Study Finds 40% of American Adults wil test EV
2010-08-27
Forty percent of consumers report they are likely to test drive an electric vehicle, according to a new study of online American adults from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The study, Electric Vehicles: The Future of Driving, suggests electric vehicles entice consumers with improved environmental quality and potential cost savings, but leave them with questions about battery life and convenience of battery charging.
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Better Place Extends Tokyo Battery Swap Trial
2010-08-26
Better Place has extended its switchable-battery electric vehicle (EV) taxi pilot in Tokyo to operate through the end of the year. By extending the trial-which involves three exchangeable-battery EV taxis-Better Place says it will be able to further evaluate and optimize the design and integration of the components of the system including the battery switch station (BSS), the EV taxis, battery performance and charging as well as driver behavior and consumer acceptance.
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Nissan’s US Roll-Out Plan for the LEAF
2010-07-28
Nissan's LEAF EV first will be available to consumers in December, in California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona and Tennessee. These areas are home to The EV Project-the largest electric vehicle and infrastructure deployment yet undertaken. The EV Project is a result of a partnership with charging infrastructure provider ECOtality and partially funded by a grant from the US Department of Energy.
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GE and Nissan Team on Smart Charging for EVs
2010-04-26
GE and Nissan have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore new technologies that are needed to build a reliable, dynamic smart-charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
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France orders 50 000 EVs
2010-04-26
The French central purchasing authority UGAP (l'Union des groupements d'achats publics) has issued a call for tenders for the grouped purchase of approximately 50,000 electric vehicles, announced earlier by Jean-Louis Borloo, Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Marine Affairs
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BMW Megacity EV to Launch in 2013
2010-04-22
The BMW Group will launch its Megacity Vehicle in 2013, said Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, on Thursday ahead of the Auto China 2010 show in Beijing. The Megacity Vehicle will be the Group's first series-production electric-drive model on the market.
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EnerDel Partners with Mazda, Itochu, and Others
2009-12-01
US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel will supply the advanced battery systems at the heart of a new project, based in Tsukuba City, Japan, combining electric vehicles (EVs), stationary grid storage, solar power and a rapid charging infrastructure a in a real-world operating environment. The project involves more than a dozen major partners, including Mazda Motor Corporation and the Japanese industrial trading giant Itochu Corporation.
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Volvo Working on Battery-Electric C30
2009-09-17
In addition to its planned market introduction of a plug-in hybrid in 2012 Volvo Cars is currently evaluating the viability of a fully battery-electric vehicle (BEV). This year, Volvo has built and been internally testing a small number of prototype versions of a BEV version of its C30. In addition to focusing on performance and safety, much of the focus is on integration of the electric propulsion system with the rest of the car.
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Benefits of buying a hybrid car in Europe
2009-08-13
The majority of European countries give tax rebated to hybrid cars buyers in an effort to stimulate hybrid car sales, or even VAT breaks, owners paying only 50% of the car's price or even a bonus of up to 6,400 euros, while in Netherlands, hybrid car drivers pay half of all road taxes.
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