic ceramic chips, and high performance magnets for hybrid electric vehicle motors. In addition, as part of the agreement, Taboca has granted Neo a right of first refusal for the commercialization of the Pitinga rare earths. (Canada Newswire)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The Volt is an extended range electric vehicle. It's not a hybrid. (Fox News)
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