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First Solar to build solar module factory in Mesa, Arizona

New factory will create 600 jobs, annual production of more than 250MW

Microhybrids sweep the board

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.

China to lead the EV era

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.

Funding received for patented battery technology

In 2010 the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) dispensed $5.43 million in contractual funding towards advanced battery technology for EVs, hybrids and energy storage.

Atlantic Motor Yachts presents zero carbon emission Atlantic Sea Hawk

The Atlantic Sea Hawk is a hi-performance, 18 meter, zero carbon emission cabin cruiser capable of reaching a top speed of 50 knots. It is the result of collaboration between Sauter Carbon Offset Design and Atlantic Motors.

Traction battery winner will be Toyota?

We used to have battery makers and car makers and little connection between the two

Ambitious Mahindra Reva

It has been widely reported how the largest automotive company in India - Tata - is taking a long term view including leap-frogging electric technology with its Jaguar and Land Rover acquisitions.

Robot developed by GM and NASA set to launch to space

Robonaut 2, built at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, will become the first humanoid robot in space. Developed with the help of General Motors, who also hope to use the technology on production lines and in cars, R2 is the most dexterous humanoid robot yet and its presence on the International Space Station as an experimental model could one day lead to missions to the moon and Mars.

General Motors concept electric vehicle can park itself

General Motors concept electric vehicle includes a feature that would allow the vehicle to park itself and automatically return to the user when summoned from a smartphone application.

Battery technology could spur the renewal of American battery industry

Automaker can use cutting-edge battery technology throughout supply chain

Electric tractors at Astra plant

Vehicle manufacturer General Motors has saved energy, improved productivity and optimized line side delivery operations at its Astra plant in Ellesmere Port by switching to electric tow tractors powered by Hawker batteries from EnerSys.

Thermoelectrics boost hybrid efficiency

Researchers at Purdue University are creating a system that harvests heat from an engine's exhaust to generate electricity, reducing a car's fuel consumption.

Auto exhaust heat to create electricity and boost mileage

Researchers at Purdue University are creating a system that harvests heat from an engine's exhaust to generate electricity, reducing a car's fuel consumption.

The growing EV market will fail without battery size standards support

The growing EV market will fail without battery size standards supported by OEM's and battery companies

Sakti3 Third generation batteries backed

Earlier this year, the University of Michigan traction battery spinoff Sakti3, inc. announced $7 million in second round of venture funding led by capital firm Beringea, in addition to Khosla. Now G.M. Ventures has invested $3.2 Million in the company. Vloet/University of Michigan Professor Ann Marie Sastry of the University of Michigan is chief executive of Sakti3.

How hybrids will transmute into pure EVs - The REEV

A consortium of automotive partners including US owned European electric vehicle manufacturer Think, Indian owned, Jaguar Land Rover of the UK, US owned Lotus of the UK and Nissan of Japan has been granted £9.5m by the UK government to aid research into range-extended electric vehicles (REEV).

IDTechEx report back from the EV 2010 VE conference on EV's

IDTechEx technology analyst Harry Zervos attended and presented at the EV2010 VE conference on electric vehicles, organized by EMC-MEC, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of electric mobility as a solution to the energy and environmental issues in Canada.

New grouping and support for China's EVs

China's 16 centrally-managed State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) has recently formed an association to assist development of electric cars.

Electric vehicles in India - Part three

Mahindra has sold over 50,000 microhybrids. These conventional cars automatically stop the engine when the vehicle is not moving and start it when the accelerator is pushed again, thus reducing pollution.

Germany catching up in electric vehicles

Germany is the strongest trading nation in Europe with the broadest and deepest automotive activity. However, the strategy of the German government and its automotive industry has been deeply flawed.