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Cracking down on crime while cracking down on CO2 emissions is the catch phrase used by Mitsubishi regarding the use of the i MiEV by police forces across the UK.
The police spec i MiEV was showcased...
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Quick Charge Stations To Become Primary Means For Away From Home Fill Ups?What type of EV infrastructure are we likely to see in widespread use in the coming decade? Several options exists including fast charging stations, 230 volt curbside plug-in locations, battery swapping stations, inductive charging, and the list goes on and on. So which one will likely dominate...
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Nissan Altra: A Look Back at The World's First Li-Ion Powered EVRecent You Tube videos presented by Nissan highlight the technology of the all new Nissan Leaf EV. In the first installment of videos, viewers are presented with battery technology information including a reference to the world's first li-ion powered EV the Nissan Altra. According to Nissan...
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Nissan to Unveil Electric Land Glider At Tokyo Motor ShowLater this month, Nissan Motor Co. will unveil its two seat electric Land Glider at the Tokyo Motor Show. Not content with the Leaf as their only EV, Nissan is hoping to take the lead in the EV category over rivals Honda and Toyota. The Land Glider is a two seater targeted at urban dwellers. It...
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GreenTech Unveils 4 Fuel Efficient Prototypes, Seeking Investors for Mississippi Production PlantGreenTech, a small startup company with old ties to Brilliance China Automotive, recently unveiled 4 fuel efficient prototype vehicles that they hope to build at a production plant in Mississippi. In order to begin production, GreenTech is searching for $2 billion in investments to begin...
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Mazda Raising $1 Billion in Funds for Hybrid VehiclesMazda hopes to raise 96 billion yen which translates to about $1 billion in order to fund the development of new hybrid models and additional advanced technology vehicles. The company will raise funds by selling new shares and treasury stocks. According to Autocar, the company will, "Issue 363...
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Toyota is slowly getting closer to what appears to be a production ready EV. This new concept, which will be displayed first at the Tokyo Motor Show, shows that the company is serious about...
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Daimler CEO Discusses Future of EVs and Fuel Cell VehiclesMost major automakers have scheduled the release of an EV within the next few years. Daimler is one such company which promises us an EV soon. However, many automakers do not believe that EVs are the answer for the long term future of automobiles. According to Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler...
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Portable, Automatic Battery Swapping Trailer Displayed at AltCar ExpoOn display at the AltCar expo in Santa Monica was this intriguing battery swapping concept pictured above. Though it was little more than a small scale, model mock up, the idea is at least creative and interesting. Pictured above is the NuTech automatic battery charger and changer presented by...
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Hybrid Sales Fall 48.4 % From August to September As Clunkers Program DissappearsThe Cash For Clunkers program was highly successful at boosting sales of many different types of vehicles including hybrids. During the program, hybrid sales soared for both the month of July and August, but now without a Clunkers program around, sales have fallen off dramatically. Sales of...
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Audi e-tron EV Supercar Scheduled For Production, U.S. Debut in 2 to 3 YearsAccording to Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen, an electric vehicle based on the concept e-tron electric supercar will enter production and is expected to come to the U.S. in only 2 to 3 years. As de Nysschen said, "I expect we will see running examples in the next 24 months." The...
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Legislation Allowing 3 Wheel Vehicles to Receive Energy Department Loans Now One Step Closer to LawAptera and Elio, two companies producing three wheel vehicles, can briefly rejoice as their bids for receiving federal government loans are now one step closer to completion. Legislation has been drawn up that will make 3 wheel vehicles eligible to receive federal loan money from the Department...
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Since 2003, Daimler has been openly testing the Citaro fuel cell powered transit bus. A total fleet of 36 passengers buses have been on the roads across Europe racking up 135,000 hours of use and...
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Nissan Announces Pricing for 2010 Altima Hybrid, On Sale MondayThe all new 2010 Nissan Altima Hybrid will go on sale Monday with a base MSRP of $26,780. The vehicle will only be available in the same nine states that the outgoing model was offered in. The states include California, Connecticut, Maine, New York, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, and...
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Henrik Fisker Responds to False Claims By FOX NEWSAs we reported yesterday, FOX News presented misleading information regarding funds allocated by the federal government to the company Fisker. They incorrectly stated how Fisker would use the government loans and mistakenly reported that the money would go to workers producing the vehicles...
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EV Makers Gradually Shifting to Undermount Battery, Ideal For Better Place Battery SwappingAccording to Better Place, the electric vehicle industry is following along as expected and several makers are locating batteries in the ideal underside location, perfectly situated for their own battery swapping program. The battery swapping system from Better Place was designed as a means to...
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Honda Skydeck MPV Hybrid Concept RevealedHonda will unveil the Skydeck hybrid concept at this years Tokyo Motor Show at the end of the month. The vehicle could become a future rival to the Ford S-Max. This MPV has three rows of seating and could replace the FR-V in the European market. The Skydeck is about the same size as the Ford...
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eTec / ECOtality Finalize Agreement to Begin Largest EV Project in U.S. HistoryeTec, a subsidiary of ECOtality, announced that it has finalized its agreement and signed a contract to receive a grant of $99.8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to kick off the largest deployment of EVs and their related infrastructure in U.S. history. Officially called The Electric...
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Fisker will release the much anticipated Fisker Karma about one year from now if everything stays on track. The company, including founder Henrik Fisker believes that plug-in hybrids represent the...
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Nissan Taking Reservations For Leaf EV Next SpringSince Nissan unveiled the Leaf EV back in August, response has been extremely positive. 22,000 people have contacted the company in regards to the vehicle. Nissan is responding by officially taking reservations for the car next spring, prior to its launch next fall. Here's the official...
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New Honda CR-Z Pics Unveiled, 95% Production ReadyAccording to Honda, the CR-Z hybrid will be the world's first hybrid sports car and will take on numerous other sports car when it launches next year. New pictures have been released showing an updated version of the CR-Z concept. The concept vehicle will be on display at the Tokyo Motor Show at...
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Honda to Unveil Electric EV-N Concept In TokyoHonda will unveil the EV-N electric vehicle concept at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month. The vehicle draws inspiration from the Honda's N360 dating back to the 1960's. The vehicle is about the size of the SmartForTwo, but has seating for four. It's powered by a lithium-ion battery and...
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Korean EV Maker to Build Production Plant in PennsylvaniaAccording to Governeor Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania, South Korean based CT&T, makers of NEVs, will build a production and distribution facility here in the states. CT&T is known for their various short distance neighborhood electric vehicles that offer low speed and mid speed capabilities. ...
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Nissan Anticipates LEAF Pre-Orders of 20,000Nissan North America will open pre-order sales for the Leaf EV next spring and they anticipate at least 20,000 of the vehicles to be sold before their official release next fall. According to Carlos Tavares, Nissan's American Chairman, "We are confident we will have 20,000 reservations for the...
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