Renault and Athlon Car Lease to Collaborate on EV Programme
4 Dec 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault and Athlon Car Lease International yesterday signed an agreement to cooperate in the joint delivery of electric vehicles, the French manufacturer announced in a release. The two companies wi...
French Families Press Renault to Give Up Zoe Nameplate
30 Nov 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault has already announced its plans to start production of the Zoe electric car but the company has encountered an unexpected problems. Several French families were angered by Renault's dec...
Intel Mulling Over Auto Industry
23 Nov 2009, 11:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / What do computer hardware manufacturers and the automotive sector have in common? Quite a lot, especially if we take into account the current trends that are pushing carmakers towards electric cars ...
Tesla to Go Public "Soon"
23 Nov 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / What may be the hottest "buzz" in the stock market today is the rumor that electric carmaker Tesla is planning an initial public offering (IPO) filing very soon, making Tesla the first US-...
GM, Chrysler Electric Cars Not A Must
19 Nov 2009, 07:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if the government demands carmakers to concentrate more on fuel efficient models and develop as many electric cars as possible, Chrysler and General Motors are not forced to direct their effort...
Think Appoints Two New Executives
18 Nov 2009, 16:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Electric vehicle carmaker Think announced today the appointment of two new executives to its top management scheme, both men from coming from "the automotive and renewable energy industries.&qu...
Chrysler Ends ENVI Electric Car Program
10 Nov 2009, 15:54 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / In late 2007, Chrysler took a serious stand and decided it had to star research for building electric vehicles. Cerberus Capital Management set up a special division called "Envi" - derive...
Citroen C-Zero Electric Car Released
10 Nov 2009, 11:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Citroen has just presented its latest electric contraption, the so-called C-Zero model which is projected to go on sale in the domestic market in the last quarter of 2010. Citroen says it was especi...
Renault to Build Twizy Z.E. Electric Car in Spain
6 Nov 2009, 11:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault has just confirmed that it will build a new electric vehicle based on the Twizy Z.E. concept displayed at the Frankfurt Auto Show in Valladolid, Spain. The factory is already building Modus ...
Gordon Murray, Zytek, Announce T.27 Electric Car
6 Nov 2009, 09:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Design and engineering house Gordon Murray and British electric vehicle drivetrain manufacturer Zytek announced today they have partnered in an endeavor which will spawn, sometimes in 2011, a new 3-...
Yulon Motor, Geely to Collaborate on Electric Car
5 Nov 2009, 11:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Geely Automobile and Yulon Motor, based in Taiwan, will start working on a number of electric cars powered by lithium-ion batteries. An agreement between the two companies is expected to be signed n...
EVs to Increase Power Demand in Finland
2 Nov 2009, 08:18 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Studies show that the demand for electricity may rise with 28% from current levels, by the year 2030, in Finland. This will happen, in part, because pretty soon some of the Earth’s population ...
Ford and Azure Dynamics Join Forces For 2010 Electric Van
2 Nov 2009, 07:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford today announced the signing of a partnership with Azure Dynamics Corporation for the new battery electric commercial van projected for 2010. Azure will thus supply its Force Drive battery elect...
Renault-Nissan to Build EV Batteries in France
27 Oct 2009, 10:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault is one of the most active companies when it comes to electric vehicles and alliances with green partners around the world and the numerous zero-emission agreements signed in the last years a...
BAIC's First Electric Car Coming This Month
21 Oct 2009, 18:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Beijing Automotive will complete the company's first electric vehicle this month, a company official revealed hinting that the Chinese manufacturer is about to start production of a zero-emissi...
Nissan Leaf Revealed, New EVs Expected
21 Oct 2009, 12:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nissan presented its Leaf electric vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show and company CEO Carlos Ghosn revealed that the company is working on even more zero emission cars to be released in the upcoming ye...
Infiniti Confirms Electric Car
21 Oct 2009, 06:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese manufacturer Infiniti confirmed at the Tokyo Motor Show, through the voice of Carlos Ghosn, that it will develop an electric vehicle that will follow the same company motto - "Inspired...
Skoda Electric Car Considered
16 Oct 2009, 08:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Skoda is one of the brands that are keen on helping Volkswagen become the number one manufacturer by 2018 and, in order to achieve this goal, the company might start working on a number of new proje...
VW and Varta Join Forces for Electric Car Batteries
28 Sep 2009, 07:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen will sign an agreement with Varta Microbattery GmbH to supply batteries that will be used in electric vehicles manufactured by the German brand in the next few years. VW said in a release...
GM India and Reva Join Forces for Electric Cars
24 Sep 2009, 09:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors India and Reva Electric Car Company today announced the signing of a new partnership to jointly develop car platforms and electric vehicle technologies for the Indian market. Earlier ...