July 9, 2009
“China is on course to quickly take a commanding lead in the global market. The Chinese government has made a strong commitment to electric, plug-in, and hybrid vehicles with its stated goal of producing half a million green vehicles per year starting in 2011.” More…
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Business & Climate Change, English, Environment, Sustainable Dev., Trade & Industry, Transport & Services, Uncategorized , China |
July 6, 2009
“The Renault Nissan Alliance and EDF have announced the launch of a large-scale electric vehicle test in the Paris region.” More…
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Business & Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Energy Supply, English, Environment, Sustainable Dev., Transport & Services, Uncategorized , EDF, France, Renault-Nissan |
July 3, 2009
“Hitachi Ltd, Japan’s biggest industrial electronics group, plans to boost production capacity for lithium-ion batteries for hybrid cars at an estimated cost of 20-30 billion yen, targeting a 70-fold increase by 2015, the Nikkei business daily said.” More…
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‘Going-electric is the right way towards a sustainable future in transport!’ An article by Alenka Žumbar. More…
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June 26, 2009
“The government announced a 25 million pound project on Tuesday to run trials of electric vehicles that will help the country reduce carbon emissions from car transport. The government funding, won by eight consortia which are predominantly made up of car manufacturers, energy providers and universities, was announced by Science Minister Paul Drayson and Transport… » read more
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“June 23, 2009 SAN CARLOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE) —Tesla Motors has received approval for about $465 million in low-interest loans from the US Department of Energy to accelerate the production of affordable, fuel-efficient electric vehicles. “ More…
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“FRANKLIN, Tenn. (June 23, 2009) – Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today said it has been conditionally approved by the U.S. Department of Energy for a $1.6 billion loan to modify its Smyrna, Tenn., manufacturing plant to produce zero-emissions vehicles and state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery packs to power them.” More…
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“Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the maker of the i MiEV electric car, plans to cut the vehicle’s purchase price by more than half to less than 2 million yen ($21,000) as government incentives and tighter emission rules boost demand for fuel-efficient cars.” More…
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In Japan, Mitsubishi and Subaru have just begun the production of the i-MiEV and the Stella EV. Customers are able to qualify for incentives of up to 30% of the price of the vehicle. More
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On the 1st of July, Sweden will begin its 6-month presidency of the EU. Having this position, it is a good opportunity to show one more time how Sweden is in advance in terms of environmental commitment and how it can accompany the EU towards a promising deal in Copenhagen. In this context, Going-Electric wishes… » read more
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