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Miles Electric Vehicles Announces Investment to Develop Highway Speed Sedan

Miles Electric Vehicles announced today a $15,000,000 investment round led by the Los Angeles based private equity fund, Angeleno Group, with participation from existing investors.

21 Feb 2008

OEMtek Begins Shipments of Battery-Equipped Add-On for Toyota Prius

Valence Technology, Inc. today announced by the end of February, it plans to ship an additional 600 custom modules of Valence’s safe, Lithium Phosphate energy storage systems for installation and conversion of Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles into Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles.

19 Feb 2008

Babson College Becoming First College to Utilize Wind Power

Babson College plans to install a wind turbine on the school's campus as a demonstration project, becoming the first college in the greater Boston area to utilize wind power through an on-campus installation.

16 Feb 2008

Strategy to Capture, Store and Recycle Carbon from Vehicles

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a strategy to capture, store and eventually recycle carbon from vehicles to prevent the pollutant from finding its way from a car tailpipe into the atmosphere. Georgia Tech researchers envision a zero emission car, and a transportation system completely free of fossil fuels.

11 Feb 2008

HEV Slows the Development of Fuel-Cell Powered Electric Vehicles

Hybrid electric vehicles that run on both conventional gasoline and stored electricity can be no more than a stop gap until more sustainable technology is developed, according to researchers in France.

7 Feb 2008

Miles to Distribute Electric Vehicles in Europe

California based manufacturer Miles Electric Vehicles completed its first international distribution agreement in early January with AllGreenVehicles of the Netherlands, which will bring the MILES low speed, all electric vehicle line to the three Benelux countries of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

24 Jan 2008