These hybrid vehicles promise a reduction in fuel consumption between 5% and 50% depending on design, which will help reduce costs and emissions, making hybrid trucks more and more attractive for fleet managers.
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Tesla announces the delivery of the first electric car to Canada
Later this year Tesla will open its first Canadian store in downtown Toronto. Tesla Canada will be a sales center as well as a service and parts hub ? all under one roof.
Continue readingCommunauto to offer electric car Nissan LEAF to clients in 2011
Carsharing pioneer to add first electric vehicles real-world to fleet. By offering the electric cars Nissan LEAF next year, Communauto is reconfirming its environmental commitment to our more than 20,000 users.
Continue readingMichelin and PSA Peugeot Citroën are putting the motor vehicles of the future on the road
For the first time the Peugeot BB1, a small city electric car driven by Michelin?s revolutionary motorised wheel technology, will be tested in real-life driving conditions.
Continue readingU.S. and China focus on electric vehicles
Hundreds of officials and entrepreneurs from China and the United States fixed their eyes on hybrid and electric vehicles on Friday, when the first U.S.-China Electric Car Summit kicked off in Indianapolis.
Continue readingMitsubishi loan electric car i-MiEVs to the state of California
The move comes as the Governor’s office and the Department of General Services both expressed interest in the inclusion of electric vehicles (EV), such as the i-MiEV, into the State’s support vehicle fleet.
Continue readingFirst U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Summit
ESN Hosts Delegation of Chinese Officials and Auto Executives, Sharing the State?s Expertise in Electric Vehicle Technology Development and Manufacturing.
Continue readingElectric car Tesla in Canada
Tesla Motors, producer of the Roadster, the only electric high performance vehicle announces the delivery of the first Roadsters to Canada.
Continue readingStockholm and Vattenfall Group starting biggest Swedish purchasing of electric vehicles
The joint City of Stockholm and Vattenfall Group venture to promote electric cars received clearance for its application for a SEK 62M grant from the Swedish Energy Agency.
Continue readingBYD and Daimler to develop electric vehicles in China
BYD Company and Daimler have signed a contract to establish an equal stake research and technology joint venture, Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology, to develop electric cars in China.
Continue readingRenault-Nissan Alliance and MOBI.E Tech to promote electric vehicles in Portugal
The Renault-Nissan Alliance and the Portuguese consortium MOBI.E Tech have partnered for the promotion of electric cars in Portugal, one of the first countries to adopt a countrywide electric mobility policy.
Continue readingMahindra Takes Control of REVA Electric Car
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. strengthened its position in the electric vehicles domain with the acquisition of a majority stake in REVA Electric Car Co Ltd. Bangalore.
Continue readingTesla Announces Electric Summer Roadster Tour
“Driving a Roadster from Los Angeles to Detroit proved to us that there is pent-up demand for the Roadster all over the country,” said Ricardo Reyes, VP of Communications Tesla.
Continue readingFirst U.S.-China Summit on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Indianapolis will host the first U.S.-China Advanced Technology Vehicle Summit Thursday and Friday (May 27-28).
Continue readingFord to invest $135M in 2 Michigan factories to make hybrid and electric cars
Ford is investing $135 million to design, engineer and produce key components for its next-generation hybrid and electric vehicles that go into production in 2012 in North America
Continue readingRemarks by TMC President Akio Toyoda at the Joint Press Conference with Tesla Motors
Tesla and Toyota agreed on a partnership including such areas as the development of electric vehicles. In addition, Toyota has decided to invest in Tesla.
Continue readingAccelerating the switch to electric vehicles By Mark Norbury
There is a growing consensus in the financial industry that electric vehicles (EVs) are poised to transform the car market over the next 5 to 20 years.
Continue readingSecretary Gary Locke to Visit CODA’s Electric Car
The company’s one-million square foot facility in Tianjin has the capacity to produce more than 20,000 battery packs per year. CODA is in final discussions with several states to replicate this facility in the U.S.
Continue readingSales of Mitsubishi Motors’ i-MiEV Electric Vehicles Begins in Hong Kong
Universal Cars Ltd. (UCL), Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC)’s importer and distributor for Hong Kong, announced today it will begin sales of the i-MiEV the new-generation electric car to individuals.
Continue readingLi-ion Motors Corp. Advances into the Knockout Round of the Progressive Automotive X-Prize
LMCO’s electric car passed tests including zero to 60 mph with a minimum time reached. The next was 0 mph to 60 mph back to 0 mph to test acceleration and braking.
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