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NewsJuly 19, 2011

GE Energy Partners With Lowe's to Provide EV Chargers

RALEIGH, NC -- GE Energy Industrial Solutions and Lowe's said they will partner to offer the GE WattStation wall-mount electric vehicle (EV) charging station.

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NewsJuly 19, 2011

AAA Unveils EV-Charging Roadside Assistance Truck

RALEIGH, NC -- AAA has unveiled a roadside assistance truck that can provide Level 2 and Level 3 charging to electric vehicles.

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NewsJuly 19, 2011

Daimler-Bosch Joint Venture to Develop EV Motors

STUTTGART, GERMANY -- Daimler AG and Robert Bosch GmbH have formed a 50:50 joint venture to develop and produce electric vehicle motors.

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NewsJuly 19, 2011

ECOtality, car2go to Launch EV Car-Sharing Program

SAN FRANCISCO -- ECOtality Inc., a company specializing in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced plans to partner with Daimler subsidiary car2go to provide charging infrastructure for an electric car-sharing program based in San Diego.

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NewsJuly 19, 2011

GM to Launch Smart Grid Pilot

RALEIGH, NC – General Motors announced plans to launch a pilot program of smart grid solutions for electric vehicles this year, paving the way for utilities to increase energy efficiency and offer lower charging costs to customers.

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NewsJuly 19, 2011

Nissan Leaf Availability to Expand

FRANKLIN, TN -- Nissan North America Inc. said it is expanding availability of the all-electric Nissan Leaf to U.S. consumers for the 2012 model year. Nissan on July 25 will open up the ordering process to consumers with existing reservations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

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NewsJuly 19, 2011

Volvo Develops Range Extenders for EVs

GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN -- Volvo Car Corp. said it is producing test cars with range extenders -- electric cars that are fitted with a combustion engine to increase their effective range.

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NewsJuly 13, 2011

Frankfurt Show to Showcase New European Alt-Fuel Vehicles

FRANKFURT, GERMANY – Renault announced plans to display its Frendzy concept electric car at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show, scheduled for Sept. 13-25. In addition, Peugeot said it will exhibit the 2012 Peugeot 508 RXH diesel-electric hybrid at the show.

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NewsJuly 13, 2011

New York City to Add 70 EVs to Fleet

NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the addition of 70 new electric vehicles to the city’s fleet and launched new efforts to provide New Yorkers with the facts about electric vehicles.

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NewsJuly 13, 2011

DOE to Help Fund Electric Drive Battery Projects

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently awarded three industry teams a total of $7 million for the development of computer-aided software design tools to help produce the next generation of electric drive vehicle (EDV) batteries.

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