Nissan Plans to Lower Cost of Leaf's Battery Pack
17 May 2010, 09:12 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Nissan is trying to cut the cost of the battery pack that equips its Leaf electric vehicle in order to make the car more competitive when it goes on sale this year. Nissan aims to bring down the ...
Navistar eStar Electric Truck Previewed
14 May 2010, 14:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Navistar's first ever all-electric truck, the eStar, will hit the streets soon as part of the FedEx fleet, the truck maker announced yesterday, during a web conference with the US Department of...
Nissan Leaf, Official Vehicle of the Amgen Tour of California
13 May 2010, 09:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Nissan was selected to provide the official vehicles for the Amgen Tour of California, an eight-day cycling event which kicks off on May 16. The main stars of the Nissan lineup...
Land Rover to Launch Its First Diesel Hybrid in 2013
12 May 2010, 08:46 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Land Rover announced it would launch its first hybrid model in 2013, according to Car Magazine. The new Range_e is a hybrid prototype that demonstrates how hybrid technology will be put to work on a...
Tata to Design Genovation G2 EV
11 May 2010, 10:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Indian car manufacturer Tata Motors will venture in the design and development of electric vehicles with the aid of Rockville based Genovation Cars. The American carmaker selected Tata to design and...
Think Increases Equity
11 May 2010, 06:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The until recently bankrupt Norwegian electric vehicle manufacturer Think announced yesterday a $40 million equity increase, meant to support product development and the expansion into North America...
After Magna, Stronach Contemplates EVs
10 May 2010, 14:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After late last week the founder of what currently is the largest auto supplier in North America decided to exit the company, Frank Stronach, now in his 70s, is turning his attention towards the eme...
Ford to Build First Hybrid Models for Europe in Valencia
10 May 2010, 14:00 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Ford will build its first hybrid models for Europe at its Valencia plant, with an investment of up to $36 million, partly funded by the Spanish government. The factory will also build the seven-seat...
CT&T Corp. to Build First Auto Plant in Hawaii
10 May 2010, 08:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The expansion of auto start-up companies means more and more opportunities for regions not traditionally considered to be auto production hubs. It is the case of the state of Hawaii, which will get ...
FCAI Calls for Govt. to Support EVs
7 May 2010, 14:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After being appointed president of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries(FCAI) in Australia yesterday, Holden's chairman, Mike Devereux, went to work and call for the local government t...
Wayne State University Launches EV Degree Programs
7 May 2010, 07:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The advent of the electric vehicles and its related fields of expertise has prompted the Wayne State University in Detroit to introduce what will the United States' first ever degree program in...
Austrian Phone Booths Turned into EV Charging Stations
5 May 2010, 13:01 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Telekom Austria has come up with an idea for old telephone boxes, planning to turn them into recharging stations for electric cars. The company said that the telephone boxes in Austria are becoming ...
Nissan to Offer Special Training for Leaf Dealers in Europe
5 May 2010, 10:01 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Nissan’s European dealers will have to follow a massive training program before they start selling the Leaf full-electric car this year, a company’s top executive said, quoted by the Aut...
BorgWarner Expands Its Electric Cabin Heater Business
3 May 2010, 13:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The adoption of more efficient vehicles brings multiple changes to the automotive industry, as the high efficiency vehicles feature a different energy cycle, having a special components requirement....
Tesla Electric CUV Coming in 2013
30 Apr 2010, 14:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The success electric vehicle manufacturer has had with the Roadster, as well as the projected market hit the Model S will be made the American manufacturer consider a CUV to join the range of highwa...
Tesla to Announce the Location of Its West Coast Plant
29 Apr 2010, 13:47 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Tesla Motors will announce in the next several weeks the exact location of the plant to produce its electric vehicles, CEO Elon Musk told Automotive News yesterday. Tesla's first mass productio...
Better Place Partners with Chery
28 Apr 2010, 13:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Electric vehicle solutions provider and the developer of the charging network for the Renault-Nissan alliance Better Place announced today the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chi...
ZAP Alias Qualified for X PRIZE Shakedown
27 Apr 2010, 14:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The U.S. electric vehicle maker ZAP announced that it is now a step closer to achieving its goal of winning the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE (PIAXP) competition, as its Alias electric ca...
Renault-Nissan Sunderland Plant Breaks Ground
27 Apr 2010, 13:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Renault Nissan alliance announced today it has started work on what will be the Europe's first lithium-ion battery plant. Located in Sunderland, UK, the facility will have an initial produc...
Better Place On Schedule with Network Development
27 Apr 2010, 09:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After electric vehicle solutions provider Better Place announced the opening of the world's first battery switch station in Tokyo yesterday, the company's Australian CEO, Evan Thornley, sa...