21 Mar 2011

Joint venture between BYD and Daimler receives business license
The electric vehicle developed by the joint venture will capitalize on BYD's excellence in battery technology and e-drive systems as well as Daimler's know-how in electric vehicle architecture and safety.
11 Mar 2011

Electric vehicle battle moves beyond cars
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.
23 Feb 2011

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.
11 Feb 2011

Electric vehicle battle moves beyond cars
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.
8 Feb 2011

CODA secures a $76m investment towards its first all-electric vehicle
Electric vehicle and advanced lithium-ion battery developer CODA has raised $76m in the initial closing of an investment round led by Harbinger Capital Partners and Riverstone Holdings.
7 Feb 2011

Californian ports test hydrogen fuel-cell hybrid-electric trucks
The testing of two hybrid fuel-cell powered trucks will begin this spring in the Californian ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, running for 18 months. The trucks will be tested to evaluate their suitability for short and medium distance cargo-hauling operations, and other similar applications.
19 Jan 2011

Energy efficient aircraft - the next 15 years
During the next fifteen years, we shall be in the transition to much more energy efficient, quieter aircraft, with much less pollution and dependence on declining hydrocarbon reserves.
24 Dec 2010

Fisker Auto & China Grand Auto Group to bring premium EVs to China
Fisker Automotive, the California manufacturer of premium electric vehicles with extended range, has partnered with the China Grand Automotive Group, the number one passenger car trader in China, to have its vehicles distributed, marketed and serviced in the region.
14 Dec 2010

Eco City Vehicles announces 1.5 million conditional share placing
Eco City Vehicles announces £1.5 million conditional share placing to drive growth
30 Nov 2010

Mercedes-Benz - The first fuel cell powered electric car
Mercedes-Benz presents the new B-Class F-CELL as the first fuel cell powered electric car produced under series production conditions in the USA. The first vehicles will be handed over to selected customers before the end of this year. In 2012 a total of around 70 of these environmentally friendly cars, which are being made available on a rental basis, will be operating on a daily basis in California.
24 Nov 2010

Piaggio prepares low-polluting car for Asia, Europe
Italy's Piaggio is preparing to launch a small city three-person, four-wheel car, including a hybrid-powered version, for use in Asian and European cities to overcome traffic congestion.
16 Nov 2010

Park and Ride with diesel-electric hybrid buses
The 101 year old Warwickshire bus and coach operator Johnsons of Henley-in-Arden has confirmed an order at the Euro Bus Expo bus show in Birmingham for five Optare Versa diesel-electric hybrid buses.
28 Oct 2010

The future market for electric buses and taxis
This is the world's first report forecasting the global market for electric buses and taxis both hybrid and pure electric. It separately forecasts the market in the most important country, China, and it takes a detailed look at technologies present and future with a blunt assessment of reasons for failure and threats for the future, not just the positive aspects.
8 Oct 2010

Allison Transmission achieves strong city bus and hybrid bus sales
Nearly 14,000 Allison transmissions sold; hybrid sales exceed 1,300 in one year; Allison's global presence in new and developing markets grows as efficiency-driven operators choose Allison for their transit systems.
21 Sep 2010

New Hyundai BlueOn pure electric car
The government hopes that by 2020, 20 per cent of passenger cars in South Korea will be solely electric. Subsidies and tax incentives to promote sales of electric vehicles will be offered once the vehicles begin rolling off production lines.
20 Sep 2010

Closer look on the 2nd German stimulus package & 1st model region
With joint efforts the federal government and the German economy is going to develop Germany into an international driving market for e-mobility. The objective is to have one million electric vehicles and a further 500,000 fuel cell powered vehicles operating on Germany's roads by 2020. Germany is also strong in electric aircraft such as PC-Aero and in industrial EVs.
24 Aug 2010

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.
20 Aug 2010

Development of an energy harvesting film for textiles
Researchers at the University of Southampton's School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) are developing technology that may enable people to power MP3 players and other devices through their clothes and the carpets they walk on.
20 Aug 2010

All charged up
Ability to recharge rapidly could make electric cars more acceptable to consumers, says MIT student team.
23 Jul 2010

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.