The first new-generation electric cars to hit the European market, the Peugeot iON will allow Europcar customers to drive up to 100 kilometres with a fully recharged lithium ion batteries.
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Electric Car Nissan LEAF Coming to Chicago This Fall
?Illinois is laying the groundwork for electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries, and our efforts are paying off,? Gov. Quinn said.
Continue readingUPS buys 100 all-electric vehicles
The 100 vehicles will be acquired from Electric Vehicles International (EVI) of Stockton, California.
Continue readingGeneral Motors and LG to jointly develop electric vehicles
General Motors Co and LG Corp have struck a deal to develop electric cars. LG provides the lithium-ion batteries used in the Chevy Volt and Opel Ampera.
Continue readingFirst Automobile Works rolls out first batch of electric vehicles
Major Chinese automaker First Automobile Works (FAW) on Monday launched the first batch of its independently-developed new electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingBosch paving the way to electric vehicles
As we move toward the all-electric car, hybrid technology in its various forms is an important transitional technology.
Continue readingCumulative Plug-in Electric Vehicle Sales to Reach 5.2 Million Worldwide by 2017
Production of electrified cars is gearing up all over the world, and automakers are planning to launch an increasing variety of new electric car models over the next few years.
Continue readingUrban electric mobility from smart electric vehicles
Recuperated energy is converted into electrical energy and stored in the ebike’s lithium-ion battery. A battery charge can last for about 62 miles on the lowest setting due to a 400Wh lithium ion battery.
Continue readingGeneral Motors to manufacture plug-in Cadillac ELR plug-in hybrid electric car
The new environment-friendly model would use technology similar to GM?s electric vehicles Chevrolet Volt, which the company rolled out in 2010.
Continue readingsmart fortwo electric vehicles soon available worldwide
The third generation smart fortwo electric car with lithium ion batteries offering zero-emissions will be available beginning in the spring of 2012.
Continue readingMitsubishi have opened up a solar power charging station for electric vehicles
Mitsubishi i electric cars with lithium ion batteries are now being reserved by prospective owners through a pre-order process available at i.mitsubishicars.com.
Continue readingBetter Place assigned a patent for system for connecting batteries to electric vehicles
Better Place, Zug, Switzerland, has been assigned a patent for system for electrically connecting lithium ion batteries to electric cars.
Continue readingToyota Prius Plug-in Electric Car announced for Frankfurt debut
Toyota will debut the production version of the Prius Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) with lithium ion batteries at the Frankfurt Motor Show on 15th September.
Continue readingDTE Energy Field Service with Transit Connect Electric Vehicles
Electrification is an important piece of Ford’s overall product sustainability strategy, which includes the launch of five electrific cars in North America by 2012 and in Europe by 2013.
Continue readingThe drive to electric vehicles
A Besturn electric car made by FAW Group Corp at an auto show in Beijing. While Chinese automakers regard electric cars as an opportunity to allow them to lead the global industry, they are also very cautious.
Continue readingNew Zealand must prepare for electric vehicles
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says New Zealand needs to get a smart meter network up and running in preparation for the arrival of plug-in electric cars with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingNoise for electric vehicles and hybrid electric cars
With more and more electric and hybrid cars with lithium ion batteries on the roads, there is clear evidence that these silent electric cars put pedestrians at risk.
Continue readingToyota RAV4 Electric Vehicles to be Built at Toyota Ontario Plant
Tesla and Toyota announced last year that the pair would team up to build an electric car with lithium ion batteries of the RAV4 SUV.
Continue readingToyota, Tesla to build electric vehicles RAV4 in Ontario, Canada
Toyota and Tesla Motors have announced that their electric car with lithium ion batteries RAV4 SUV will be built at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) facility in Woodstock, Ontario (Canada) beginning in 2012.
Continue readingToyota to produce electric vehicles in Ontario
Toyota will build its newest electric car with lithium ion batteries in Ontario, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced.
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