Automotive X Prize Electric Cars - SEMA 2009 Photos
whipdaddy | 13 hours ago
Photos of the Automotive X Prize Electric vehicles and cars from the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
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Fiat does away with Chrysler’s Envi electric vehicle program
Leftlane (Free subscription) | yesterday
With Fiat now at the helm, Chrysler has officially disbanded its Envi electric vehicle program. Established in 2007 under Cerberus Capital Management, Chrysler’s Envi team was tasked with bringing viable electric and hybrid vehicles to market by 2010. Chrysler’s Envi program had been propped by more than $70 million in government funding, but the advanced [...]...
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FedEx Express Orders 51 Azure Dynamics Hybrid Electric Delivery Vans, Establishes First All-Hybrid Facility
Green Car Congress (Free subscription) | yesterday
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., will purchase 51 additional gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles from Azure Dynamics Corporation. The FedEx fleet of hybrid electric and electric vehicles will total 325 when all 51 hybrid step-vans are delivered during November and...
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Citroen C-ZERO Electric Vehicle Revealed [C-ZERO EV Based on Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Launches End of 2010]
Thoughts from the Sidelines (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Citroen wouldn’t like to lose market share against those manufacturers that have already tackled the green minded with their new models, hence why the French car builder has announced a new electric vehicle concept that is meant to harm the environment as little as possible. Dubbed the Citroen C-Zero, the ...
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FedEx Further Expands its Environmentally-Friendly Vehicle Fleet With Order of 51 New Azure Dynamics Hybrid Electric Delivery Vans
Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), today announced it will purchase 51 additional gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles from Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD). The FedEx fleet of hybrid electric and electric vehicles will total 325 when all 51 hybrid step-vans are delivered during November and December of 2009....
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MurciaDailyPhoto (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago
This experimental car was developed by the Academy of Sciences of the Region of Murcia. They are seeking to make a transit vehicle for the city and could be used by anyone. In the second picture an elderly access into this electric vehicle.
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Chrysler revamps electric vehicle program
Detroit News Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
Chrysler Group LLC is restructuring its electric program as it works to develop hybrids and electric vehicles for its own brands as well as for partner Fiat SpA.
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ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND home-charging issues….
Instapundit.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND home-charging issues.
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Citroen C-ZERO Electric Vehicle Revealed - based on Mitsubishi i-MiEV
WorldCarFans.com (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
French automaker Citroën is to start building an all-electric vehicle at the end of 2010. The C-ZERO shares its basis with the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, has power of 47kW and can be recharged at home.
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275 MPG eVARO Electric Vehicle Goes From 0 to 60 in 5 Seconds
Inhabitat (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Progressive Automotive X-Prize is heating up as the May 2010 start date approaches, and one of our favorite entrants is the eVARO, a three-wheeled plug-in hybrid from Future Vehicles Technology. The sleek electric vehicle can go from 0 to 60 MPH in 5 seconds and purportedly reaches 275 mpg under certain conditions. And for [...]
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Nissan releases concept sketch of light commercial electric vehicle
SAMAR (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, has released a concept sketch of a light commercial electric vehicle based on the newly launched NV200.
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Electric Vehicles International Brings Electric Delivery Vans to California
Green Options (Free subscription) | yesterday
Electric Vehicles International is returning to its home in California from Mexico and later this month will have a state tour to celebrate; from their new home in Stockton to the state capitol, Sacramento. Along the way, they are offering test drives for any interested Californians. So if you’ve ever wanted to test-drive a 13 ton full electric delivery truck that goes 60...
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Chrysler's Envi Electric Vehicle Program is Dead
Straightline (Free subscription) | yesterday
This comes as a surprise to absolutely no one in the automotive industry. Chrysler's Envi electric vehicle program, a hastily rolled out alternative energy dog-and-pony show, was a farce from the beginning and nobody, expect maybe the federal government,...
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Chrysler Electric Program Still In Place
KickingTires (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
Despite reports to the contrary, Chrysler says it’s still working on hybrids, plug-in hybrid electrics and battery-electric vehicles. Rumors hit the Internet yesterday that Chrysler was scrapping its electric portfolio and program and had halted plans to bring a trio...
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Switching to electric cars ‘could increase emissions’
TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk blog (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
The idea that a wholesale switch to electric cars would automatically reduce CO2 emissions and dependence on oil is one of a number of myths dispelled by a major new report conducted on behalf of the Environmental Transport Association (ETA). The report found that whilst there were significant potential environmental benefits to be had from a [...]