Korean carmaker Hyundai today said it will consider introducing electric vehicles in the Indian market as demand for such cars is increasing gradually.
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CODA Automotive Raises $25 Million to Build All-Electric Car
California-based electric car and battery company, CODA Automotive, announced today the first close of a Series C preferred investment round totaling $25 million.
Continue readingClean Technology Venture Investment Totaled $5.6 Billion in 2009
The Cleantech Group?, along with Deloitte, announced preliminary 2009 results for clean technology venture investments in North America, Europe, China and India totaling $5.6 billion in 557 deals.
Continue readingChina’s power consumption grows 6% in 2009
China’s electricity consumption in 2009 grew 5.96 percent year on year to 3.643 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWhs), the National Energy Administration (NEA) said in a statement on its website Wednesday.
Continue readingTHINK continues global expansion with announcement of new U.S. assembly facility
THINK, the Scandinavian electric vehicle (EV) maker, has announced plans to start production in Elkhart County, Indiana and the launch of the THINK City into the North American market.
Continue readingCoda Automotive Raises $25 Million to Build Electric Vehicles
Coda Automotive raises $25 million from private investment manager Aeris Capital AG to develop an all electric car sedan for sale this year.
Continue readingTianjin Qingyuan Electric Vehicle seeks to boost sales in US
Tianjin Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Co, the first Chinese automaker to break into the U.S., hopes to significantly boost sales of its self-developed electric vehicles in the world’s second-largest market this year.
Continue readingAcciona takes on four new CENIT projects
Acciona will receive 23 million euros for four research projects over the next four years. The Company is currently engaged in 12 CENIT projects.
Continue readingRenault plans to unveil electric vehicles in India
French Renault on Monday said it is looking at launching zero-emission electric vehicles in India by the middle of this decade.
Continue readingKandi Rallies On Alliance With Electric Car
China-based Kandi Technologies Corp. (KNDI) has allied itself with major energy, information-technology and battery companies as it pushes the evolution of electric vehicle technology in the country.
Continue readingThink to manufacture electric vehicles in Indiana
Think plans to manufacture its electric car in Indiana and make it available in the U.S. later this year. Think North America projects its new factory could have 415 full-time jobs by 2013.
Continue readingNavarre develops its own strategy to boost electric vehicles
As reported by the Diario de Navarra, Navarre addresses the Plan and seek involvement modern enterprises, research centers, universities and local authorities.
Continue readingSAIC boosts wholly owned brands
SAIC Motor Co Ltd sold more than 82,000 cars of its Roewe and MG brands between January and November of 2009, up 160 percent over the same period of the previous year.
Continue readingPioneer to the Auto Industry, Wonder Auto’s Electric Motor to be Installed in Electrical Taxis
Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. (WATG) (“Wonder Auto” or the “Company”) announced that one of its major customers WEV (Wonder Electric Vehicle Ltd) has obtained 100 AEV licenses for its electric taxis.
Continue readingEV: What?s Coming, When
Virtually every major auto manufacturer in the world, along with numerous smaller outfits, is developing a plug-in electric vehicle and Plug In America is tracking their progress.
Continue readingVenture Capital Investment in Green Technologies Approaches $5B in 2009
Greentech Media Inc. released year-end venture capital figures showing that VC investment in green technologies totaled $4.85 billion in 356 deals in 2009.
Continue readingGrowing Demand for Soybeans Threatens Amazon Rainforest By Lester R. Brown
Some 3,000 years ago, farmers in eastern China domesticated the soybean. In 1765, the first soybeans were planted in North America.
Continue readingNavarra elabora una estrategia propia para impulsar el vehículo eléctrico
Según informa el Diario de Navarra, enlaza con el Plan Moderna y buscará involucrar a empresas, centros de investigación, universidades y entidades locales.
Continue readingSchwarzenegger Announces 244 Proposed Renewable Energy Projects
State-Federal Partnership Expediting Hundreds of Projects Proposed to meet Governor?s 2020 Renewable Energy Goal.
Continue readingUNEP sets out priority steps to realize Green Economy for 21st century
The United Nations environmental agency has identified three priority areas in the race to mitigate climate change based on harnessing the benefits of ecosystems.
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