2010 November | GreenCar Magazine

GM to Add 1,000 Electric Vehicle Engineering and Development Jobs

Beginning today, General Motors will add 1,000 engineers and researchers in Michigan over the next two years to significantly expand its vehicle electrification expertise and lead in the development of electric vehicles from hybrids to electric vehicles with extended-range capability, like the Chevrolet Volt.

Nov 30 2010 | Posted in Automakers,EV product development,Electric,Ev's,General Motors,Propulsion Type,Tech Sector | Read More »

Nissan Leaf EV Wins 2011 European Car of the Year

The “all electric” Nissan Leaf has won the 2011 European Car of the Year. It was a close victory, with 257 points, against the 248 points of Alfa Romeo Giulietta. Opel/Vauxhall Meriva took the third place, with 244 points. From an initial list of 41 candidates covering all kind of segments in the market the field [...]

Nov 30 2010 | Posted in Automakers,Electric,Ev's,Nissan,Propulsion Type | Read More »

Innovative New Electric Motorcycle to Exhibit in Germany

3D Systems announced today that it will display the Brammo Empulse(R) motorcycle, an innovative ‘green’ motorcycle powered by 3Dproparts(TM), at the Euromold Conference and Exhibit December 1 — 4, 2010 in Frankfurt, Germany, Hall 11-D46. . “We are proud to sponsor and excited to exhibit the new Empulse(R) motorcycle and recognize Brammo’s leadership in the [...]

Nov 29 2010 | Posted in Electric,Electric Bikes,Ev's,Motorcycles,Propulsion Type,Tech Sector,Two Wheel Vehicles,Types | Read More »

Consumers Test Drive the All Electric Chevy Volt

DETROIT – Nothing is more important with a new vehicle, especially a groundbreaking one like the Chevrolet Volt, than getting people to drive it. During the 12-city Volt Unplugged Tour, 6,348 consumers climbed in and took the electric vehicle with extended-range capability for a spin. In shopping mall parking lots, on corporate campuses and on [...]

Nov 29 2010 | Posted in Automakers,Electric,Ev's,GM,Propulsion Type | Read More »

Production Ramps Up for the Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Car

Mitsubishi Announces Production of i-MiEV Electric Vehicles Has Reached 5,000 Units Momentum is building behind Mitsubishi’s new electric vehicle, the i-MiEV, and the company is celebrating key milestones along the way. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that it reached 5,000 units*(1) of its i-MiEV new generation electric vehicle (EV) produced at its Mizushima Plant as [...]

Nov 28 2010 | Posted in Automakers,EV product development,Electric,Ev's,Mitsubishi,Propulsion Type,Tech Sector | Read More »

Clean Energy Visionaries Discuss Renewable Petroleum Free Transportation Fuels

Energy Vision, a national non-profit organization that promotes the benefits of clean, renewable petroleum-free transportation fuels, presented its 2010 Energy Vision Leadership Awards to Andrew J. Littlefair, President and CEO of Clean Energy, and to Smithtown, New York’s Environmental Director Russell K. Barnett, at the organization’s Fourth Anniversary Celebration in Manhattan. The “all-green” affair, co-chaired [...]

Nov 28 2010 | Posted in BioFuels,Tech Sector | Read More »

Hertz Global Electric Vehicle Program adds CODA to it’s Lineup

Hertz Global EV Partners With CODA Automotive(TM) to Bring 100% Electric CODA Sedan to Fleet in 2011 The Hertz Corporation, the world’s largest general use airport car rental brand, today announced a joint partnership with CODA Automotive, a car manufacturer that specializes on all-electric vehicle, to bring, in 2011, its new four-door, five-passenger all-electric CODA [...]

Nov 26 2010 | Posted in Automakers,Coda,Electric,Ev's,Propulsion Type | Read More »

Will Investments in Hydrogen Infrastructure make Fuel Cell Vehicles Viable

Recently an international study was announced showing that fuel cell vehicles provide the lowest-carbon solution for long distance driving and medium and large family-size cars. Also the study revealed that a hydrogen infrastructure is affordable, achievable and of comparable cost to other fuels and technologies. However it emphasizes that investment in hydrogen infrastructure must start [...]

Nov 26 2010 | Posted in Fuel cell,Fuel cell,Norway,Propulsion Type,Tech Sector | Read More »

Parker’s Hydraulic Hybrid Technology Helps Truck Owners Exceed Proposed Federal Fuel Efficiency and Emissions Standards

Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH) has developed several cutting edge hydraulic hybrid technologies that improve the performance of refuse and delivery vehicles to levels that exceed proposed new federal fuel efficiency and emissions standards, and could soon be used on buses. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation have proposed regulations that [...]

Nov 24 2010 | Posted in Bus,Hybrid,Propulsion Type,Tech Sector,Types,hybrid | Read More »

Duke Energy and ITOCHU to Develop Strategies for Reusing Electric Vehicle Batteries

Duke Energy and Tokyo-based ITOCHU Corp. signed an agreement today to collaborate on advanced energy technologies, starting with the evaluation and testing of second-life applications for electric vehicle batteries. According to some auto industry estimates, electric vehicle (EV) batteries that can no longer charge to approximately 80 percent of their original capacity may be candidates [...]

Nov 24 2010 | Posted in Battery developments,EV product development,Electric,Ev's,Propulsion Type,Tech Sector | Read More »