SHANGHAI, CHINA -- General Electric has signed an agreement with General Motors to jointly accelerate the deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in China.
Read More →WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Sept. 8 the department will fund 16 projects aimed at supporting community planning for plug-in electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. The projects will receive $8.5 million.
Read More →ANN ARBOR, MI -- The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) has been awarded a $14.9 million contract from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to conduct a safety pilot model deployment of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) safety applications.
Read More →ANNAPOLIS, MD – Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley recently appointed members of the state’s EV Infrastructure Council – a board mandated by new state legislation.
Read More →WARRENDALE, PA – As a result of the new strategic partnership with the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) SAE International said it is making considerable progress on development of a prototype charging coupler.
Read More →SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Infrastructure Developments Corp. (IDVC) said it plans to expand its compressed natural gas business into Virginia as the state bolsters efforts to convert public vehicles to CNG fuel.
Read More →SEAL BEACH, CA -- Chesapeake Energy Corp., the nation’s second largest natural gas producer, said it is investing $150 million in Clean Energy Fuels Corp., North America’s largest provider of natural gas fuel for transportation.
Read More →BOULDER, CO – According to a new report from Pike Research, the key hydrogen fuel-cell applications that are currently seeing traction are light-duty vehicles, forklifts, buses, stationary power and scooters. Because of infrastructure investment, Pike projects, more than 5,200 hydrogen fueling stations for cars, buses and forklifts will be operational worldwide by 2020 -- up from just 200 stations in 2010.
Read More →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.
Read More →CULVER CITY, CA -- EV Connect, which provides electric vehicle infrastructure solutions, announced it has landed an exclusive services agreement with Fisker Automotive, which makes extended-range electric vehicles.
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