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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Tesla Motors Opens Newport Beach Store
Test-Drives of the Electric Car Available at Tesla?s Newport Beach Store. Tesla is the only automaker producing and selling highway-capable electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingMercedes-Benz and Acciona are driving a pilot project in Madrid with 42 electric cars using wind energy
Mercedes-Benz and ACCIONA are driving a pilot project in Madrid with 42 electric vehicles using renewable energy (wind power).
Continue readingTesla Roadster Makes First Appearance at Scottish Motorfair
Tesla Motors will debut this weekend at the Scottish Motorfair, where the award-wining Roadster will keep pace with a Formula 1 car and other supercars.
Continue readingTesla Debuts at Madrid Auto Show
Tesla Motors is making its first appearance this week at Spain?s premier auto show, and the company is hosting test drives all week.
Continue readingBattery System and Electric Car Manufacturer CODA Closes Oversubscribed Series
CODA, a California-based designer and manufacturer of battery systems and electric vehicles, announced the close of a $58 million Series C investment round, increasing total invested capital to more than $125 million.
Continue readingAzure Dynamics Selects AM General for Ford Transit Connect Electric
Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD)(OTC:AZDDF) announced that AM General LLC will collaborate in producing the Transit Connect Electric of Ford Motor Company.
Continue readingMitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Vehicles in Australia
Mitsubishi?s innovative i-MiEV electric car has today been showcased at NSW Parliament House as part of a NSW Government Trial.
Continue readingNavistar Unveils Its First All-Electric Commercial Truck
Navistar Officially Unveils eStar?, Zero Tail Pipe Emissions, 100-Mile Range Make eStar Ideal for Environmentally Responsible Customers.
Continue readingKender Energy to Enter the Electric Vehicles Market
Kender Energy Inc. (PINKSHEETS: KNDR) announced that through the process of hiring an engineering firm, it has discovered that its technology can be applied to electric vehicles.
Continue readingTech/Ops Sevcon Receives U.K. Government Grant
Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc. is a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of microprocessor based controls for zero emission electric vehicles.
Continue readingHawaii selected for the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle
Due to Hawaii’s strong commitment to clean energy and a recognized leader in the introduction of electric vehicles (EV), Nissan North America, Inc. has selected Hawaii to be one of its initial launch markets in the U.S.
Continue readingElectric car maker THINK has raised US$40m
THINK has completed a US$40 million equity increase to support further product development and planned expansion into North American markets.
Continue readingBMW Megacity Vehicle to launch in 2013
The Megacity Vehicle will be a zero-emission urban electric car for the world?s metropolitan regions. It is currently being developed as part of project i and will be available from 2013 under a sub-brand of BMW.
Continue readingTesla Roadster heads to Asia
World?s only sports electric car with lithium ion batteries has already logged more than 3,000 miles through Europe and has about 19,000 to go.
Continue readingNissan and Carnegie Mellon Team Up For Electric Vehicles
Nissan is the leader in electric car technology and will be introducing the Nissan LEAF, the first affordable all-electric vehicle designed for the mass market, to the U.S. in December.
Continue readingAdvanced Battery Technologies Announces New Orders of Electric Vehicles
Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ABAT) announced that it obtained approximately $1.7 million in new orders for electric vehicles during the International Bicycle Expo held in Shanghai.
Continue readingGolf electric car to launch in 2013
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.
Continue readingMerkel’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 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).
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