Korea, Japan and France are competing for rights to tap the vast lithium reserves in the Uyuni salt flats in southern Bolivia.
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Electric Car Charging Stations in Grand Geneva
Grand Geneva will celebrate Earth Week 2010 by becoming the first resort in the Midwest region to offer an on-site charging station for electric vehicles.
Continue readingNaturalNano has Second Patent in the Energy Sector
NaturalNano, Inc. (Pink Sheets:NNAN) (Frankfurt:N3N), announced issuance of a second patent, 7,679,883 in high performance energy storage devices called Ultra Capacitors.
Continue readingNew Ritto Plant (Japan) to Begin Production of Lithium-ion Batteries for 50,000 Electric Vehicles
Lithium Energy Japan (LEJ) has decided to build a new Plant in Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture., Japan. The new Ritto plant will start production in early 2012.
Continue readingECOtality Gained Access to China Venture’s $300 Million Financing Facility
ECOtality, Inc. (OTCBB: ETLE), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced its financial results and operational updates for the financial year to date for the period ended December 31.
Continue readingAmeriLithium to Commence Nevada Lithium Project on April 20, 2010
AmeriLithium (AMEL) is pleased to announce the Company is slated to commence its domestic Lithium exploration program on the Company’s Paymaster Project in Nevada.
Continue readingValence Technology Poised to Power Cordless Industrial Revolution
Valence Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: VLNC) announced their role in creating the advanced battery system powering the revolutionary Scrub N Go? Cordless Floor Scrubber.
Continue readingDelphi Teams to Develop Charging Systems for Electric Vehicles
Delphi Corp. and ClipperCreek, Inc. have agreed to work together to develop, manufacture and sell charging systems for all-electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV).
Continue readingCompressed Air Energy Storage Projects
Companies to work jointly on first project in Texas using technology developed exclusively by General Compression.
Continue readingZAP Licenses Electric Car Smart Charger Controller Technology
To make electric car charging cleaner and less expensive, industry pioneer ZAP (OTCBB:ZAAP) has licensed the Smart Charger Controller technology developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Continue readingFirst Coulomb ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for Ireland?s Electric Supply Board
365 Energy is in an excellent position to support Ireland?s goal of reaching a 10 percent share of electric vehicles by 2020.
Continue readingEVCARCO (OTCBB: EVCA) Initiates Expansion Plan
EVCARCO Brings Aboard Electric Car Expert to Head Up Dealer Development for North America, Bill Williams Appointed by EVCARCO.
Continue readingGalaxy Resources signs agreements for lithium
Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX:GXY) (PINK:GALXF) is pleased to announce that it has executed agreements with thirteen major Chinese lithium cathode producers for the offtake of its battery grade lithium carbonate product.
Continue readingGlobal Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) Market Empowered as Solution to Wind Power Management Conundrum
The answer is renewable energy storage, which is creating new market opportunities for the development of compressed air energy storage (CAES) as a solution for peak power supply and grid management.
Continue readingAmeriLithium Requests First Draw Down on $10 Million Finance Agreement
AmeriLithium (OTC Bulletin Board: AMEL; “AmeriLithium” or “the Company”) announces the Company has requested its first draw down from its $10 million finance agreement to commence Paymaster Project in Nevada.
Continue readingGM Doubling Size of Most Technologically Advanced Automotive Battery Lab in the US
Bolsters GM?s leadership in automotive lithium ion batteries technology and electricic vehicles, such as the Chevrolet Vol. $8-million expansion doubles size of Global Battery Systems Lab on the GM Technical Center.
Continue readingElectric vehicles firms target wind power second life for old batteries
Electric car manufacturers are planning to give a second life to old batteries by selling them on to wind farm developers for use as a potentially cost effective form of energy storage.
Continue readingAdvanced Battery Technologies Announces New Orders of Electric Vehicles
Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (ABAT) announced that it obtained approximately $1.6 million in new orders of electric vehicles during its product promotion conference held in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, China.
Continue readingFirst electric car charging station in East China
The first large electric car charging station in east China’s Shandong Province, capable of charging 45 cars at a time, is being built in Linyi City, as part of a program to promote the development of electric vehicles.
Continue readingFord has decided to build battery packs for electric cars at its Rawsonville Plant
Ford Motor Co. said building battery packs for electric vehicles at a plant in Michigan will protect hundreds of jobs and create new ones.
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