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Company fleets targeted to kickstart electric car sales
London :: United Kingdom | 1 day ago
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Big incentives to boost electric cars in company car fleets will feature in tomorrow's pre-budget report , among a range of modest measures designed to give a green tinge to the announcements. The aim is to give a kickstart to more mainstream electric...
Tags: electric cars, companies cars, Business Department, Treasury, United Kingdom, London, Environment, Car manufacturers, Electric vehicles, Business Finance, Electrification, Nissan Motors, Technology Internet, Alternative propulsion, Electric car
Zenn to close Quebec electric car plant
Montreal :: Canada | 1 day ago
Credibility Zenn Motor Company says it will close facilities in Quebec's Laurentians region, as it phases out production of low-speed electric vehicles. The Toronto-based company indicated Monday it will close its St-Jérome, Que., plant in April 2010.
Tags: ET Zenn Motor Company, Zenn LSV, electric cars, Canada, Montreal, Environment, Battery electric vehicles, Electric vehicles, ZENN, Business Finance, Low-speed vehicles, Electrification, Technology Internet, Alternative propulsion, Electric car, Plug-in hybrid
GM product boss converts to green motoring
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility It's as if Fred Nile got up and renounced god, or Paris Hilton joined a nuns' order. With a CV that includes BMW, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler, and now back at the modern, partially reinvented bankruptcy survivor, GM, as product chief, the charismatic...
Tags: Bob Lutz GM, AM GM, electric cars, executive bob, Los Angeles, Environment, Car manufacturers, Electric vehicles, Business Finance, General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Bob Lutz, Chevrolet Volt, Alternative propulsion, Electric car
Tata snubs Lord Mandelson over electric car loan
Warwick :: United Kingdom | 11 days ago
Credibility Mandelson announced the loan last month, saying that Britain was backing Tata’s research into electric cars. The money was awarded as part of his Automotive Assistance Programme (AAP), a scheme that was designed to help the car industry over the worst...
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General Motors works to give electric cars a little noise
McLean :: VA :: USA | 15 days ago
Credibility General Motors will announce Wednesday that it's working with one of the largest advocacy organizations for the vision-impaired to find ways for the next-generation electric cars to make enough noise that pedestrians can hear them coming. GM says it's...
Tags: electric cars, McLean, Environment, Car manufacturers, Battery electric vehicles, Electric vehicles, Business Finance, Electrification, Technology Internet, Chevrolet Volt, Alternative propulsion, Hybrid electric vehicle, Electric car
Reva scouts for partners in US, Europe
New Delhi :: India | 15 days ago
Credibility He said the company is 'having negotiations with some local parties but so far nothing has been finalised." Maini also said the company aims to increase sales to 30,000 units in three years from less than a 1,000 units per year at present. "The sales...
Tags: Reva Electric Car Company, Chetan Maini, Europe, electric cars, production capacity, India, New Delhi, Electric car, Frankfurt Motor Show, Bangalore, Delhi, Environment, Electric vehicles, REVA, Business Finance
Nissan Weighs Producing Electric Cars In China
Guangzhou :: China | 17 days ago
Credibility Nissan Motor Co. said it will weigh plans to make all-electric cars in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, as the Japanese auto maker steps up its electric-vehicle activity in China's fast-growing car market. A senior Nissan executive disclosed the possible...
Tags: Nissan Motor Co., electric cars, China, Guangzhou, Nissan Motors, Automotive industry, Electric car, Dongfeng Motor Company, Yulon, Nissan, Car manufacturers, Joint ventures, Business Finance, Environment, Technology Internet
Israel Corp. sends another $21m to Better Place
Rishon Le Zion :: Israel | 17 days ago
Credibility Friday injected an additional $21 million into Better Place LLC . The sum is Israel Corp.'s share, based its proportional holding in the company, of a general capital injection decided on by Better Place's board of directors. Israel Corp. has already...
Tags: better place, electric cars, Israel Corp., Israel Corporation, cars venture, Shay Agassi, Israel, Rishon Le Zion, Solar power in Israel, Battery swapping, Charging station, Electric car, Electric vehicles, Alternative propulsion, Battery leasing, Business Finance, Environment
Future lies in cheaper electric cars!
A few days back when I drove my car on the city roads I fumed within me seeing the traffic jams and the snail speed at which the vehicles were moving. My mind started calculating the cost involved on account of wastage of fuels, health hazards...
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Safe and sound thinking puts special effects into silent movers
Sydney :: Australia | 19 days ago
Credibility But their near-silent operation, particularly at low speeds, poses a particular threat to blind people, children and cyclists. The solution, according to one British company, is to make electric cars sound exactly like petrol-driven vehicles. Lotus Engineering's...
Tags: electric cars, Toyota Australia, lotus engined, Australia, Sydney, Engines, Hybrid electric vehicle, Electric car, Hybrid vehicle, Road traffic safety, Technology Internet, Alternative propulsion, Electric vehicles, Car manufacturers, Environment
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