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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., within the Renault-Nissan Alliance, announced today that it will be building two European plants to manufacture its advanced lithium-ion batteries – each plant manufacturing a projected annual capacity of 60,000 units. With agreements between Nissan and Purtugal and the United Kingdoms, the Renault-Nissan Alliance makes significant stepes towards producing batteries for its European Zero Emission Mobility Program.
Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) have sponsored the NAT GAS Act. This bill is aimed at giving natural gas the push it needs to become part of the cure for America’s oil addiction. Senator Reid (D-Nevada) is also an original co-sponsor. “Each day, our nation consumes about 21 million barrels of oil- [...]
Wuhan, China, June 19 – Detroit Electric Holdings Ltd and Donfeng Motor Company announced today that the two companies will work together to research, develop, market and sell Pure Electric Vehicles (PEVs) in China using Detroit Electric’s advanced electric drive technology. The agreement will allow Donfeng Motors to test and validate Detroit Electric’s electric drive [...]
Is it the truth or just wishful thinking that British car company Jaguar is developing an electric luxury vehicle? Jaguar has an electric vehicle, the XE roadster – a two-seat convertible, scheduled for introduction at the Geneva show in 2011. The XE roadster will come with an optional range-extended electric drive-train, which is similar to [...]
With over 1.3 billion people, it is no wonder that China is the “tipping point” when it comes to electric vehicles (EV). At least that’s what Better Place CEO Shai Agassi says. Better Place, a venture-backed company that aims to reduce global dependency on oil, doesn’t sell cars but infrastructure. The company recently unveiled a battery [...]
Is 120 miles-per-gallon too much to ask from an American car company? Ford doesn’t think so. With the addition of the Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) to its development line, Ford Motor Company is showing that it can dance with the best of them. The Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid uses high voltage lithium-ion batteries, which [...]
Pawcatuck, CT – Connecticut based Yardney Technical Products, Inc. - who supplied NASA with batteries for the Mars Exploration Rovers (an all-electric vehicle, operating under the most challenging conditions imaginable) - and California-based Coda Automotive announced on Monday, June 8 that the two companies have entered into a joint venture (Coda Battery Systems LLC). Coda Battery Systems LLC [...]
Diepenbeek, Belgium – On June 2, 2009, 365-Energy announced that the Katholieke High School of Limburg (KHLim) will begin deploying ChargePoint(TM) Network charging stations from the infrastructure manufacturer Coulomb Technologies as part of the first European Clean Mobility Center in Belgium. Coulomb’s international partner 365-Energy will provide the charging stations and manage the ChargePoint Network [...]
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