March 9, 2010 - Industry News
LOS ANGELES - KB Home, a major American homebuilder, announced it will begin offering an option to pre-wire its new custom homes to accommodate charging stations for homeowners' electric vehicles.
Tags: electric vehicle, EV charging stations, plug-in hybrid
February 2, 2010 - Industry News
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
January 19, 2010 - Industry News
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
January 12, 2010 - Industry News
DETROIT --- Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. on Monday, Jan. 11, unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.
Tags: battery electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, plug-in hybrid, Prius family, Toyota, Toyota FT-CH hybrid
January 11, 2010 - Executive Fleet News
MONTVALE, NJ - Due for sale in 2010, the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan will be offered with plug-in hybrid technology, and eventually this option will be offered across the automakers fleet.
Tags: Mercedes-Benz, plug-in hybrid, S-Class
November 24, 2009 - Industry News
SACRAMENTO, CA --- The California Air Resources Board unveiled its revamped Web site, www.Driveclean.ca.gov, aimed at helping consumers choose the least polluting cars on the market.
Tags: CARB, electric car, emissions, plug-in hybrid
November 14, 2009 - Industry News
HOUSTON --- Positive Energy Resources, a Houston-based provider of renewable energy products, said it has signed a sales and installation agreement with Verdek, a Georgia-based distributor of Coulomb ChargePoint EV charging systems.
Tags: Coulomb ChargePoint EV charging systems, Coulomb Technologies, electric car, Houston EV Charge Network, plug-in hybrid, Positive Energy Resources, Verdek
November 10, 2009 - Industry News
NEW YORK --- A new report from Accenture has identified the technologies that it predicts are most likely to transform the demand and supply of transport fuels and cut emissions within the next five years.
Tags: Accenture, alt-fuel, biofuel, electric car, greenhouse gases, plug-in hybrid, vehicle-to-grid technology
DETROIT --- Chrysler Group LLC is in the process of restructuring its program to produce electric vehicles, the Detroit News reported Nov. 9.
Tags: Chrysler LLC , electric car, plug-in hybrid
October 27, 2009 - Industry News
SAN FRANCISCO, CA --- The U.S. Department of Energy on Oct. 26 announced $151 million in funding for 37 ambitious research projects -- some of which have long-term potential for greening fleets.
Tags: biofuel, Department of Energy, electric car, lithium-ion batteries, plug-in hybrid
DETROIT --- Fisker Automotive plans to build plug-in hybrid electric cars at a former General Motors plant in Delaware.
Tags: electric car, Fisker, plug-in hybrid
October 5, 2009 - Industry News
LOS ANGELES --- Toyota Motor Corp. plans to have a plug-in version of the Prius for sale in the U.S. within the next three years, a company executive confirmed during an appearance at an environmental conference.
Tags: electric car, Irving Miller, plug-in hybrid, Prius plug-in, Toyota Motor Corp.
September 28, 2009 - Industry News
IRVINE, CA --- Fisker Automotive said it has been approved by the Department of Energy for a conditional loan of more than half a billion dollars to create affordable, fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid electric cars.
Tags: Fisker, Fisker Project Nina, plug-in hybrid, U.S. Dept. of Energy
August 7, 2009 - Industry News
TRAVERSE CITY, MI - The Buick plug-in hybrid, to be introduced in 2011, is expected to be the first commercially available plug-in hybrid SUV produced by a major automaker, according to GM.
Tags: Buick crossover, Buick Enclave, GM, plug-in hybrid
June 16, 2009 - Industry News
TORONTO --- Students from Ohio State University on June 12 earned top honors at the 2009 finals of the "EcoCAR: the Next Challenge" competition in Toronto, Canada, for their design of an extended-range electric vehicle (EREV).
Tags: EcoCAR: the Next Challenge, electric powertrain, extended-range electric vehicle , fuel cell, plug-in hybrid
June 15, 2009 - Executive Fleet News
GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - Volvo Cars continues to focus heavily on advanced green technology and is now taking yet another major step forward in keeping with the company's over-riding vision - DRIVe Towards Zero.
Tags: plug-in hybrid, Volvo
June 1, 2009 - Executive Fleet News
GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - A Volvo that can be fuelled with electricity from a standard wall socket will be a reality in 2012. Swedish energy company Vattenfall and the Volvo Car Corporation are launching an industrial joint venture partnership to introduce plug-in hybrids on the market.
Tags: plug-in hybrid, Vattenfall, Volvo Car Corporation
May 19, 2009 - Industry News
MINNEAPOLIS – Seven Xcel employees were selected to drive a 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid, modified to run as a plug-in hybrid or electric car as part of a testing program, according to the Star Tribune.
Tags: 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid , electric car, plug-in hybrid, Xcel Energy
May 15, 2009 - Industry News
DALLAS – Oncor has joined Ford Motor Company's application for U.S. Department of Energy stimulus funds to support plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle testing.
Tags: alt-fuel, electric car, Ford, Oncor, plug-in hybrid, stimulus funds, vehicle testing
March 23, 2009 - Industry News
POMONA, CA --- During last week's visit to southern California, President Obama made a stop at an electric-vehicle testing facility in Pomona and announced a $2.4 billion competitive grant program aimed at making electric vehicles more widely available.
Tags: Edison electric vehicle testing, Edison International, plug-in hybrid
February 27, 2009 - Industry News
RICHMOND, VA – Dominion Virginia Power has added two plug-in electric hybrid cars and two hybrid-powered bucket trucks to its fleet to determine the vehicles' impact on electricity demand and energy conservation and emission reduction strategies.
Tags: Dominion Virginia Power, Green, hybrid bucket trucks, plug-in electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid
December 22, 2008 - Industry News
SHENZHEN, China --- Last week, BYD Auto became the world's first automaker to sell a mass-produced plug-in hybrid car.
Tags: BYD Auto , plug-in hybrid
July 15, 2008 - Industry News
DETROIT – Automakers are stepping up their game with a number of electric plug-in models.
Tags: Chrysler LLC , Ford, GM, plug-in hybrid
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