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Plug-in Power for Electric Cars With The ChargeBar

SnS Design, a woman-owned industrial design consultancy located in New York City, was selected to design The ChargeBar(TM), a plug-in power for electric cars manufactured by GreenlightAC of Washington, D.C

16 Aug 2009

Market For Rechargeable Batteries For Use In Electric Vehicles to Break $330 Million By 2014

Low-cost, long-life lithium batteries are seen as essential for accelerated development of alternative power vehicles, ranging from the now familiar gasoline-electric hybrids that double normal fuel economy to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that use no petroleum

13 Aug 2009

Report Says Prius and Other Hybrids Much Cheaper to Own Despite Chevy Volt's Remarkable Mileage Claims

Today’s announcement that the Chevy Volt will achieve 230 miles per gallon is creating lots of buzz, but what does it really mean for people who are considering buying a Volt

12 Aug 2009

Electric Car Maker Tesla Turns First Monthly Profit and Makes it a Cool Million

Tesla Motors attained a significant milestone in July when it achieved overall corporate profitability with approximately $1 million of earnings on revenue of $20 million

10 Aug 2009

Solar Power to Help Power Nissan Electric Cars

Nissan's plan to build 5,000 short-haul electric cars with a range of 100 miles will get a boost from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The laboratory will help to provide a solar power infrastructure to relieve the nation's electric grid power supply

9 Aug 2009

ECOtality's eTec Teams Up With Nissan for the Largest Deployment of Electric Vehicles and Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), a subsidiary of ECOtality, has been selected by U.S. Department of Energy for a grant of approximately $99.8 million to undertake the largest deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) and charging infrastructure in U.S. history

6 Aug 2009

A123Systems Gets Grant For Electric Vehicle Power System Development

A123Systems announced today that it was awarded a $249 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative. Under the terms of the $249 million grant, A123 will be required to match the funds over time as they are used

5 Aug 2009

MIT Solar Vehicle Team Gets Panasonic Sponsorship

Panasonic Corporation has announced its support of the Solar Electric Vehicle Team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT SEVT), in their participation of the Global Green Challenge

2 Aug 2009

Nissan Electric Car, the LEAF, Designed for for Affordability and Real World Performance

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today unveiled Nissan LEAF, the world's first affordable, zero-emission car. Designed specifically for a lithium-ion battery-powered chassis, Nissan LEAF is a medium-size hatchback that comfortably seats five adults and has a range of more than 160km (100 miles) to satisfy real-world consumer requirements

2 Aug 2009