Latest Electric vehicle Stories
New Solar Installations on GM's Warren, Michigan, Technical Center Campus Include a Ground-Mounted Array and Three Electric Vehicle Charging Canopies. TROY, Mich., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Empower Energies, a leading Renewable Portfolio Solutions company, announced the completion of four new photovoltaic (PV) solar projects at the General Motors Warren Technical Center campus, in Warren, MI. The installations include a ground-mounted solar array and three solar Electric Vehicle...
Awards presented as part of Formula SAE Competition at Michigan International Speedway AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced powertrain and vehicle systems engineering company FEV, Inc. announced the recipients of the FEV Powertrain Development Award, presented to three collegiate teams that designed, developed and demonstrated exemplary powertrain solutions in the 2013 Formula SAE competition held May 8 - 11 at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) near...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- After the all-electric Nissan LEAF's best sales month ever in March and a 423.5 percent year-over-year sales increase in April, Nissan LEAF continues to make history by crossing the 25,000 sales threshold, reinforcing LEAF's position as the world's best-selling electric vehicle. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080506/NISSANWORDMARKLOGO ) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130515/CL14000 ) "From the beginning our...
Renodis Joins Select Group of St Paul Businesses Offering Electric Vehicle Services to Employees Saint Paul, MN (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 Renodis (http://www.Renodis.com), America’s first fully integrated outsourced solution for managing telecommunications and business communications, has enabled its employees to become more efficient and help the environment through the installation of convenient power outlets for charging of electric vehicles. “Installing power outlets for employees to...
Innovative New Financing Option Allows Customers to Lease at $119 or Buy at $19,990, and Rent the Battery for $80 per month MONTVALE, N.J., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA has started rolling out the smart electric fortwo, the most affordable electric vehicle in the U.S. market (based on Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price), to smart dealers across the country. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120227/NY60076LOGO ) The smart electric drive...
ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel Publishes New Recommendations for EVs and Charging Infrastructure NEW YORK, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced today the publication of the Standardization Roadmap for Electric Vehicles - Version 2.0, developed by the Institute's Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP). Available as a free download, the document tracks progress to implement recommendations made in the roadmap...
CONGERS, N.Y., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Electric Moto Corporation, Inc. (OTCMarkets/Pink Sheets: EMOT) announced today that it had received official notification from the U.S. Patent Office that a second application "has been examined and is allowed for issuance as a patent." Brian Belton, Director of R&D for EMOT, explained that this is the second of the innovations that United States Alternative Energy, LLC. licensed exclusively to EMOT. According to Belton, "The patent...
Companies aim to improve infrastructure, education to expand market for electric cars NASHVILLE, Tenn., and MIAMI BEACH, Fla., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan and Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI), a nationwide provider of convenient electric vehicle (EV) charging services, announced a joint initiative to make EV charging more readily available and to expand consumer awareness of the electric car market. CarCharging and Nissan will work together to determine the...
MAUMEE, Ohio, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) announced that it has recently received two grants totaling $3 million from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to develop technology to improve thermal management systems for battery systems in electric, plug-in hybrid-electric, and hybrid-electric vehicles. "Through the ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative, our government is investing in innovative clean energy technologies that create jobs, generate new...
Eureka award bestowed on company and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, the world's leading automotive battery supplier, and the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Milwaukee are being recognized for an unprecedented industry-academic partnership that advances research, development and commercialization of energy storage technologies. The Milwaukee Business Journal honored Johnson Controls and UW-Milwaukee with the Eureka Award for...
