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8 March 2011

Green Automotive to launch electric SUV this year

Green Automotive is on track to launch its all-electric SUV in the US this year, having started its final leg of testing.

22 February 2011

BMW launches VC fund as it targets sustainable vehicle market

Car manufacturer BMW has set up a venture capital arm with an investment totalling $100m, to launch its sub-brand BMW i as it aims to increase its footprint in sustainable vehicles and mobility solutions.

6 January 2011

Riverstone, Harbinger lead $76m investment in electric vehicle developer Coda

Electric vehicle and advanced lithium ion battery developer Coda has raised $76m in the initial closing of a Series D preferred investment round led by Harbinger Capital Partners and Riverstone Holdings.

16 November 2010

Mitsubishi gains traction with I-Mievp

As the price of crude oil continues to rise, the advantages of electric vehicles are once again thrown into the limelight. NewNet takes a closer look at the Mitsubishi I-Miev as it unveils specifications of its US version due to be released next year.

9 July 2010

Electric vehicle developer Think appoints management to push European expansion

Electric vehicle developer Think has appointed Renewable Energy’s former vice president, Eivind Garsho, as director of human resources, and hired Houtan Houshangi to help expand the company’s reach into new markets.

5 July 2010

Driving the futurep

As electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors sees its shares rise remain buoyant as the market welcomes its initial public offering, NewNet asks an industry expert to take its flagship Roadster model for a test drive.

30 March 2010

CODA Automotive and Lishen Power Battery secure $394m in funding

California-based electric car and battery company CODA Automotive and joint venture partner lithium-ion cell developer Lishen Power Battery have secured $394m in committed capital.

9 February 2010

Italian PE firm plans to make Fiat factory electric

Italian firm Cimino & Associates Private Equity (Cape) plans to set up a production line for electric cars in Sicily once Fiat winds down its operations at a factory on the island next year, according to the Financial Times.

8 February 2010

Eco City Vehicles launches Mercedes electric taxi prototype

UK green vehicle and London licensed taxi developer Eco City Vehicles has launched an electric prototype of the London-licensed Mercedes Vito taxi.

18 January 2010

Fisker Automotive secures additional funding for plug-in hybrids

New American carmaker Fisker Automotive has secured access to an additional $115.3m in private equity funding to develop plug-in hybrid car, at a time when capital is scarce, the auto industry is struggling and the global economy is just beginning to rebound.

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