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Nissan

Nissan and Renault are effectively one company in EV marketing terms - major manufacturer of conventional , hybrid and pure electric on-road vehicles. They constitute the world's fourth largest electric vehicle manufacturer, largest pure electric car manufacturer and are number six in forklifts.

Honda FCEV concept makes world debut

The sleekly styled Honda FCEV Concept, made its world debut at the Los Angeles International Auto Show.

Meet integrators and adopters at Energy Harvesting & Storage USA

Next week the IDTechEx Energy Harvesting & USA 2013 event (www.EnergyHarvestingUSA.com ) will open in Santa Clara, CA - Nov 20-21.

The rise of thermoelectrics

There has been varying levels of interest in different types of energy harvesters over the past few years. For powering small or mobile devices, photovoltaics dominate - they are widely produced, robust and relatively low cost.

4th Annual Green Mobility 2013

CDMC Events will be presenting the 4th Annual Green Mobility 2013 to be held on Oct 9th-11th, 2013 in Beijing, China.

OnStar teams up with TimberRock for EV solar charging

OnStar announced a project with TimberRock Energy Solutions that uses aggregation software and solar charging canopies with integrated storage to manage the flow of solar power to benefit the electric grid.

Innovators partner to develop wireless vehicle charging technology

The Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) and the S.C. Technology Aviation Center (SCTAC) have contracted with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to support a three-year program to develop and test wireless charging systems for electrical vehicles.

Boutique car manufacturer makes offer to buy Fisker

A boutique carmaker led by former General Motors Co executive Bob Lutz and China's largest auto parts supplier made an offer this month to buy cash-strapped "green" car company Fisker Automotive, reports Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the development.

GM to produce next-generation electric car in South Korea

General Motors will produce its next-generation electric cars in South Korea.

GM compact car for India 2013

The GM development of a compact pure electric car is expected to bear fruit in 2013. The car could be based on the Electric Networked Vehicle (EN-V) concept electric car which GM showcased in China earlier this year.

Nano beads on a string could advance battery technology

Chemists and materials scientists have designed a tiny silicon structure for batteries that can last through more charging cycles than previous designs did.

GM investing $200 million to expand powertrain engineering

General Motors will invest $200 million into its Global Powertrain Engineering Headquarters to build a new 138,000 sq.-ft. test wing, which is expected to be completed during the second half of 2014.

Via Motors' commercial EVs succeed

IDTechEx has been proved right in forecasting considerable growth in industrial and commercial electric vehicles, notably in the sectors of light industrial, buses and outdoor forklifts. The sector will pass the ten billion dollars mark as early as 2015 Both hybrid and pure electric versions of these are in demand and there is none of the nervousness about lithium-ion batteries that we see in the air industry, which, for special air-related reasons, has many magnitudes greater failure rates including fires.

GM Ventures makes 2nd investment in battery-electric bus company

GM Ventures, the venture capital arm of General Motors Co. created in 2010, has invested for the second time in Proterra, a company that makes a battery-electric, fast-charge bus.

OnStar debuts future EV solutions

At the GM Electrification Experience, OnStar is showing two new apps to address the possible range anxiety of electric vehicles and the cost of public charging.

Progress in thermoelectric technology for the US Army

In one of its latest research projects, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory is investigating thermoelectric properties of materials on the Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aerial System, and techniques that could convert heat into energy.

SK Innovation wins patent lawsuit against LG Chem

SK Innovation has won a patent suit against LG Chem over separators for Li-ion batteries.