FRANKFURT, GERMANY --- Audi AG said this week it plans to spend euro7.3 billion ($10.51 billion) on auto plant renovations and technology research from 2009-2012 in an effort to increase its market share and number of vehicle models.
Read More →WASHINGTON - Chrysler revealed four all-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivan concepts to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) as part of the USPS Earth Day celebration on April 22. USPS has a stated goal of reducing energy use 30 percent by 2015.
Read More →DETROIT --- Chrysler Group LLC is set to debut a battery-powered prototype version of the Fiat 500 subcompact at the North American International Auto Show, Bloomberg news service has reported.
Read More →DETROIT - At the Detroit Motor Show, Volvo Cars is presenting a complete battery electric Volvo C30 with a range of 150 km (94 miles).
Read More →DETROIT - At the Detroit Motor Show, Volvo Cars is presenting a complete battery electric Volvo C30 with a range of 150 km (94 miles).
Read More →OSLO, NORWAY --- Think Global AS, the electric car manufacturer that exited bankruptcy protection in August, has begun production of its battery-powered City model at a factory in Uusikaupunki, Finland.
Read More →BEIJING, CHINA --- Daimler AG plans to launch a pilot program for an electric version of its Smart minicar in China in 2010, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Read More →COPENHAGEN --- Tesla Motors hosted test-drives and led informational sessions about electric vehicles last week during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Denmark.
Read More →SEATTLE --- The Seattle area will see the addition of 2,500 electric vehicle charging stations over the next couple of years, as part of a partnership between Nissan North America and Electric Transportation Engineering Corp., the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce reported.
Read More →SANTA ROSA, CA - UPS has leased 92 electric vehicles from ZAP since 2007 to assist with increased delivery needs during November and December.
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