Protoscar LAMPO2
LAMPO2 is an electric demonstration sports car conceived by Protoscar, a Swiss company which has been developing CleanCar projects for 23 years including consulting of OEMs, power utilities and governments. The LAMPO2 boasts “quick-charging” capability (up to 100 km range extension in just 10 minutes charging time) and will be presented at the Geneva Motor Show (2nd March 2010) on the...
Read MoreBritish Columbia With Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Network
Greenscape Capital Group Inc. (“Greenscape”) is pleased to announce that through its wholly owned subsidiary, Green.Switch Capital (“Green.Switch”), and in partnership with Garage Juice Bar, LLC (“The Juice Bar”), it is implementing Canada’s first province-wide electric vehicle (“EV”) charging station network. This network will be 100%...
Read MoreSmith Electric Vehicles Awarded GSA Schedule
Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corporation (Smith) announced today it has been added to the GSA Schedule under solicitation number QMAE-T4-091003-N, allowing U.S. government agencies and military forces to purchase Smith’s all-electric, fuel- and emissions-free commercial trucks. GSA establishes long-term, government-wide contracts with commercial firms that streamline purchasing for government...
Read MoreBMW ActiveE Concept
Concept study of a purely electrically powered model based on the BMW 1 Series Coupé. The BMW Concept ActiveE represents a consistent continuation of the research and development activities of the BMW Group relating to electromobility as part of project i. A concept which realizes CO2-free mobility in BMW style is presented. • The BMW Concept ActiveE is the BMW Group’s second vehicle...
Read MoreEV/PHEV Adoption and Infrastructure Activities Could Create Approximately 125,000 to Nearly 300,000 Jobs in US by 2020
PRTM, a global management consulting firm, today released new figures that show the worldwide electric battery-electric vehicle value chain is likely to be approximately $300B by 2020-creating more than 1 million related jobs. The US will probably account for only 125,000 of those new jobs. According to PRTM, these jobs will be created across the EV value chain at energy providers, smart grid...
Read MoreBetter Place and DSB to pilot electric car sharing for train travelers
Today Better Place Denmark and DSB signed a groundbreaking agreement to provide Danes with door-to-door, sustainable transportation by combining trains and electric cars. The agreement reflects the companies’ shared vision of delivering sustainable passenger transportation. The partnership is designed to offer Danes a convenient transportation alternative that leads to a considerable...
Read MoreNissan Land Glider concept
Nissan’s planning and design team were given a challenge: to explore new forms of zero emission mobility that redefined existing segments. The result was a radical new vehicle that combines the company’s vision for future urban mobility with Nissan’s great driving heritage. In creating the Land Glider concept, Nissan planners and designers have conceived a totally new form of...
Read MoreFord announces car-to-grid communications system for EVs
Ford Motor Company announced today that it has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that “talks” directly with the nation’s electric grid. This new technology – which builds on Ford’s advancements such as SYNC®, SmartGauge™ with EcoGuide and Ford Work Solutions™ – allows the vehicle...
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