Posts Tagged ‘electric vehicle’
27 January 2012
An electric vehicle battery maker has filed for bankruptcy in the latest of a strong of cleantech casualties.
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19 January 2012
The North American division of Japanese car-maker Nissan has partnered with ABB, 4R Energy and the Sumitomo Corporation of America to evaluate the reuse of lithium-ion battery packs that power the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle.
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18 January 2012
US electric vehicle (EV) charging specialist Coulomb Technologies has appointed James Hanley as vice president of worldwide sales and business development.
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13 January 2012
German chemical giant BASF has made a $50m equity investment into US energy storage company Sion Power.
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6 January 2012
US electric vehicle infrastructure developer ECOtality has appointed Murray Jones as chief operating officer.
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6 January 2012
US hybrid and electric vehicle engine specialist Enova has raised $1.69m through the sale of 11.25 million shares of common stock.
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5 January 2012
US efficient motor manufacturer UQM Technologies has been contracted to supply 100 propulsion systems to Electric Vehicles International that will power vans being built for UPS.
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16 December 2011
Home furnishing retailer Ikea has added plug-in electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its Emeryville, California store as part of its partnership with ECOtality.
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13 December 2011
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has partnered with global courier FedEx to test an electric delivery vehicle in London.
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12 December 2011
The Housing Association of the City of Los Angeles has extended an agreement with Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD to continue an EV testing programme.
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5 December 2011
US company Epic Electric Vehicles has been selected by the DoLorean Motor Company as the composites manufacturer for a new EV slated for production next year.
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1 December 2011
BMW has signed a joint venture deal with Toyota to develop next-generation environmentally-friendly technologies.
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25 November 2011
Swiss electronics company ABB has begun installing electric vehicle charging units at BP petrol fuelling stations in the Netherlands as part of a national trial.
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22 November 2011
US electric vehicle infrastructure developer ECOtality has partnered with retailer Walmart to install EV charging stations at selected stored in California, Oregon, and Washington.
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17 November 2011
US hybrid and electric vehicle engine specialist Enova has partnered with Daimler subsidiary the Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation to launch a programme aimed at making EVs more affordable for fleet operators.
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16 November 2011
Siemens PLM Software, a subsidiary of the Siemens Industry Automation division, has joined General Motors and the US Department of Energy in sponsoring Eco2CAR 2: Plugging in the Future.
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11 November 2011
Business leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area have formed an organisation called the EV Strategic Council alongside a $5m fund to make the area an electric vehicle hub.
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2 November 2011
The market for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and hybrids is set to increase from $2bn this year to more than $14.6bn in 2017, according to new research.
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1 November 2011
The development of the electric vehicle market has implications beyond the way in which cars are powered.
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26 October 2011
US green transport company Proterra has secured $15m in working and growth capital from the Silicon Valley Bank.
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