Rolls Royce 102EX to Be Wirelessly Charged by HaloIPT
2 Mar 2011, 10:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Phantom 102EX Experimental Electric vehicle revealed yesterday in Geneva has debuted a bunch of innovative systems, and is to be used as a test vehicle to explore the company’s alternative...
Continental EV Safety Sensor to Enter Production in 2012
12 Feb 2011, 15:44 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Continental has revealed details of a new sensor for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, which eliminates the risk of suffering an electric shock. Dubbed evSAT, the sensor is set to enter series p...
Honda and Toyota Are Considering Joining the EV Party in Japan
10 Dec 2010, 08:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / No matter how much petrol-heads might complain about the lack of power and performance, electric vehicles are here to stay. Most major carmakers have already committed billions of dollars in order t...
Mitsubishi Rolls Out 5,000th i-MiEV
24 Nov 2010, 16:22 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has announced that the 5,000th i-MiEV rolled off the assembly line at its Mizushima Plant yesterday, marking an important milestone in electric vehicles' existence...
Sanyo Supplies Batteries to Six Automakers
23 Nov 2010, 14:20 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Back in August, Sanyo Electric Co, the world's biggest maker of lithium ion cells, has completed construction of the “Kasai Green Energy Park” lithium-ion production facility in Hyo...
Electrification Coalition Releases Fleet Roadmap
16 Nov 2010, 11:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Established about a year ago, the Electrification Coalition released today its first major set of guidelines for the brave new electric world which lurks just around the corner. Called Fleet Electri...
London EV Charging Network Given the Go-Ahead
13 Nov 2010, 16:25 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, announced the city-wide electric vehicle charging network will launch in Spring 2011. "Source London", as the scheme is called, will deliver 1,300 publi...
Hybrid and EV Demand Overestimated
28 Oct 2010, 14:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Once believed by many to be just a gimmick created on a computer, electric and hybrid cars are increasingly becoming a part of everyday life. It’s easy however to be mesmerized by all the new ...
Better Place Partners with GE
23 Sep 2010, 10:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the competition on the electric vehicle infrastructure segment is increasing, more an more companies decide to pursuit any given goal by partnering complementary businesses. Better Place, one of ...
Los Angeles Auto Show to Buzz with Electric Vehicles
22 Sep 2010, 06:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the last major automotive events of the year, the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, will open its doors this November to perhaps the biggest gathering of electric and hybrid vehicles to date, with ...
Mercedes-Benz A-Klasse E-Cell Production Kicks Off
16 Sep 2010, 07:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The third electric passenger car to be built under the Mercedes-Benz brand has entered production at the Rastatt plant. Following the smart fortwo electric drive and the B-Klasse F-Cell, it’s ...
Angel Car: First Mobile Charging Station from Nation-E
13 Sep 2010, 07:45 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As the automotive world focuses more and more on cleaner means of transportation, with every major automaker introducing one electric vehicle after another, the first mobile charging solution makes ...
Zeroshift Previews Clutchless Multi-Speed Transmission for EVs
11 Aug 2010, 13:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The development of a multi-speed gearbox for electric vehicles (EVs) that needs no clutch is underway, British company Zeroshift announced today, while also revealing details of the concept that cou...
Honda Presents Electric Mobility Synergy
20 Jul 2010, 12:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After Yamaha announced plans of becoming the market leader in the electric motorcycle segment, another Japanese manufacturer also unveiled the company’s future plans focused on the zero emissi...
Renault Z.E. Vehicles Start European Roadshow
9 Jul 2010, 07:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / French manufacturer Renault is preparing to launch its first two electric vehicles next year, the Kangoo Express Z.E. and Fluence Z.E. The two cars, however, have been first sent to impress consumer...
Electric Volvo C30 Ready to Roll
9 Jun 2010, 08:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Swedish carmaker announced today it has signed an agreement with energy company Göteborg Energi that will have Volvo delivering ten Volvo C30 Electric vehicles this fall. This demo fleet of...
CHAdeMO EV Support Association Established in Japan
15 Mar 2010, 08:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As the electric and hybrid vehicles market expands, so does the the necessity for the support facilities, such as charging points. Various companies that activate in this sector of the automotive...
Electric Vehicles Test Program to Debut in Germany
12 Mar 2010, 13:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A new electric vehicles test program will debut in Germany: the “E-mobility in commuter traffic” project will be implemented in the Rhine-Ruhr region. The development aims to offer fu...
Beijing Authorities Plan Electric Vehicle Revolution
9 Mar 2010, 09:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / China is becoming more and more interested in using new energy vehicles, as these represent both a “green” and an economic opportunity. Beijing authorities plan to introduce thousands of...
Renault and Europcar Make First Step in EV Partnership
5 Mar 2010, 08:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Renault is keen to make its Zero Emissions program an important part of the company’s activity. Besides developing a range of electric vehicles, the French manufacturer also signed multiple pa...