19 Feb 2014

BDNT and ABB to roll out world's largest EV fast charger network
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced a strategic collaboration today with Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co., Ltd. (BDNT) to supply direct current fast chargers over the next six years for DENZA.
11 Feb 2014

Zero-emission highlights from The Renault-Nissan Alliance
The Renault-Nissan Alliance is the only automaker with a wide range of 100% electric vehicles which can be charged with purely renewable energy.
31 Jan 2014

Toyota launches fuel cell car in the US
The supercapacitor industry closed last year (2013) with a continued double-digit growth. According to Maxwell Technologies' executives, China has been the main source of growth. New announcements confirm what IDTechEx has stated in recent years: the supercapacitor and the battery industry are the same.
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25 Dec 2013

Bombardier Inc
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25 Dec 2013

BMW Group
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25 Dec 2013

Volkswagen
Volkswagen Group makes pure and hybrid electric cars and commercial vehicles under VW and Porsche brands and pure electric MAN buses.
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16 Dec 2013

Mazda
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15 Dec 2013

Tesla Motors
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14 Dec 2013

Daimler AG
Daimler AG is a major automotive company with electric vehicle activities under Orion bus, Smart car, Mercedes car and commercial vehicle brands and other activities including an e-scooter. Its fuel cell development for EVs and roll out program is up with the global leaders.
Included are:
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11 Dec 2013

Ford Motor Co
Ford Motor Company is one of the world's largest automotive manufacturers. It has made a late but effective entry into pure electric and hybrid cars, gaining market share rapidly.
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5 Dec 2013

Nissan
In January 2013, Renault-Nissan, Daimler and a third partner, Ford Motor Co., announced three-way development on "affordable, mass-market" hydrogen fuel cell vehicles by 2017. The companies said they would invest equal amounts into the effort. By collaborating on the fuel cell stack and other system components, Ford, Daimler and Renault-Nissan hope to improve the technology and produce at a large scale. With a higher production volume, these automakers expect to generate economies of scale and offer more affordable cars.
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26 Nov 2013

GOVECS GmbH
GOVECS GmbH was founded on the 9th January 2009 in Munich. The company designs, manufactures and commercializes electric scooters.
They have won several prices, the Scooter of the year in 2011 and 2012 and the eCarTec Award, as well in both years, 2011 and 2012.
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15 Nov 2013

Polaris Industries
Polaris Industries is a quoted US manufacturer of small conventional and pure electric vehicles, mainly nostalgic conventional motorcycles and leisure and industrial off-road small four wheelers.
24 Oct 2013

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.
18 Oct 2013

Lessons from eCarTec Munich October 2013
Subsequent to our survey of adoption of synchronous vs asynchronous (AC induction) motors we took a rain check at eCarTec Munich in October 2013.
17 Oct 2013

Daimler sparks electric mobility for employees in and around Stuttgart
Over 170 charging points at five Daimler plants in Stuttgart contribute to the aim of establishing zero-emission mobility as part of everyday life.
3 Oct 2013

Plan for the construction of a hydrogen refuelling network in Germany
The six partners in the "H2 Mobility" initiative - Air Liquide, Daimler, Linde, OMV, Shell and Total - have set up upon a specific action plan for the construction of a nationwide hydrogen refuelling network for fuel cell powered electric vehicles.
5 Jul 2013

The light industrial & commercial EV business will exceed $20b by 2023
IDTechEx projects that 119,000 electric taxis will be sold giving a $1.8 billion global market. Most of the commercial electric vehicles, including the taxis, are and will be pure electric. That will even be true of large commercial vehicles, notably e-buses, set to exceed a $20 billion market as early as 2018 and dominated by demand in China.
15 May 2013

DoE, Hyundai, Mercedes, Nissan and Toyota in fuel cell initiative
The Energy Department launched H₂USA a new public-private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support more transportation energy options for U.S. consumers, including fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).