20 Apr 2011

Electric Vehicles for Military, Security and Police - Land, Water, Air
This article shares some of the research carried out for the new IDTechEx report, "Electric Vehicles, Military, Security, Police 2011-2021".
20 Apr 2011

New top speed record set for electric motorcycle
The SWIGZ.COM Pro Racing team has set a top speed record for an electric motorcycle of 190.6 mph in the Mojave Mile Shootout.
20 Apr 2011

Gorillas like Electric Vehicles
The seven largest companies participating in the event, "Electric Vehicles Land Sea Air" in Stuttgart 28-29 June have a total sales value exceeding $570 billion. Clearly the gorillas of industry are intimately involved in electric vehicles.
18 Apr 2011

Hyundai 90 kW vehicle fuel cell
Hyundai has showcased a hydrogen fuel cell concept Blue2 at Seoul Motor Show. It delivers hydrogen fuel stack power of 90kW.
18 Apr 2011

Range extenders for hybrid vehicles -2nd vs. 3rd generation
We are in the decade of the hybrid electric vehicle despite the fact that most off road and underwater vehicles are pure electric.
18 Apr 2011

Case Western fuel cell breakthrough
Leaders in practicable fuel cells in electric vehicles by land sea and air include Intelligent Energy of the UK while DLR German Aerospace Center, EADS in Germany and France, ENFICA-FC in Italy, Mercedes in Germany and others are extending fuel cell use to manned aircraft, airport Ground Support Equipment GSE, mainstream cars and more.
15 Apr 2011

Heavy funding of photovoltaics and EVs
A new analysis by Ernst & Young reveals where US venture capital for green projects is now being directed.
15 Apr 2011

Ultra fast bus charging
In April 2011, it was announced that Sweden will test the world's first fast rechargeable hybrid bus in Umeå City with a pantograph-based fast charging station, Bůsbaar, developed by Opbrid Transporte Sostenible S.L. It will be a Volvo 7700 diesel converted to hybrid.
13 Apr 2011

Van conversion succeeds
Deploying the same successful distribution strategy utilized in North America, Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD)(OTC:AZDDF) today announced that it has named RohneSelmer Company AS in Oslo, Norway as its first official European dealership for sales and service of the Transit Connect Electric van.
13 Apr 2011

Smart fabrics closer to consumers
By integrating electronics with textiles it is posible to provide new concepts for lighting, heating, cooling, energy harvesting, communicating, sensing, measuring and monitoring.
11 Apr 2011

Hybrids at no price penalty
IDTechEx forecasts of sales of hybrid cars presume that, as the decade progresses, more and more of them will be offered at no price premium.
11 Apr 2011

Renault expands its electric, light commercial vehicle range
Renault is expanding its range of electric vehicles to include a larger version of the Kangoo Z.E. van.
8 Apr 2011

Turkey to manufacture Renault's Fluence Z.E. this year
At the 2010 Paris Motor Show Renault revealed its pure electric Fluence Z.E. sedan. Now production is scheduled to begin this summer at Renault's Turkish manufacturing plant in Bursa.
7 Apr 2011

BYD Auto to trial e-buses in Denmark
China's foremost electric vehicle and battery manufacturer, BYD Auto, is expanding its influence into Denmark with the introduction of all-electric trial buses for Copenhagen locals.
5 Apr 2011

Shining a light on research
Monash University is involved in two promising areas of science research that could deliver low cost, no-emission alternatives for our future fuel and energy needs.
4 Apr 2011

Mercedes-Benz constructs a new fuel cell production facility in Canada
Burnaby, British Columbia is to be the location for a new Mercedes-Benz manufacturing facility, which will produce electric vehicle fuel cell stacks.
1 Apr 2011

Land Rover's 4WD hybrid prototype
The recent Geneva Motor Show provided the platform for numerous manufacturers to exhibit their new environmentally friendly vehicles as such ranges become common-place in the lines of commercial car companies. One of these corporations was Land Rover who showcased their hybrid prototype from Range-e.
31 Mar 2011

Tata Motors to boost UK engineering base with University of Warwick
The UK's technology base was given a major boost today when Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC), a wholly-owned UK-based subsidiary of Tata Motors, announced that it will be expanding its partnership with WMG at the University of Warwick. TMETC plans to increase their team of highly skilled engineers working on the campus by 40 per cent over the next two years.
30 Mar 2011

Fuel-cells power German super-stealth submarine
In 1994 German naval manufacturer Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft began developing technology for a non-nuclear, super-stealth, hybrid submarine. The first models were released in 2003 with the updated versions recently revealed.
23 Mar 2011

Ford to surpass Honda?
Ford may be about to overtake Honda to become number two on-road electric vehicle manufacturer in the world by numbers produced. It has recently has re-opened its Michigan Assembly Plant that has been re-vamped for the production of the new electric version of its Ford Focus model.