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Sumitomo Sets Up World's First Large-Scale Power Storage System with Used Batteries

Sumitomo Corporation has developed and installed the world's first large-scale power storage system which utilizes used batteries collected from electric vehicles. This commercial scale storage system, built on Yume-shima Island, Osaka, will begin operating in February 2014.

10 Feb 2014

Simon Property Group Opens First Fast-Charging NRG eVgo Freedom Station in Los Angeles Area

Today, Simon Property Group, a leader in the global retail real estate industry, and NRG eVgo (ee-vee-go), a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. announced the opening of the first fast-charging NRG eVgo Freedom Station® in the Los Angeles area.

10 Feb 2014

BYD, A*STAR’s I2R Sign Joint Laboratory Deal to Develop Electric Vehicles with Autonomous Vehicle Sensors

A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) and BYD Co. Ltd., one of China's largest companies specializing in battery technologies, has signed a joint laboratory agreement to develop electric vehicles with autonomous vehicle sensors.

5 Feb 2014

First Phase of Ten-Month Trial for 40-Foot, Zero-Emissions, All-Electric Bus Successful in Gatineau

The first phase of a ten-month trial for a zero-emissions, 40-foot, all-electric bus (which commenced the Summer of 2013) was completed in Gatineau, Quebec and Ottawa, Ontario in December (* note: bus drive is zero-emissions, however in frigid weather bus-heating was supplemented with a small diesel heater integrated into the bus).

27 Jan 2014

New Research Report Provides Full Picture of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure 2012-2022" report to their offering.

21 Jan 2014

Coobus and Consorcio Enter MOU with BYD for Electric Buses

In ceremonies that were a part of Colombia’s Green Public Transportation Initiative this week, Coobus and BYD Company Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for 260, 12-meter (40-foot), battery-electric buses and a second Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between Consorcio Express and BYD to promote 18-meter (60-foot) pure-electric bus in Colombia.

17 Jan 2014

Southwest Research Institute Deploys First Vehicle-to-Grid Aggregation System

Southwest Research Institute has deployed the first vehicle-to-grid aggregation system qualified by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to manage charging activities for a fleet of electric delivery trucks.

16 Jan 2014

Pilot Test Completed on New York Transit's BYD Battery-Electric Bus

BYD and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) have concluded a pilot test on a BYD 40-foot, zero-emissions, battery-electric bus. The test period was from Aug 25th to Oct 25th totaling two months in service and the final report data has been summarized for distribution.

10 Jan 2014

New Forecast Report on Global Electric Vehicle Market

The fast-growing market for electric vehicles (EVs) – including hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and battery electric vehicles – has become a small but important part of the global automotive industry. Governments worldwide are keen to see increasing penetrations of EVs due to the environmental, economic, and energy security benefits they provide. According to a new report from Navigant Research, by 2022 there will be more than 35 million EVs on roads worldwide.

9 Jan 2014

Delta Begins Supply of AC Chargers to FEN for the Nissan Leaf EV

Delta Electronics announced today that it has started supplying First Energy Networks (FEN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tan Chong Motor Holdings Berhad in Southeast Asia, with a wall-mounted residential AC charger for the Nissan LEAF, the best-selling pure electric vehicle (EV) in the world, recently launched in Malaysia.

28 Dec 2013