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California cuts future quotas for clean-air cars

March 28, 2008 by newsbot

California's influential Air Resources Board on Thursday cut by 70 percent the number of electric cars and other zero-emission vehicles automakers will be required to sell in coming years, in a strong signal that technology has lagged hopes in the...

ZAP Chairman Says Time Is Now for the Electric Car - TACH Agrees (The Auto Channel)

March 26, 2008 by newsbot

SANTA ROSA, CA Mar 26, 2008; Gary Starr, Chairman for electric car pioneer ZAP said the time is now for electric cars in an online presentation with InvestorIdeas.com as part of its Green Tech Conference.

Detroit Electric Company returns with Electric Cars

March 25, 2008 by newsbot

If you are a regular reader of these blogs, you are aware that the concept of an electric car is not a new one. In fact, there were car manufacturers in the early 1900s who were offering electric cars.

Nissan developing electric car (Channel 4)

March 23, 2008 by newsbot

Environmentally friendly electric cars will dominate the future as car manufacturers join the fight against global warming, Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn believes.

General Motors, Toyota agree: Fuel Cells are Pipe Dream

March 13, 2008 by newsbot

So the race is on to find the best technology for supplying energy to electric cars. Most automakers are gambling that a battery will be developed that will achieve this efficiently. Others are banking on the development...

GE electrifies Auto Batteries with A123, Think

March 10, 2008 by newsbot

General Electric is investing $4 million in Think, a Norwegian company that manufactures electric cars, and is putting $20 million into A123 Systems, a Boston company that is developing high capacity, lithium-ion...

ZAP! offers Plug-In Hybrids Now

February 26, 2008 by newsbot

We have been hearing a lot of promises about the coming pure, plug-in electric cars. Well, Zap -- which stands for zero air pollution -- is one company that is offering electric cars now .

Electric Cars running Low on Juice

February 25, 2008 by newsbot

We all have discovered that the battery is a major reason why we haven’t seen too many plug-in hybrids or true electric cars. And we are finding out that the problem is worse -- much worse -- than we thought.

Advanced Automotive Industry Trends and Technologies

February 20, 2008 by newsbot

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The impact of urbanization is fuelling growth in alternative fuel vehicles such as electric cars and plug-in hybrids. The UK government-backed studies estimate

Nissan aims to outfit Infiniti with hybrids

February 15, 2008 by newsbot

With gasoline-electric cars paving the way for a cleaner environment and becoming not only an obvious but necessary motivation for sales in automobiles, Nissan is determined to implement hybrids into its high-end cars and...

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