Volkswagen wants to use bestsellers such as the Golf to take electric vehicles out of their niche model status and to become the market leader for a new type of sustainable mobility by 2018.
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Merkel’s aim is to have 1 million electric vehicles by 2020
Merkel, who has set a goal of 1 million electric cars on German roads by 2020, is leading an attempt to accelerate German research and development into the industry.
Continue readingA dozen chinese companies are developing electric vehicles for mass production
BYD America Corp., a division of a China-based company that makes electric cars, solar modules and lithium-ion batteries, says it is planning to open a U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles.
Continue readingFEV Shows Dodge Caliber-Based Range-Extended Electric Vehicle
FEV, Inc., (FEV) announced that it showed its Dodge Caliber-based Range-extended Electric Vehicle (ReEV) with plug-in capability at the April 30, 2010 grand opening of the new UQM Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Amex: UQM).
Continue readingBetter Place Takes First Step in China
Better Place, Chery Automobile Sign Collaboration MOU for Prototype Switchable Battery Electric Vehicles.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Unplugged
Frost & Sullivan is hosting its second annual interactive workshop entitled “Electric Vehicles Unplugged: New Business Models and Infrastructure Development Trends” workshop in London on 22 and 23 June 2010.
Continue readingBMW to sell electric vehicles under new brand
BMW will roll out a lithium ion batteries powered electric car BMW 1 Series in the United States in the middle of next year to start testing a system it will launch in a new line of electric cars in 2014.
Continue readingEU and NA Hybrid Buses, Vans and Trucks Market
Hybrid commercial vehicles are quickly gaining popularity among fleet customers thanks to their increased fuel efficiency, reduced emissions and, most importantly, availability of federal grants and subsidies.
Continue readingCODA Automotive Lauded for Innovation and Technology Efforts to Combat Climate Change and Air Pollution
CODA Automotive, a California-based electric car and lithium ion batteries company, was named a Clean Air Award winner in the technology development category by Breathe California.
Continue readingVolkswagen’s Golf to drive electric vehicles
Volkswagen is to launch its range in electric cars with an e-version of the Golf in 2013, company sources told German Press Agency dpa on Saturday.
Continue readingQuantum’s Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle (CERV) on Display
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: QTWW), announced that its Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle (CERV) is on display at the 2010 SAE World Congress at Cobo Center in Detroit.
Continue readingRenault-Nissan Alliance partners with Australian Capital Territory for electric vehicles
The Renault-Nissan Alliance (the Alliance) and the government of the Australian Capital Territory have formed a partnership to explore the development of a Zero Emission Vehicles program.
Continue readingBarcelona y Madrid son las ciudades más contaminadas
La contaminación atmosférica anualmente provoca la muerte prematura de 14.000 personas en España, una razón más para impulsar el vehículo eléctrico y las energías renovables.
Continue readingGlosario básico de los vehículos eléctricos
Los vehículos eléctricos requieren un glosario básico, en un sector dominado por el inglés.
Continue readingDifference Between Hybrid And Electric Cars
As the world works towards taking greater care of the environment and the resources we have on earth, both electric and hybrid cars have gained a lot of popularity.
Continue readingIncreased Demand from Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Solar Photovoltaic and Wind Energy Markets to Benefit MOSFETs and IGBTs
The power discrete semiconductor market is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 8.6% in dollar revenue terms during the 2010-2020.
Continue readingNew electric vehicles key to future in China
China is speeding up the industrialization of new electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries and energy efficient automobiles as a way to offset pressure from booming auto capacity, which will hit 200 million by 2020.
Continue reading7 Electric Cars You’ll Be Able To Buy Very Soon
We’ve all heard it before: electric cars are the future, albeit a future that never seems quite near enough.
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