Automotive Fleet News

TOKYO, JAPAN - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said on Tuesday, March 8, that it had reached a final agreement with PSA Peugeot Citroen on development and supply of a new electric vehicle for the European market.

Tags: Peugeot, electric car, electric vehicle, Mitsubishi , Peugeot i-MiEV, PSA Peugeot Citroen

WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - Volkswagen AG said it will introduce a hybrid version of the Jetta in the U.S. market in 2012.

Tags: electric car, Volkswagen, Volkswagen E-Up , Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid, Volkswagen Passat Hybrid , Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid

MIAMI BEACH, FL - Car Charging Group Inc. announced it plans to deploy Level 3 fast-charging stations capable of fully charging an electric vehicle in 30 minutes or less.

Tags: Aker-Wade Power Technologies, Car Charging Group, Coulomb Technologies, electric car, electric vehicle charging stations

PARK RIDGE, NJ - The Hertz Corp. said it has entered a joint commitment with Nissan to bring zero-emission mobility to car rental in the U.S. and Europe by early 2011.

Tags: electric car, Hertz, Hertz Green Collection, Nissan Leaf

SAN DIMAS, CA - AC Propulsion and AutoPort are working together to provide an electric vehicle conversion prototype and report for the United States Postal Service.

Tags: AC Propulsion , AutoPort, electric car, U.S. Postal Service, USPS, V2G, vehicle-to-grid technology

IRVINE, CA - Electric car manufacturer Fisker Automotive said it plans to close its R&D center in Pontiac, MI, and transfer those operations to the company's global headquarters in Irvine, CA.

Tags: Department of Energy, electric car, Fisker

BOSTON - The Renault-Nissan Alliance announced that Nissan is entering into an agreement with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to promote development of an electric-vehicle charging network and policies to support widespread adoptions of electric cars.

Tags: electric car, EV charging stations, LEAF, Nissan, Renault-Nissan Alliance

CAMPBELL, CA - Seeking to expand fuel payment options for its customers, Coulomb Technologies has introduced the Flex Billing system for users of the company's ChargePoint networked charging stations.

Tags: ChargePoint Network, Coulomb Technologies, electric car, EV charging stations

WASHINGTON - Energy Sec. Steven Chu announced that the Department of Energy has closed a $1.4 billion loan agreement with Nissan North America to help retool a Nissan Tennessee manufacturing plant to produce Nissan Leaf electric cars and the lithium-ion battery packs to power them.

Tags: Department of Energy, electric car, LEAF, lithium-ion batteries

VENTURA, CA - The Ventura Unified School District on Jan. 26 unveiled its new $200,000 plug-in hybrid electric school bus that will be used to transport students.

Tags: electric car, IC Bus , Navistar, plug-in hybrid, plug-in hybrid electric school bus , Ventura County Air Pollution Control District

PALO ALTO, CA - Tesla Motors Inc. announced it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock.

Tags: electric car, Tesla Model S, Tesla Motors, Tesla Roadster

WASHINGTON - Smith's all-electric, fuel- and emissions-free commercial trucks are now available for purchase by U.S. government agencies and military forces.

Tags: electric car, GSA, procurement, Smith Electric Vehicles, Smith Newton

BALTIMORE -- General Motors said it will invest approximately $246 million to construct a high-volume manufacturing facility that will produce rear-drive electric motors for hybrid and electric vehicles by 2013.

Tags: Baltimore Transmission plant, electric car, electric motors, GM, hybrids

WASHINGTON - General Motors has added the nation's capital to its list of lead retail markets for its Chevrolet Volt. The automaker also announced partnerships with two D.C.-area utilities, Pepco and Dominion, to help introduce the public to the electric vehicle and establish vehicle charging programs.

Tags: Chevy Volt, electric car, GM, Volt

DETROIT --- Coulomb Technologies and Shocking Solutions, both leaders in the realm of electric vehicle charging, announced that six ChargePoint networked charging stations have been deployed by DTE Energy at their Detroit headquarters and at an Ann Arbor facility.

Tags: ChargePoint , Coulomb Technologies, DTE Energy , electric car, EV charging stations, plug-in hybrid, Shocking Solutions

WATERTOWN, MA --- A123 Systems, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate lithium-ion batteries and systems, announced a battery supply agreement with automaker Fisker Automotive.

Tags: A123 Systems, electric car, Fisker, Fisker Project Nina, lithium-ion batteries, plug-in hybrid

IRVINE, CA --- Electric car maker Fisker Automotive said it has secured access to an additional $115.3 million in private equity funding to develop plug-in hybrid cars.

Tags: electric car, Fisker, Fisker Project Nina, plug-in hybrid

CAMPBELL, CA --- Coulomb Technologies and Aker Wade Power Technologies announced an agreement to deploy Level III networked fast-charging stations for electric vehicles worldwide.

Tags: Aker Wade Power Technologies , Coulomb Technologies, electric car, electric vehicle charging station, LEAF, Mitsubishi i-Miev

DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. is investing an additional $450 million in its aggressive electric vehicle plan, paving the way to build a next-generation hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle in Michigan beginning in 2012.

Tags: assembly plant, electric car, Ford

SMYRNA, TN - Nissan North America has selected AeroVironment to supply electric vehicle home-charging stations and installation services supporting the introduction of the zero-emission, all-electric Nissan LEAF later this year.

Tags: AeroVironment, charging stations, electric car, LEAF, Nissan

DETROIT --- General Motors Co. will start assembling the first lithium-ion battery pack for its Chevrolet Volt electric car on Thursday, Jan. 7, at a ceremony attended by U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.

Tags: Chevy Volt, electric car, GM, lithium-ion batteries

DEARBORN, MI --- Ford Motor Co. will launch a two-year test program of electric-powered Focus cars and Transit Connect vans in Germany this week, Bloomberg reported.

Tags: electric car, electric Focus, electric Transit Connect, Ford, Ford electric vehicles, Ford research

OSLO, NORWAY --- Electric vehicle manufacturer Think Global announced plans to start production of its Think City electric car in Elkhart County, Indiana, for sale in the North American market.

Tags: electric car, EnerDel, lithium-ion batteries, Think, Think City electric car

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN. - GE Capital Fleet Services will host an Electric Vehicles and the Smart Grid webinar on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, as part of its Environmental Performance webinar series.

Tags: electric car, GE Capital Fleet Services, webinar