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Tesla Motors will be showcasing a major milestone in their production history at the North American International Auto Show. Tesla Roadster VIN 1,000 will be making it's debut at Cobo Hall,...
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GM confirms plans to build Volt-based Cadillac
On Sunday, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said that the Cadillac Converj would go on sale after 2012. For the uninitiated, the Cadillac Converj is the 2 door luxury version of the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle. There was no indication if the Voltec propulsion system would be upgraded for...
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Polaris Defense Enters Low Speed Vehicle Market
Well, when it rains, it pours. No sooner than I start talking about NEV's, then major announcements of new entrants occur. Now, Polaris Defense is tweeking the Polaris Ranger EV (shown), an off-road electric vehicle, to qualify as an electric Low Speed Vehicle (LSV), or neighborhood electric...
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Scott Niedermayer Takes Delivery of Honda FCX Clarity
Today, 2010 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team Captain and Anaheim Ducks Hockey Team Captain, Scott Niedermayer, will take delivery of a Honda FCX Clarity during a press conference at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. The press release states that "Niedermayer, an avid outdoorsman and environmental...
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Qinyuan seeks to boost electric car sales in US
Tianjin Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Co., the supplier of the ZX40S Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) sold domesticly by Miles Electric Vehicles, is hoping to sell most of its 2010 production of 3,000 vehicles in the United States - double last years sales. It appears the NEV market is expanding...
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Roehr Motorcycles Throws Hat Into TTXGP Ring
Roehr Motorcycles, who currently produce the 1250sc based on the Harley Davidson Revolution engine, is now looking to produce electric motorcycles and race in the TTXGP. They join CRP Racing of Italy, Mavizen and Zero Motorcycles in this first of its kind racing series. Roehr plans to offer the...
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GM announced today that they achieved a 13.4% marketshare in the world's largest automarket by increasing overall sales a staggering 67%. GM's Buick brand is very strong among China's business...
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Better Place to Have Competition from Kandi Technologies
Kandi Technologies, producer of go-carts, ATV's and the COCO mini-car has just announced an alliance with major Chinese energy, IT and battery companies to support a "new business model" for the adoption of electric vehicles. Confusingly, they refer to this new business model as an "open...
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Nemo Motors Announces Quebec Government Takes Delivery of Low Speed Electric Vehicle
Nemo Motors Corp., a Canadian manufacturer of recyclable electric utility vehicles located in the Province of Quebec, has just announced the delivery of its truck to the Government of Quebec. The truck is slated to shuttle documents among buildings on the National Assembly Campus in Quebec City...
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Fusion Helps Ford Set New Record for Hybrid Sales, Bucking Industrywide Dip in HEV Demand
Per the press release linked below, Ford experienced a very strong year over year increase of 67% in their sales of hybrids, selling nearly 31,000 units and breaking their previous record, set in 2007. In particular, Ford states that the March introduction of their award winning Fusion hybrid...
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GM Shutters Saab as Attempts to Sell Fail
It seems that last ditch efforts to find a buyer for Saab have failed, and GM will be shuttering Saab's automotive operations by the end of the year. After Koenigsegg backed out of its planned acquisition of Saab, it appeared that Spyker might snap up the automaker, but those efforts collapsed. ...
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GM Identifies Spyker as Possible Saab Savior
Chairman and acting CEO Ed Whitacre has revealed that Spyker is the sole party with whom GM is negotiating the sale of Saab, and will either close the sale with Spyker by the end of this month, or close Saab down. In a related story, Boston Power and others have formed a coalition with Saab...
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Saab, Boston Power and others are now part of a coalition is deliver high performance electric vehicles. Other reports expect Saab's imminent sale by GM, leaving them free to pursue new product...
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Mercedes-Benz F-CELL Roadster - trainees build a car of the future
Having attended an automotive based engineering school myself, I enjoy seeing what the next generation of automotive engineers bring to the table. I think this entry - the Mercedes-Benz F-CELL Roadster - is my favorite so far. These fine young talents have done an outstanding job blending old...
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Toyota Introduces 'Prius Plug-in Hybrid' into Key Markets
Per previously announced plans, Toyota now officially announces the imminent availability of a plug-in version of their 3rd generation Prius gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle. Approximately 600 units will be leased to government and business fleets in the United States, Europe and Japan through...
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Th!nk Resumes Production at Valmet Automotive Facility in Finland
Think has finally resumed production of their Think City EV at a new manufacturing facility in Finland. Recently, both Ener1 and Valmet Automotive recapitalized Think to bring their vehicles back to the market. Ener1 supplies Think's battery packs, while Valmet Automotive assembles them at their...
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Quantum Supplies Fueling Technology and Systems to Shell for JFK Airport Hydrogen Refueling Station in New York City
Quantum Technologies, the source for Fisker Automotive's hybrid electric propulsion systems, has just announced that it is providing all the equipment for Shell to open a hydrogen refueling station at the entrance of JFK International Airport. This new hydrogen fueling station will allow the...
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Hybrid Electric Supercar With Microturbine Technology to Debut at LA Auto Show
Electronic Arts and Capstone Turbine Corporation introduce the CMT-380 HEV.
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My alma mater, the University of Detroit Mercy, has now partnered with Ford to retrain automotive engineers to develop electric and hybrid-electric vehicles. While this training program was...
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Dr. Amy Mainzer’s Electric Experiences With the Tesla Roadster
If you are a fan of the History Channel’s documentary series, The Universe, then you will likely recognize Dr. Amy Mainzer, a frequent commentator for the program. In a recent episode of The Universe, filmed in August, Dr. Mainzer was able to drive and discuss the Tesla Roadster. As it turns...
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First All-Electric Aptera 2e Pushed Back to 2010
Co-founders Fambro and Anthony step aside from day-to-day operations
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Th!nk picks Indiana for U.S. factory
In a wise and strategic move, Th!nk, the Norwegian EV producer, has selected a site in Indiana for US production. The source of this information, Charles Gassenheimer, Chairman and CEO of Ener1, Inc., further states that the exact location and other details about this site will be announced in a...
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FedEx Freight to Test Vision Industries’ Zero Emission Tyrano™ Truck
In addition to all those electric trucks FedEx ordered from Azure Dynamics, they are now testing Vision Industries plug-in electric / hydrogen fuel cell Tyrano drive train. You may remember the recent photos of Arnold Schwartzenegger next to Vision Industries Tyrano short haul truck, ushering in...
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New Vectrix Electric Scooters To Sell Under UK's Hesketh Motorcycle Brand
The UK's Hesketh Motorcycles will now sell Vectrix's electric scooters under a new brand - Hesketh HZE-Vectrix. I suspected that an ICE based 2 wheeler company might have a need for Vectrix's product line, as the world is making the monumental shift from hydrocarbons to electric propulsion. You...
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