
Four zero-emission electric shuttle buses have been deployed in Mountain View, Calif., according to CALSTART, a clean transportation consortium. The buses were manufactured by Motiv Power Systems, using funds from the California Energy Commission.
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The 2015 Smart Fortwo will offer a twinamic dual clutch transmission that allows a driver to shift in fully automatic or manual mode when it goes on sale in the U.S. in September as the first next-gen Smart model.
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Fleets in California now have access to a voucher for up to $50,000 toward the purchase of a Zenith Motors shuttle van.
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Honda will produce new battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models by 2018, the automaker announced at the North American International Auto Show, where the company also showed its FCV Concept hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.
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General Motors has launched a shot across the bow toward Tesla Motors by unveiling a concept battery-electric car with a range of 200 miles that will start at $30,000.
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An estimated 119,710 plug-in electric vehicles were sold in the U.S. in 2014, a 23-percent increase from 2013 and a 128-percent increase from 2012, according to InsideEVs.com.
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U.S. sales of the Nissan LEAF numbered 30,200 in 2014, marking the first time any plug-in has sold more than 30,000 U.S. units in a single year, according to Nissan.
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BMW will launch a pilot study demonstrating how intelligent management of electric vehicle (EV) charging can contribute to improved electric power grid efficiency while reducing total cost of electric vehicle ownership, the automaker announced. The study will be undertaken by the BMW Group Technology Office, together with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), whose service area covers much of Northern California.
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Volkswagen AG has reportedly purchased a stake in the battery startup company QuantumScape Corp. to develop technology that can increase the range of its electric vehicles by more than threefold, according to a report by Bloomberg.com.
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