3D Systems announced today that it will display the Brammo Empulse(R) motorcycle, an innovative ‘green’ motorcycle powered by 3Dproparts(TM), at the Euromold Conference and Exhibit December 1 — 4, 2010 in Frankfurt, Germany, Hall 11-D46. . “We are proud to sponsor and excited to exhibit the new Empulse(R) motorcycle and recognize Brammo’s leadership in the [...]
DETROIT – Nothing is more important with a new vehicle, especially a groundbreaking one like the Chevrolet Volt, than getting people to drive it. During the 12-city Volt Unplugged Tour, 6,348 consumers climbed in and took the electric vehicle with extended-range capability for a spin. In shopping mall parking lots, on corporate campuses and on [...]
Mitsubishi Announces Production of i-MiEV Electric Vehicles Has Reached 5,000 Units Momentum is building behind Mitsubishi’s new electric vehicle, the i-MiEV, and the company is celebrating key milestones along the way. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that it reached 5,000 units*(1) of its i-MiEV new generation electric vehicle (EV) produced at its Mizushima Plant as [...]
Hertz Global EV Partners With CODA Automotive(TM) to Bring 100% Electric CODA Sedan to Fleet in 2011 The Hertz Corporation, the world’s largest general use airport car rental brand, today announced a joint partnership with CODA Automotive, a car manufacturer that specializes on all-electric vehicle, to bring, in 2011, its new four-door, five-passenger all-electric CODA [...]
Duke Energy and Tokyo-based ITOCHU Corp. signed an agreement today to collaborate on advanced energy technologies, starting with the evaluation and testing of second-life applications for electric vehicle batteries. According to some auto industry estimates, electric vehicle (EV) batteries that can no longer charge to approximately 80 percent of their original capacity may be candidates [...]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved its fuel-economy label for the 100-percent electric Nissan LEAF, rating the vehicle to be “best” in the midsize vehicle class for fuel efficiency and “best” for the environment. The new label shows a best-in-class 99 miles-per-gallon (MPG) equivalent (combined city/highway). The MPG equivalency rating was developed by the [...]
Eltek Valere, the industry’s leader in green, high-efficiency power technology, today announced it has been awarded a contract from a leading German automobile manufacturer to provide its EV Powercharger™ 3000 high-efficiency battery charger for a high volume concept line of electric vehicles.
Remy Electric Motors, LLC, has been named the new electric motor supplier to ZAP. Today ZAP Founder Gary Starr and Remy Electric Motors General Manager Kevin Quinn told an audience of exhibitors and participants at this year’s World Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exposition (EVS) in Shenzhen, China, that the two companies have signed a long [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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