2009 November | GreenCar Magazine

Projects Announced to Develop Carbon Fiber and Battery Technology for Green Vehicles

While visiting Sandia National Laboratories, Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman recently announced $104.7 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for eight new projects to establish critical research and testing facilities at seven DOE National Laboratories. The projects will support the development and improvement of clean energy and efficiency technologies of strategic [...]

Nov 25 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | Read More »

Electric Car Maker Tesla is the Hottest American Brand

NEW YORK — Advertising Age selected electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors as one of “America’s hottest brands” in a special report highlighting the year’s 50 brightest brands and the visionaries behind them. Rather than depending on conventional advertising, Tesla has relied on the quality of its product and word-of-mouth recommendations from early customers to promote [...]

Nov 23 2009 | Posted in Automakers,Tesla Motors | Read More »

The Electric Smart 42 Moves Closer to Reality

This week, Daimler AG started production of the smart fortwo electric drive at the smart plant in Hambach, France. In a first step, 1,000 vehicles will be provided to customers participating in various mobility projects in major cities in Europe and the U.S., in order to generate broad feedback on electric driving under everyday conditions. [...]

Nov 19 2009 | Posted in Automakers,Daimler,Smart car | Read More »

China’s BAIC Invests $334 Million in Plant for All Electric Cars

In an article over the weekend reported by Reuters, BAIC has announced that it intends to build and electric car known only as the BE701 will have a range of 200 kilometers and a maximum top speed of 160 (124 miles) kilometers per hr ( 100 mph). BAIC Automotive Industry Holding Corp which is a [...]

Nov 16 2009 | Posted in Automakers,BAIC | Read More »

Nissan Kicks off it’s Leaf All Electric Zero Emission North American Tour

The Renault-Nissan Alliance this week announced that Nissan and Reliant Energy of Houston, Texas, one of the major competitive electricity providers in the nation, have forged an agreement to advance zero-emission mobility in the United States. The announcement helps pave the way for the 2010 introduction of Nissan LEAF, the industry’s first all-electric, zero-emission car designed [...]

Nov 15 2009 | Posted in Automakers,Nissan | Read More »

Toyota Motors Expands Recycling and Waste Reduction Efforts

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. (TMS) announced this week that it has joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WasteWise program. As the first national voluntary solid waste reduction program, WasteWise encourages organizations to reduce municipal solid waste through waste prevention, recycling and buying or manufacturing recycled products. “The WasteWise program is a great opportunity to recognize [...]

Nov 14 2009 | Posted in Automakers,Toyota | Read More »

Renault Announces Fourth Manufacturing Site for Its Electric Vehicles

Renault has decided to manufacture the electric version of Fluence at the OYAK-Renault Bursa plant in Turkey, with production to start in first-half 2011. Unveiled as Fluence Z.E. Concept, the electric vehicle (EV) will be produced on the same production line as the fuel-powered versions of Fluence. As at Maubeuge, where the Group will produce [...]

Nov 13 2009 | Posted in Automakers,Renault-Nissan | Read More »

Japan’s Tokai Challenger Wins 2009 Global Green Challenge

The Tokai University solar car entry #60 Tokai Challenger has claimed victory in the 2009 Global Green Challenge. The Japanese team crossed the control finish line just north of Adelaide at 3.39pm SA daylight saving time. In what appeared to be a near faultless run over the 3,000 kilometre distance from the Darwin start, Tokai [...]

Nov 11 2009 | Posted in World Solar car challenge | Read More »

HYbrid3 Evolution – Peugeot 3 Wheel Electric Hybrid Concept

At the Milan International Cycle and Motorbike Show, Peugeot will present a new scooter concept: The HYbrid3 Evolution.The company claims that it is both practical and safe thanks to its three-wheel drive capability and offering a high level of performance (36 kW / 49 bhp), it offers original versatility and emits only 48 g/km of [...]

Nov 11 2009 | Posted in Automakers,Peugeot | Read More »

Circumnavigating the Earth in a Solar Powered Plane

The Solar Impulse project is pursuing the objective of circumnavigating the Earth powered only by sunlight. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has played a significant role in the development of this visionary flying technology platform, which has now been awarded the Braunschweig Research Prize. The challenge: large wingspan and [...]

Nov 11 2009 | Posted in Airplane,Ev's,Propulsion Type,Types,solar | Read More »