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Tesla Electric Car Power Train Facility to be Opened in Palo Alto, California

The City of Palo Alto and Tesla Motors announced today that Tesla will develop and manufacture electric vehicle components in a renovated building in the Stanford Research Park in Palo Alto

19 Aug 2009

Ford Recharging System For Hybrid Cars Talks to the Power Grid

Ford Motor Company announced today that it has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that “talks” directly with the nation’s electric grid

19 Aug 2009

Market Report Released for Electric Vehicles Batteries

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the Cleantech Infocus: Battery Technology report to their offering. This report describes the major developments in battery technology for fields including electric vehicles, energy storage and micro battery applications

18 Aug 2009

Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Batteries Get Boost From Ontario, Canada

Ontario, Canada is helping to bring batteries to market for the next generation of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles

17 Aug 2009

Plug-in Power for Electric Cars With The ChargeBar

SnS Design, a woman-owned industrial design consultancy located in New York City, was selected to design The ChargeBar(TM), a plug-in power for electric cars manufactured by GreenlightAC of Washington, D.C

16 Aug 2009

Market For Rechargeable Batteries For Use In Electric Vehicles to Break $330 Million By 2014

Low-cost, long-life lithium batteries are seen as essential for accelerated development of alternative power vehicles, ranging from the now familiar gasoline-electric hybrids that double normal fuel economy to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that use no petroleum

13 Aug 2009

Report Says Prius and Other Hybrids Much Cheaper to Own Despite Chevy Volt's Remarkable Mileage Claims

Today’s announcement that the Chevy Volt will achieve 230 miles per gallon is creating lots of buzz, but what does it really mean for people who are considering buying a Volt

12 Aug 2009

Electric Car Maker Tesla Turns First Monthly Profit and Makes it a Cool Million

Tesla Motors attained a significant milestone in July when it achieved overall corporate profitability with approximately $1 million of earnings on revenue of $20 million

10 Aug 2009

Solar Power to Help Power Nissan Electric Cars

Nissan's plan to build 5,000 short-haul electric cars with a range of 100 miles will get a boost from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The laboratory will help to provide a solar power infrastructure to relieve the nation's electric grid power supply

9 Aug 2009

ECOtality's eTec Teams Up With Nissan for the Largest Deployment of Electric Vehicles and Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), a subsidiary of ECOtality, has been selected by U.S. Department of Energy for a grant of approximately $99.8 million to undertake the largest deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) and charging infrastructure in U.S. history

6 Aug 2009