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A123 Systems Creates New Business Groups Focused on Customized Solutions for Customer Focused Markets Jason Hendler
Industry Veterans Tapped to Accelerate Adoption and Development of Advanced Energy Storage Technologies
WATERTOWN, Mass., Nov. 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A123 Systems (Nasdaq:AONE), a developer...
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Renault to Produce Electric Fluence In Bursa, Turkey
Production plans for electric vehicles by French automakers continue to roll out, as sites in Turkey and Spain have been selected for their production: MAPLE CROSS, UNITED KINGDOM – November 13, 2009: Following the announcement last week of the production site for the future electric...
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Zero Motorcycles Announces Consumer Financing
I received the following in an email from Zero Motorcycles: "We are excited to announce that consumer financing is now available for all of our motorcycles. This means that you can purchase a Zero S or DS for as low as $290 a month after your deposit or one of our off-road motorcycles for even...
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NISSAN RELEASES CONCEPT SKETCH OF LIGHT COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE
Nissan has just released this image of their concept for a light commerical electric vehicle. It clearly has influences from their LEAF electric vehicle. Press Release Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, has released a concept sketch of a light commercial electric vehicle based on the newly launched...
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FISKER AUTOMOTIVE PARTNERS WITH MAJOR EUROPEAN AUTO RETAIL GROUP
Fisker Automotive will partner with the Emil Frey Group
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ROBRADY Design Innovates With New Business Model
Recently, I spoke with Rob Brady, Owner / CEO / Design Director of ROBRADY Design, who has worked with alternative vehicle companies such as Vectrix, Segway and, most recently, DK City on their folding bike design. I was curious to find out what parameters might drive the designs of alternative...
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Vision Industries` Zero Emission Tyrano Semi Truck Introduced by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Jason Hendler
I knew a plug-in fuel cell vehicle would emerge, and I knew the best application for fuel cells is trucking. The future has arrived. See more pics on Vision Industries homepage here.
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General Motors Develops Two-Mode Hybrid Powertrain With Model-Based Design
Reduces development time by 2 years with math and simulation-based tools from Mathworks.
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Zero Motorcycles Signs AMPLE to Market and Distribute Their Electric Motorcycles in Asia.
Zero Motorcycles is now entering the enormous Asian electric scooter / motorcycle market through AMPLE, a worldwide distributor of electric vehicle products founded on Earth Day 2008. AMPLE's brief history can be viewed here. I wonder if Zero tried to market through more established...
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Honda and Yamaha Announce Electric Scooters
After months and years of offerings from start-up electric bike, scooter and motorcycle companies like Vectrix, Zero Motorcycles, Brammo, etc., Honda and Yamaha have finally yielded to the marketplace and are now offering their own electric scooters. Honda chose to bring back their iconic scooter...
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Fisker Automotive Near Deal to Aquire GM's Wilmington, DE Assembly Plant
Now reported widely around the web, Fisker Automotive seems to be near a deal to acquire General Motor's Boxwood Road assembly plant in Wilmington, DE, where GM produced the Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice. GM is discontinuing both the Saturn and Pontiac brands. Fisker Automotive intends to...
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Quantum Announces Advanced High Performance All-Wheel Drive Diesel Hybrid Electric Drive System
As you may know, Quantum Technologies is the company providing the series hybrid (range extended electric vehicle) propulsion systems for Fisker Automotive, which are showcased in the Fisker Karma and Karma Sunset luxury sedans. Now Quantum Technologies is introducing a 4-wheel drive system based...
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FRANKLIN, Tenn. (Oct. 22, 2009) – Nissan North America announced that the Nissan LEAF zero-emission, all-electric car will make its North American debut in Los Angeles on Nov. 13. The Los Angeles...
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Tesla Roadster Leadtimes Shrinking?
From the source linked below, the following is an excerpt from a recently published newsletter from Tesla Motors: "If you custom-order your car online, in showrooms or by phone today, you could have your car in time for Christmas." The source then speculates that Tesla Motors sales must be down...
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Progressive Automotive X-Prize Design Judges Reduce Field By Half
On October 19th, the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE announced the 43 Qualified Teams who received passing scores from the Design Judges and are therefore qualified to progress to the next stage of the competition. The Design Judging process, whereby a team of select automotive experts...
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Carlos Ghosn announces that Infiniti will produce an electric vehicle.
Mr. Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., announced at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show that Infiniti plans to introduce an electric vehicle – one that will be true to the Infiniti brand’s promise of “Inspired Performance.” Mr. Ghosn stated that a concept is being developed for a...
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Mavizen TTX02 - Production electric racing bike based on winner of TTXGP.
Per the official TTXGP blog post seen here, the winning bike from the TTXGP race will spawn a production electric motorcycle, the Mavizen TTX02. "On November/3rd, 2009 at 1305Hrs PST, the world's first supersport bike bred on the Isle of Man TTXGP will be launched in Las Vegas at the SEMA Show."...
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Think production to resume in November
Per the press release on Th!nk's website dated August 27, 2009, seen here, production of the Th!nk City EV will resume, but will be built by Valmet Automotive. Both Ener1, American supplier of Th!nk's battery pack, and Valmet Automotive, intended assembler of Fisker Automotive's Karma, have...
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Large-scale Series Production of the smart fortwo electric drive to Begin in 2012 in Hambach. Jason Hendler
Due to generous subsidies from French President Nicolas Sakozy's administration, Daimler will produce the Smart ForTwo electric drive at its Hambach plant in the French region of Lorraine.
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DOD awards FuelCell Energy $1.5M for Electrochemical Hydrogen Separator Research
The Department of Defense has awarded FuelCell Energy $1.5 million to develop their Electrochemical Hydrogen Separator (EHS) technology. This technology would allow the reformation of fossil and biofuels into pure hydrogen for use in fuel cells. This tech could be applied for use at filling...
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Bajaj partners with MotoCzysz to develop new vehicle.
From their press release: "Bajaj Auto Limited (BAL) and MotoCzysz LLC are proud to announce an agreement has been finalized to enter into a joint venture "Dream" project. The goal of this project is to uncover and explore the possibilities for a Next Generation automobile." "The JV project will be...
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Venturi Buckeye Bullet 2 sets hydrogen land speed record over 300 mph.
On September 25, 2009, the Venturi Buckeye Bullet 2 team from Ohio State University, broke the landspeed record for a hydrogen vehicle in their hydrogen fuel cell powered Venturi Buckeye Bullet 2 vehicle. In two consecutive runs in opposite directions, they achieved an average speed of over 300...
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Vectrix Enters Into Asset Purchase Agreement, Follows GM's Lead
After weeks of speculation about the fate of Vectrix Corporation, a premiere brand of electric scooters, "Vectrix has filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code", and Vectrix's "assets will be sold pursuant to a sales and procedures order that is...
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Tesla Motors Clears the Air about DOE Loan
On Sept. 28, 2009, Tesla Motor's Vice President of Business Development, Diarmuid O'Connel, made a post on the Tesla Motors blog regarding their recent DOE loan award of $465 million, which was announced on June 23, 2009. Perhaps as a response to confusion between the loans to GM and Chrysler...
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