 ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – (August 20, 2010) – Navistar, Inc.’s eStar™ all-electric truck will make its Wisconsin debut as the presenting sponsor for this weekend’s American LeMans Series (ALMS) race in Elkhart Lake, Wis.
“Sponsoring the exciting American LeMans Series is a great opportunity to showcase the eStar all-electric truck,” said Mark Aubry, eStar’s vice president, sales and marketing. “As a racing series, the American LeMans Series has been a leader in its adoption and support of ‘green’ and technology enhanced vehicles.”
The eStar all-electric truck will be on display at the race, offering fleet owners an intimate look at the vehicle’s innovation, design and technology against the thrilling backdrop of Le Mans-style racing. The eStar all-electric truck is the first commercial vehicle designed from the ground up to be battery-powered. Its lithium-ion battery system allows the eStar truck to travel up to 100 miles per charge and virtually eliminates traditional maintenance costs. The eStar can be fully recharged in about 6-8 hours or the quick-change cassette-type battery can be swapped out in less than 20 minutes, enabling around-the-clock operation.
Continue reading Electric Vehicle Technolgy Unveiled at Today’s American Lemans Race
 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 developed by the joint venture will capitalize on Daimler’s know how in electric vehicle architecture and safety as well as BYD’s excellence and battery technology and e-drive systems. The vehicle will be marketed under a new brand jointly created and owned by Daimler and BYD. Continue reading BYD and Daimler Sign Joint Venture Contract to Develop Electric Vehicles in China
 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 China-Korea Green Economic Cooperation Forum being held in Seoul, South Korea today. Continue reading American Jianye Greentech Ltd. President to Present At China-Korea Green Economic Cooperation Forum
 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 to develop the infrastructure needed to support them, largely through the selection and creation of specific geographic areas in which government incentives and local initiative will combine to provide all of the elements of an electrified transportation system. Continue reading House and Senate Unveil Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2010
 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 Portugal, in places such as public car parks, shopping centers, hotels, airports and gasoline stations. Electric vehicle users will require only an identification card to access the network, regardless of the charging station location, providing a quick and seamless experience.
The network will have normal charging points which will be able to charge an electric vehicle in 6 to 8 hours, using wind energy produced during the night, as well as rapid charging points which will charge an electric vehicle in less than 30 minutes. Continue reading Renault-Nissan Alliance and MOBI.E Tech Partner to Promote Electric Mobility
 This is a really cool and exciting event. The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) and Fort Bliss are co-hosting the first Renewable Energy Rodeo and Symposium. The event will display the latest mature technologies and innovations in renewable energy concepts and alternative fuel technologies available. Subject Matter Experts (SME) panel discussions and guest speakers will include some of the nation’s top experts in these fields and technologies. SME panel sessions will convene to brief and discuss critical energy topics affecting the military and the nation.
This is a very reasonably priced event to attend. The registration fee is only $100 and students are admitted free of charge. Given the cost and the cutting edge topics to be discussed, only the proximity to the Mexican border drug violence will keep potential attendees away. This is what will be discussed: Continue reading First Renewable Energy Rodeo- June 7th-10th at Fort Bliss, Texas
 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 with the state of Ohio and the approval of an application for a Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan (ATVM) to be submitted soon. Continue reading Coda to Site Electric Car Battery Facility in Ohio
 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 of all Portland is doing to be a more sustainable and prosperous city and encourage the electric vehicle industry, I’m proud that Navistar chose Portland as its initial launch city for the eStar purpose-built, all-electric truck.”
Navistar also announced its eStar dealer for the Pacific Northwest market will be Cascadia International Trucks of Tacoma, Wash. Continue reading Navistar Launches Electric Truck in “Green” Portland, Oregon
Here is the latest Green Car news for Tuesday, May 25th:
- Fuel Cell Vehicle JV Under Debate Between Daimler and Toyota: FT Deutschland have reported that Daimler and Toyota are discussing a joint development of fuel cells for electric vehicles. ‘There is strong interest in sharing development costs’ via a joint venture, a source close to Daimler told the Financial Times Deutschland. It would be the first major cooperative project for the two groups, the newspaper added. Daimler has already invested more than one billion euros (S$1.75 billion) in fuel cell technology since 1994, two years after Toyota began exploring it.
- Fuel cell developer Trenergi Corp. has raised more than half of a seed round of $1 million in debt, according to a regulatory filing and the company’s president. The Hopkinton-based company, now about a year old, is aiming to develop fuel cells that would generate electricity for residences while producing heat and hot water as a free byproduct. The technology is intended to save an average of approximately 28 percent of energy cost, said company president Charles Myers.
- The Chevy Volt is being spotted on the streets of Metro-Detroit gearing up for its official launch.
- Ford is investing $135 million to bring battery pack and hybrid vehicle transmission production to metro Detroit. The work is currently done in Mexico and Japan.
 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 Google, Joule was one of only two companies to achieve both honors. This is quite impressive company they are in. They claim that their technology can, at full-scale production, generate billions of gallons of renewable diesel in a highly-efficient process that conserves natural resources and consumes waste CO2. This sounds exciting but when you get into the details of the technology, I get a nagging memory of a Michael Crichton story of genetic engineering gone horribly wrong. This technology could literally change the world, we hope for the better. But with the technical problems that are being experienced capping an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, should we not be asking what the ramifications of an industrial accident involving proprietary genetically engineered organisms would be? Judge for yourself, here is how the technology works: Continue reading Will Alternative Fuel Maker Joule Help Save the Planet or ……?
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ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – (August 20, 2010) – Navistar, Inc.’s eStar™ all-electric truck will make its Wisconsin debut as the presenting sponsor for this weekend’s American LeMans Series (ALMS) race in Elkhart Lake, Wis.
