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BASF to Deliver Seminar at Battery Show Trade Expo to be Held in Detroit

BASF will deliver a seminar in the ‘The Battery Show’ trade expo to be held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Detroit, Michigan from 25th to 27th October.

20 Oct 2011

VCU Receives $2.9m Contract to Develop Permanent Magnets for Energy Efficient Electric Vehicles

Virginia Commonwealth University has received a contract totaling $2.9 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, ARPA-E, to develop and design a new class of permanent magnets to be used in energy-efficient electric car motors or generators.

17 Oct 2011

Walgreens Opens Electric Vehicle Charging Facility in Orlando

Walgreens, a drugstore chain in the USA, has opened its first electric vehicle (EV) charging station at its International Drive and Sand Lake Road facility in Orlando.

14 Oct 2011

TimberRock Energy Solutions Install EV Charging Facility at General Motors Plant

TimberRock Energy Solutions declared that it has put into service the first ever solar EV charging station of Maryland at Allison Transmission Plant of General Motors in White Marsh, Maryland.

14 Oct 2011

Car Charging Group Files Patents for Inductive Charging Solutions for Electric Vehicles

Car Charging Group, a supplier of charging services for electric vehicles, declared that it has submitted two separate patent applications for inductive wireless charging for electric vehicles.

13 Oct 2011

Establishing Electric Vehicle Norms will Enable China to Lead the Race

A study in the current issue of the International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management indicates that China through its economic power and mass production capabilities will leapfrog into the global EV market, if it brings out a law on standards for electric vehicles.

11 Oct 2011

Deloitte Survey Brings Out Consumer Preferences on Electric Vehicles

A new survey titled, "Unplugged: Electric vehicle realities versus consumer expectations," released by Deloitte indicates the consumer preferences on electric vehicles.

7 Oct 2011

Light Weight Battery Crash Proof Boxes for Electric Cars

Everyone is talking about electric drives, and the scientists from Fraunhofer are also working on them. Engineers have replaced a battery box for lithium-ion batteries with a lightweight component. Not only does the housing save weight and sustain no damage in an accident – for the first time ever, it can also be mass-produced.

5 Oct 2011

SunEdison to Participate in Pecan Street’s Smart Grid Project

SunEdison, which is a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, will lead the project aimed to develop home solar photovoltaic charging systems for electric vehicles from Chevrolet Electric.

4 Oct 2011

350Green Plans Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at Five Sheetz Stores

Sheetz, a convenience store operator, and 350Green, which develops networks of electric vehicle charging stations, have planned to develop and manage a network of electric vehicle charging stations at five Pennsylvania stores of Sheetz.

3 Oct 2011