Posts Tagged ‘electric vehicle’
22 May 2012
With a recent report showing the UK city of Oxford has taken the title of electric vehicle capital of Europe, Ernst & Young’s Lorna Pimlott told NewNet that with government funding coming to an end there will need to be a reassessment on how to make the infrastructure commercially viable.
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21 May 2012
A garage fire that destroyed Fisker Automotive Karma’s $103,000 plug-in electric vehicle (EV) is currently under investigation.
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18 May 2012
US sustainable transport business Quantum Fuel Systems Technology has contracted Remy International to supply electric traction motors for the F-150.
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16 May 2012
US electric transport specialist the Balqon Corporation has been contracted to retrofit six electric-powered yard tractors at the port of Los Angeles, in a deal worth $650,000.
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14 May 2012
The mass adoption of electric vehicles is a few years off but hybrid models are paving the way, according to one expert involved in developing the charging infrastructure necessary to usher in low carbon cars.
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14 May 2012
Electrical vehicle (EV) company ECOtality and Glimcher’s Lloyd Center have completed an installation of four Blink Wall Mount EV charging stations in the retail halls’ north-west corner.
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8 May 2012
Electric supercar manufacturer Tesla and motor giant Toyota have unveiled their RAV4, the first fully electric sport utility vehicle.
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8 May 2012
Eddie Francis, Mayor of Windsor in Ontario, Canada, has signed a letter of intent to purchase ten electric buses from Chinese company BYD.
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8 May 2012
Electric vehicle specialist Coulomb Technologies has raised $47.5m in its Series D funding round with Scott DePasquale from Braemar Energy Ventures and Michael Linse from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers joining its board of directors.
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2 May 2012
Japanese technology company Fuji Electric has collaborated with electric vehicle charging specialist Coulomb Technologies to integrate Coulomb software into its charge units.
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25 April 2012
US hybrid and electric vehicle company Enova Systems has signed a stock purchase agreement that could total $10m.
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20 April 2012
Electric vehicle charging network Polar has partnered with QHotels to provide EV owners with a place to recharge their car during their stays.
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19 April 2012
The market for electric vehicles is set for rapid expansion, Swiss technology giant ABB told NewNet, as it prepares to cash in on this trend.
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12 April 2012
US IT giant IBM has partnered with carmaker American Honda Motor and utility Pacific Gas and Electric, for a new pilot investigating communication between electric vehicles and the power grid.
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10 April 2012
US hybrid and electric vehicle component developer Enova has been contracted by Optare to supply drive systems for its electric bus range.
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4 April 2012
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries has partnered with electric vehicle specialist Magna E-Car Systems to develop new battery technology.
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27 March 2012
The UK government needs to invest more money to take advantage of growing opportunities in the energy storage sector, according to one industry expert.
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27 March 2012
US cleantech company Verdant has signed a three-year collaborative memorandum of understanding with the UK automotive specialist Delta Motorsport.
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21 March 2012
An electric vehicle charging technology developer based in Los Angeles, US, has closed $675,000 in financing but is on the look-out for $464,000 more.
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15 March 2012
German electronics giant Siemens has been awarded $1.6m by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support research into electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
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