SANTA ROSA, CA - Electric vehicle pioneer ZAP announced that its newest dealer, Alvarez ZAP, has opened in Riverside, Calif., and will be serving commercial and government markets throughout the entire Inland Empire.
Read More →CAMBRIDGE, MA - 24M Technologies has launched as a new venture focused on commercializing next-generation energy storage systems that use technology from lithium-ion battery developer A123 Systems and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) board of directors recently elected Edison International Chairman and CEO Theodore F. Craver Jr. as the board's co-chairman.
Read More →SAN FRANCISCO - ECOtality Inc., a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced it has entered into an agreement with Houston to help the city plan for the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Read More →NORTHBROOK, IL - Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in safety testing and certification, has introduced a new initiative to develop and launch electric vehicle installation training programs.
Read More →HONOLULU - Hawaii Green Energy Outlet, a business that markets green building and energy products, on Aug. 14 demonstrated two upcoming all-electric vehicles manufactured by Wheego Electric Cars, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reported.
Read More →DETROIT - General Motors has selected automotive parts maker Lear Corp. as the primary supplier of the Chevrolet Volt's chargers and other key parts, the Detroit Free Press reported.
Read More →JACKSONVILLE, FL - The local engineering arm of the U.S. Navy plans to cut transportation costs by renting about 345 slow-moving electric vehicles by 2015, bringing its fleet to 750 such vehicles.
Read More →ST. LOUIS, MO - Enterprise Rent-A-Car announced the first phase of its plans to offer electric vehicles at select offices throughout its neighborhood network of more than 5,000 U.S. locations.
Read More →WARRENVILLE, IL - Last August, President Obama traveled to Navistar's manufacturing facility in Wakarusa, Ind. to announce a $39.2 million grant to develop and deploy electric trucks. One year later, Navistar's eStar all-electric truck is coming off the production line.
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