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- China's new energy vehicle sector faces growing pains Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:06PMZhao Liang, a resident of Changchun in northeastern China, takes the No.66 bus to work every day, never noticing a difference between the bus he used to take and the one he takes now - the one with the words "hybrid power" emblazoned on its backside.
- News In Brief: Mattel profit up 56 percent Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:15AMMattel reported Friday that second-quarter profit rose 56 percent, and company executives hinted that the toy giant's long-running battle with rival MGA Entertainment over the Bratz doll line wasn't over despite Mattel's recent loss in federal court.
- Range extended electric vehicles on the way from Volvo Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:54AMVolvo is continuing its work on electric vehicle technology with the development of test cars with range extending combustion engines.
- New Electric Vehicle Charging Station Opens at Southtown Mall in Bloomington, Minn. Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:49PMMinneapolis - Once thought to be extinct, the electric car is making a comeback this summer in the Twin Cities.
- Energy-harvesting shock absorber that increases fuel efficiency wins R&D 100 award Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:19PMAn energy-harvesting shock absorber that can be installed in a vehicle’s suspension system to absorb the energy from bumps in the road, convert the energy into electricity, and improve fuel efficiency by 1-8% has recently won the R&D 100 award. Nicknamed the “Oscar of Invention,” the annual award is given out by R&D Magazine to recognize the top 100 innovative technologies introduced during the ...
- Federal-Mogul's High Voltage Cable Protection Makes Hybrids and Electric Vehicles Safer Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:00AMFederal-Mogul Corporation has developed a  protective product for high voltage cables that will help protect occupants of electric and hybrid electric vehicles in the event of a crash.
- Growing demand for car lithium batteries Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:16AMDemand for batteries that power vehicles has been increasing due to the increasing popularity of hybrid and electric vehicles. According to statistics, the global market of hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) will reach over 1.5 million units in 2012. The market is likely to grow every year and by 2015, the figure will reach 2.65 million units.
- eft.com Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:37AMThe electric urban delivery vehicles will be in operation from July to September in Potsdam and from the delivery depot in Stahnsdorf. By testing the electric vehicles on delivery routes with a lot of stops, DHL and VW intend to examine the suitability of electric vehicles in commercial fleets.
- Electric Vehicle range extenders is a large new market reckons experts Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:07PMIn the age of the hybrid electric vehicle which is strongly outselling pure electric vehicles in market value though...
- News Item Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:58PMTOKYO & MIDLAND, Michigan, July 6, 2011 -- The Dow Chemical Company and Ube Industries, Ltd. (Ube) today announced an agreement to form a joint venture to manufacture and market formulated electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in energy storage applications.
- BMW i3 'good for Sydney, Melbourne' Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:57PMElectric car will work just as well in Australian cities as mega-cities such as London, says BMW big-wig.
- DOW in Joint Venture with Ube Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:10PMThe Dow Chemical Company and Japanese chemical company Ube Industries Ltd. have entered a joint venture to capitalize on the growing demand for lithium-ion batteries and expand its alternative energy offerings.
- Antonov's 3-speed transmission for electric vehicles boosts efficiency by 15 percent Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 10:05AMElectric vehicles have been a reality for more than 100 years, but it's only in the last decade or so that the world has truly woken up to their potential as a viable, cleaner urban transport alternative to their combustion engined cousins. During this EV renaissance much of the focus has been on developing improved power sources like batteries and fuel cells in order to deliver the range and ...
- California ends hybrid carpool lane program Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:16PMSACRAMENTO, July 1 (UPI) -- California is ending a program that allowed hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight to use carpool lanes when driven by a lone driver, authorities say.
- Turning Electric Vehicles Into Corporate Profits: Yoshikami Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 10:19AMWith gasoline prices rising and more people around the world moving to cities, there is a concerted push for the automotive industry to reinvent itself as consumers look for alternatives to the internal combustion engine.
- Goodwood Festival of Speed gets first showing of Chevrolet Mi-ray outside Asia Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 6:31AMMid-electric concept and new Bugatti Veyron two highlights
- Audi's $301,000 Topless Racer Targets Ferrari Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:52AMAudi AG is taking aim at Ferrari SpA with a convertible version of the R8 GT supercar, as the Volkswagen AG unit hones a high-end sporty image in its quest to overtake Bayerische Motoren Werke AG as the luxury-car leader.
- Former President Clinton says Obama helped boost Michigan, auto industry Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:30PMWashington— Former President Bill Clinton said the Obama administration's support for electric vehicles was helping turn around the economic fortunes of hard hit states like Michigan.
- Toyota spends $1.03 million on 1Q lobbying Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:55PMToyota Motor Corp. spent $1.03 million in the first quarter lobbying on ethanol legislation, patent laws and other issues.
- New 2010 luxury vehicles Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 3:28AM2010 BMW 750i xDrive. Despite the fact the new 7 Series was launched at the beginning of the year, BMW is already expanding the model range. Toward the end of this year, a new V12-powered 760i will arrive with a new eight-speed automatic transmission.
- Ford adds a fuel-sipper Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 3:27AMFord is expanding its range of fuel-efficient powertrains with the addition of an all-new 1.0-litre EcoBoost three-cylinder, developed in Europe – the smallest engine Ford has ever built.
- SAE International Announces 2011 Vehicle Battery Summit - 14-15 November, in Shanghai Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 2:33PMWARRENDALE, Pa., June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An explosion of recent research on Li-ion battery development, along with the growing international commitment to the market penetration of battery powered vehicles, has prompted development of the SAE International 2011 Vehicle Battery Summit, November 14-15, 2011 in Shanghai. Designed to integrate the most recent battery innovations ...
- Can 18-wheel electric trucks be far off? Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 8:58AMAs small and medium-size delivery trucks go electric, the potential for tractor-trailers going the same route grows significantly, Peter Gorrie writes.
- Auto sales suck, the Mustang won't save Flat Rock, and Toyota's new Yaris [The Morning Shift] Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 8:22AM# themorningshift This is the Morning Shift , our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parcel it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important? More »
- AmeriLithium Announces Promising Results From Drilling Program Sampling on Nevada Based Lithium Project Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 8:00AMHENDERSON, NV , June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AmeriLithium Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: AMEL.ob - News ) is pleased to announce the Company has received promising results from both primary sampling ( March 15th to 31st, 2011 ) taken during the initial drilling, and secondary sampling ( May 11th to 12th, 2011 ) taken from the initial 3 drill holes of the Company's 8-hole drill program on the ...
- Motor City Today: Electrovaya to be Chrysler battery supplier Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 1:20PMElectrovaya Inc. said today that it has signed a contract to supply Chrysler with lithium ion batteries for a test fleet of 25 Chrysler Town & Country minivans for a demonstration fleet of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
- Report: Ford Aims for Prius-like City MPG Ratings with Next Fusion Hybrid Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 9:28AMFord looks to get a boost thanks to lithium-ion batteries
- CHELSEA: United Methodist Retirement Communities adds charging stations for hybrid electric vehicles Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 7:54AMUnited Methodist Retirement Communities have put Chelsea UMRC and The Cedars of Dexter literally on the map with the addition of ChargePoint stations for hybrid electric cars.
- Ford uses special cooling system for the battery pack on Focus Electric vehicle Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 7:54AMBatteries that power an electric vehicle or a hybrid work best when they are cool. Keeping the batteries cool can be a big challenge in some parts of the country during the summer. Ford is getting its new Focus Electric ready to hit the market and since the vehicle will be sold all around the [...]
- Electrovaya to Provide Lithium Ion SuperPolymer(R) Battery Systems for Chrysler's Plug-In Hybrid Minivan Electric ... Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 6:25AMRepresents Second Major Automotive Platform for Electrovaya in Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles
- How Hybrid Engines Work Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 4:35PMWith sales of hybrid vehicles expected to increase by 300% over the next 5 years, some may wonder how these technological marvels work. It's easy to understand the gas aspect of petrol firing the pistons, powering the wheels to spin, but how do hybrids get started through battery power and what makes the switch to gas at higher speeds? This graphic explores those questions. Internal combustion ...
- Toyota to set up social networking service Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 2:32PMToyota is setting up a social networking service with the help of a U.S. Internet company and Microsoft so drivers can interact with their cars in ways similar to Twitter and Facebook .Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. and Salesforce.com, based in San Francisco, announced their alliance recently to launch “ Toyota Friend,” a private social network for Toyota
owners that works similar to ...
- China Begins Implementation of "12th five-year" Plan for EVs Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 12:40PMElectric vehicle industry insiders recently revealed that China's Ministry of Science and Technology has no plan to publicly release the "12th five-year" (2012-2016) plan for electric vehicles. Nevertheless, the Ministry has already begun carrying out the plan. The application process for the first phase of 77 projects has been completed and the projects have won funding with the ministry ...
- Fisker Karma shows off at the Monaco Grand Prix: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 12:04PMAnswering the question, and#8220;Do you have Prince Albert in a car?and#8221; Fisker shared this promotional shot of Monaco's monarch piloting the Fisker Karma on a few parade laps of the Grand Prix circuit prerace.
- What's ahead, BMW? Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 11:42PMWITH the global value of oil reaching prices that exceed the affordability of the regular person, automobile manufacturers are looking at various technological advances to make their vehicles more economically viable to own and to build.
- Revamped Fuel Efficiency Stickers Unveiled Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 6:21PMThe U.S. government unveiled its new automobile fuel economy stickers Wednesday, featuring information on the vehicle's greenhouse gas emissions.
- EDTA Says DOE Funding is Critical to Advancing Electric Drive Technology Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 5:21PMWASHINGTON, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee approved the FY12 Homeland Security Appropriations bill.
- Porsche Ponders High-Performance EVs Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 3:41PMThe Porsche Boxster E features a lithium-ion battery pack and a pair of electric motors with combined output of 240 horsepower. | May 19, 2011 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Why Electric Cars Will Fail... And Have Already Triumphed Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 2:12PMTo press the "accelerator" on a Tesla Roadster 2.5 is to get an intimation of life as a race car driver. In perhaps the signature display of an electric car's appeal to gearheads, the Roadster instantly applies more than 300 amps of electric current to deliver 288 horsepower worth of acceleration--it's called instant torque, 273 pound-feet of it to be specific, and it's something that fossil ...
- Lithium Suppliers Reposition for Delicate Balance -- Equity Research on A123 Systems, Inc. and Advanced Battery ... Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 8:56AMHONG KONG--(Marketwire - May 20, 2011) - Today, www.WorldStreetFundamentals.com released its industry report highlighting A123 Systems, Inc. ( NASDAQ : AONE ) and Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. ( NASDAQ : ABAT ). Full fundamental and technical analysis is available at www.WorldStreetFundamentals.com/Reports.php .
- Car charging station at Union Station Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 3:56PMElectric car drivers now have a new place to charge up at Union Station in New Haven.
- Hertz Installs EVs in NYC Car Sharing Club Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 1:58PMPARK RIDGE, NJ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/05/2011 -- As part of its Global Electric Vehicle (EV) expansion throughout New York City, Connect by Hertz, Hertz's global car sharing club, the first car sharing club to introduce the 100% electric Nissan LEAF TM in Manhattan, is bringing the LEAF to Manhattan's Seward Park Co-op.
- Green agenda: the history of hybrids on show in Germany Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 8:50AMFrom May 10 until June 13 fans of hybrid vehicles can catch a glimpse of the world's first battery-powered vehicle -- 1900 Porsche 'Semper Vivus' -- at the Porsche museum.
- Allison unveils H3000 hybrid system Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 7:22AMAllison Transmission will display its new hybrid system Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's emerging-technology day.
- Firefighters learn to work around dangers of new airbags, hybrid cars Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 6:44AMRACINE - If you were trapped in your car after an accident, firefighters used to make a few cuts in your car's frame, lift the roof off and get you out.
- Axion Power Announces Date of Its First Quarter 2011 Earnings Release and Conference Call Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 6:30AMAxion Power International Inc , announced plans to release its first quarter 2011 results before market on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Â The Company will hold a conference call that same day at 11:00 am ET.
- Automakers focus on fuel efficiency Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 1:04AMCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- With gas selling at more than $4 a gallon, Smith Company Motor Cars Chairman Jed Smith said the auto manufacturers have a single focus: "Everybodys scrambling for fuel efficiency." Smith saw the emphasis Mercedes-Ben...
- Province promotes electric driving Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 10:35PMIt's quieter than sending an email, and almost like gliding if you're used to driving a clunker. It's Mitsubishi's new i-MiEV full-electric vehicle, one of two introduced recently at the legislative building. They will be tested on Manitoba's roads and highways in the coming months.
- KINKISHARYO Demonstrates ameriTRAM, North America's First Low-Floor Electro-Hybrid Streetcar, in Dallas, TX Friday, April 29, 2011 @ 9:00AMKINKISHARYO International, L.L.C., the number one supplier of low-floor, light-rail vehicles in North America, demonstrated the ameriTRAMâits prototype of the 100 percent low-floor, electro-hybrid streetcar specifically designed for North Americaâin Dallas, TX. Â At a special ceremony today, KINKISHARYO displayed and provided officials and invited guests rides in the ameriTRAM.
- AutomotiveTest System targets hybrid and electric vehicles. Friday, April 29, 2011 @ 7:54AMHybrid Vehicle Test System is designed for testing complete hybrid/electric vehicle driveline, or any vehicle sub-system, including emissions testing. User-configurable system can run various road load profiles and simulations and can account for use of regenerative braking for energy recapture. High-voltage battery simulator, AccuDyne(TM) AC motoring dynamometers, and data acquisition and ...
