BYD Company Limited and Daimler AG have signed a contract creating a 50:50 research and technology joint venture called “Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co. Ltd,” that will develop an electric vehicle for China.
BYD and Daimler will invest RMB 600 million to use as registered capital for the Joint venture. The new generation of electric vehicles [...]
American Jianye Greentech Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”), which is engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing and distributing alcohol-based automobile fuel products in the People’s Republic of China, manufactured by their affiliate Zhao Dong Jianye Fuel Co., Ltd. (“Zhao Dong”), announced today that its President, Mr. Hapeing Wang will be speaking at the first ever [...]
The EV industry is about to get a big boost in the United States. House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming Chairman Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) will introduce today the Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2010, legislation that aims to advance the widescale deployment of electric vehicles and [...]
Nissan Leaf EV
The Renault-Nissan Alliance and the Portuguese consortium MOBI.E Tech have partnered for the promotion of electric mobility in Portugal, one of the first countries in the world to adopt a countrywide electric mobility policy. MOBI.E will include charging stations accessible to all electric vehicle brands. The stations will be installed all over [...]
CODA, a California-based electric car and battery company, announced today its plans to build an automotive-grade lithium ion battery system manufacturing facility in Ohio. CODA is considering several sites within Ohio for the facility, which could employ more than 1,000 skilled manufacturing workers initially. Construction of the facility is contingent upon finalizing an incentive package [...]
Navistar, Inc. announced that it will launch it’s new eStar™ truck, the first full-production, purpose-built all-electric truck, in the uber-green, environmentally sustainable city of Portland, Oregon. “Freight and service trucks present the biggest opportunity for real and significant reductions in carbon emissions and pollution, especially in the urban environment,” said Portland Mayor Sam Adams. “Because [...]
Joule, the Massachusetts based company founded in 2007, had its solar platform for renewable fuel production included among the MIT Technology Review’s 2010 TR10, an annual list of the world’s ten most important emerging technologies. The distinction follows Joule’s selection to the 2010 TR50 in February, which recognized the world’s 50 most innovative companies. Alongside [...]
Universal Cars Ltd. (UCL), Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC)’s importer and distributor for Hong Kong, announced today it will begin sales of the i-MiEV the new-generation electric vehicle to individuals. Mass-production i-MiEVs have already been delivered to the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (HKSAR) and some companies; however [...]
The Automotive News is once again holding a Green Car Conference. The theme will be “Making Green Mainstream, Barriers and Acclerators to meeting the new CAFE standards and beyond”. Their last conference focusing on “green cars” was held in the fall of 2008 at the same venue in the greater Detroit area, and was dominated by [...]
Fraunhofer wheel hub motor on "freccO" demo vehicle
Battery systems, chargers, wheel hub motors – in the cars of the future, what will the components look like, and how will they interact with each other? Fraunhofer researchers are engineering the parts for electric vehicles and testing them on »Frecc0«, their demonstration vehicle. In a multi-disciplinary [...]
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