Electric vehicles

By a big margin, Toyota is number one in hybrid car sales and indeed in sales of electric vehicles overall thanks to such things as sales of its electric forklifts, where it is in the top three in most countries.

Batteries made of lithium and seawater (or just plain tap water) could supply traction power to marine vehicles soon.

Those making electric vehicles or their components seek to expand their business. To do this, they need to look beyond the oversupplied on-road sector.

The first case of Provision of EV under Green Investment Scheme

It looks like a sports car, handles like a sports car and performs like one too. But ESFLOW is different from almost every other sports car ever built: it's electric.

Deliveries to dealerships of Hyundai's 2011 Sonata Hybrid are likely to remain delayed through March.

A revolutionary design for a passenger vehicle, the C-ZEN can be legally driven in many European countries and is targeted at urban commuters, particularly the younger generation of drivers.

China plans to put more than a million electric vehicles onto the road each year by 2015, according to a recent report in the state-run People's Daily. That compares with an IDTechEx projection of around 4.1 million globally.

Canadian company Infinyte Marine has added a new model to their eco-watercraft line, which now includes the i2, i3, i4 and the latest design, the i8 (pictured).

China is expected to become the leading power in EV development and commercialization, yet the country's biggest EV manufacturer BYD is slashing purchase prices and staff. Typically this is the type of behavior that precedes an administration announcement, nevertheless the Chinese media report this is more of a refinement rather than an admission of deep-set problems.

Luxury car manufacturer Rolls-Royce will reveal an all-electric version of their iconic Phantom at the Geneva Motor Show next week. This one-off 102EX Phantom Experimental Electric is not designed for commercialisation but to explore alternative technologies and gather opinions through a series of worldwide trials.

U.S. based Marion HSPD have explored the boundaries of submarines and produced a flexible, hybrid craft capable of surface cruising and submerged operations after 31 years of developing the patented design.

The two major concerns that have been plaguing EV motoring are being tackled by UK alternative fuel cell developer Acal Energy, thanks to a £1m ($1.6192) investment from the Carbon Trust.

Last month sea trials of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle using a lithium polymer battery began in south-east India off the Chennai coast.

Mitsubishi Motors Corp., maker of the i-MiEV electric car, plans to introduce eight hybrid and battery-powered models by 2015 as demand for fuel-efficient automobiles grows.

A large and increasing number of traction battery manufacturers are now offering what they call lithium polymer (LiPo) versions. Lithium polymer batteries are being eagerly adopted in a rapidly widening variety of applications. That includes in both pure electric and hybrid vehicles whether on land, in water or in the air. Battery manufacturers in Canada, the USA, Russia, China, Korea, Taiwan and elsewhere are involved.

Faced with increasingly onerous pollution legislation, manufacturers of on-road vehicles are finding that making their vehicles switch off if stationary for more than a few seconds is something of a quick win.

Eco Marine Power Co. Ltd. (EMP) has just announced that it is proceeding with the development of the Aquarius Solar and Wind Marine Power System (Patent Pending) for ships and ocean going vessels.

China is expected to become the first nation to broadly commercialise electric vehicles for regular, personal use, a recent report suggests. With significant governmental support, vast lithium supplies and a rapidly growing economy, China is likely to beat the United States in the EV race.

Recent research conducted by a global management consulting firm predicts a sharp rise in electric vehicle purchases leading into 2012, expecting sales in New York to account for 16 percent of new buys. Hybrid and pure electric vehicles are also expected to account for 9 percent of new vehicles in Paris and 5 percent in Shanghai.