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Jul 28, 2010 EDTA Applauds Congressional Support for Electric Vehicles From Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) President Brian Wynne: "We are extremely pleased that this week both Houses of Congress issued key proposals that recognize the vital role that electric drive will play in our national energy policy." more...
Jul 27, 2010 Theodore F. Craver, Jr. Named Co-Chairman of the Electric Drive Transportation Association Theodore F. Craver, Jr. Named Co-Chairman of the Electric Drive Transportation Association more...
Jul 26, 2010 Chevrolet Begins Taking Volt Orders; Pricing Announced Starting today, participating Chevrolet dealers in launch markets will begin taking customer orders for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the industry’s first electric vehicle with extended-range capability. more...
Jul 22, 2010 ECOtality to Unveil New Smart Charger Design at Plug-In 2010 ECOtality, Inc., a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced today the company will unveil its home and commercial Level 2 electric vehicle charging systems at Plug-In 2010 during a press conference July 27 at 9:45 a.m. at the ECOtality booth (#420). more...
Jul 22, 2010 Leviton Announces Residential Charging Stations for Electric Vehicle Market Leviton announced, today, its entry into the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) market with a full portfolio of residential charging products. The Leviton Evr-Green™ line of EVSEs includes Level 1 and Level 2 residential charging stations. more...
Jul 22, 2010 eHydrogen Solutions Advances 'Water Car' Project: Collaboration Partners & Acquisitions eHydrogen Solutions, Inc. announced today the official launch and developmental scope of its recently announced 'Water Car' project; and the final assessment of collaboration partners and potential technology acquisitions. more...
Jul 21, 2010 EDTA Statement on the Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 From Brian Wynne, President, Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA): “S. 3495, the Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2010, as reported by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, represents an important next step in accelerating the adoption of plug-in electric drive... more...
Jul 20, 2010 President Obama Urged To Create Task Force For Plug-in Electric Vehicles Organizations representing auto manufacturers, electric utilities and the electric drive industry today called on President Obama to establish a new National Electric Fuel Task Force to help accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and the necessary infrastructure. more...
Jul 20, 2010 Summary of Honda Announcements Regarding New Advanced Environmental Technologies Honda will introduce new advanced environmental technology vehicles, including a battery-electric vehicle and a new plug-in hybrid vehicle, to the U.S. market in 2012, the company announced today in the mid-year address by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., President & CEO Takanobu Ito, in Tokyo, Japan. more...
Jul 19, 2010 Sikorsky Introduces 'Project Firefly™' Electric Helicopter Demonstrator Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft, announced today from the Farnborough International Air Show that it has developed an all-electric helicopter technology demonstrator. more...
Jul 19, 2010 Volkswagen Presents Worldwide Research Alliance on Electric Mobility Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, today reinforced the importance of the electric mobility research and initiatives taking place at Volkswagen's Electronic Research Laboratory (ERL) in Silicon Valley. more...
Jul 15, 2010 Brammo Announces the Empulse - a Trio of Electric Motorcycles Exceeding 100 mph, Including a Model That Can Travel up to 100 Miles on a Single Charge, With Prices Starting at $9995 Brammo, Inc. announced today it will begin production of an electric sportbike, calling it the "Empulse." Brammo demonstrated a pre-production prototype today and all three production models of the Empulse will be capable of sustaining 100 mph. more...
Jul 15, 2010 Investments in electric drive delivering dividends for consumers, the industry and the economy July 15, 2010 -- Federal programs and funding that EDTA and its members worked to secure are already jump starting the industry, driving down costs and delivering jobs. In a report released today by the Department of Energy, the investments made during the Recovery Act of 2009 are producing... more...
Jul 14, 2010 Chevrolet Stands Behind Volt With Standard Eight-Year, 100,000-Mile Battery Warranty The Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range will provide customers with an unprecedented, standard, eight-year/100,000-mile warranty on its advanced, lithium-ion battery. It is the automotive industry's longest, most comprehensive battery warranty for an electric vehicle, and is... more...
Jul 14, 2010 Coulomb Technologies Unveils ChargePoint Network Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in New York City Coulomb Technologies today announced the installation of its first public ChargePoint® Networked Charging Station for electric vehicles (EV) in New York City, part of the $37 million ChargePoint America program. ChargePoint America will offer free stations for both public and home charging to... more...
Jul 13, 2010 Curtis Supplies Cabs to St. Andrews Golf Course Curtis Industries, LLC has supplied fourteen of its StreetPro SE golf car enclosures to the St. Andrews Golf Club in Scotland, site of the upcoming British Open. Curtis’ dealer installed the enclosures on Yamaha Drive golf cars. more...
Jul 13, 2010 Ford Selects Compact Power as Lithium-Ion Battery Pack Supplier for Ford Focus Electric on Sale in 2011 DEARBORN, Mich., July 13 -- * Ford selected Compact Power, Inc. (CPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of LG Chem, as the supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for the 2011 Ford Focus Electric for the U.S. market * CPI, based in Troy, Mich., will begin battery... more...
Jul 12, 2010 Solar Trees® Invented by Envision Solar Create Clean Energy, Shaded Parking and Electric Vehicle Charging for Dell Headquarters Envision Solar International's extensive portfolio of solar parking arrays includes a design project for a solar shaded parking structure at Dell's headquarters in Round Rock, Texas. This configuration of Solar Trees®, called a Solar Grove®, located in the Dell employee parking lot generates... more...
Jul 8, 2010 Enova to Develop Revolutionary Electric Drive System in collaboration with Remy Inc. Enova Systems, Inc, a leading innovator of proprietary hybrid and electric drive systems propelling the alternative energy industry, announced it will collaborate with Remy Inc. to develop a new electric drive system based on the Omni controller and Remy HVH motor. more...
Jul 8, 2010 Electrovaya Awarded $5 Million from SDTC for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery Development Electrovaya is pleased to announce a $5 million (CDN) contribution from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) in support of battery development for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle applications. more...
Jul 8, 2010 Quantum Awarded Purchase Order by Fisker Automotive for Supply of Q-Drive(TM) Plug-In Hybrid Powertrain Systems for the Fisker Karma Program Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it has received an initial purchase order for supplying Q-Drive™ powertrain systems for the Fisker Karma production program under the terms of its supply agreement. more...
Jul 8, 2010 ZAP Acquires Majority Stake in China's Jonway Auto ZAP and Jonway Group today announced they have signed definitive agreements according to which ZAP will acquire 51 percent of Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Ltd. as part of a strategy to capitalize on the growing automotive and electric vehicle (EV) market in China. more...
Jul 8, 2010 President Obama Speaks at Smith Electric Vehicles Headquarters President Obama today addressed workers at the Smith Electric Vehicles plant to discuss the state of the economy and jobs. more...
Jul 1, 2010 Chevrolet Volt 'Freedom Drive' to Celebrate Newest Launch Markets Chevrolet Volt making a four-day, 1,776 mile trek from Austin to New York City more...
Jul 1, 2010 Chevrolet Volt Adds Four States to Launch Chevrolet is adding Texas, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to the launch markets for the Volt, Ed Whitacre, General Motors chairman and CEO, announced today. Whitacre said the company is expanding the initial launch of the groundbreaking electric vehicle in response to intense interest in... more...
Jun 30, 2010 FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership Given 'Thumbs Up' Review Plus Support for Multiple Technologies R&D In its third report on the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership (FC&FP), the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies commended the Partnership's government/industry joint technical teams as important and effective in pursuing sustainable automotive transportation solutions. more...
Jun 29, 2010 Duke Energy Signs Agreement with Cisco to Deliver Smart Grid-Enabled Home Energy Management Solution Duke Energy today announced it has signed an agreement with Cisco – a worldwide leader in networking technology -- to pilot and further develop a smart grid-enabled home energy management solution that will provide Duke Energy customers with secure and reliable energy information and a... more...
Jun 29, 2010 SAE International Introduces New Standard to Measure Exhaust Emissions and Fuel Economy of Hybrid Vehicles With the increase in both popularity and production of hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) worldwide, attention often turns to the exhaust emissions and fuel economy of such vehicles. A new revised standard from SAE International provides the procedures to accurately measure both... more...
Jun 29, 2010 Underwriters Laboratories Joins Electric Drive Transportation Association Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in safety testing and certification, became a member of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA), the preeminent industry association dedicated to advancing electric drive as a core technology on the road to sustainable mobility. more...
Jun 24, 2010 Seattle’s New Aspira Apartment Tower Installs Coulomb ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles Coulomb Technologies today announced its first installation of its ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles in Seattle. more...
Jun 24, 2010 Houston’s Central Parking Installs Coulomb ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles in Downtown Parking Garage Locations Coulomb Technologies today announced that six ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles are now installed at six Central Parking Systems parking garages in downtown Houston. more...
Jun 23, 2010 Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint Charging Station for Electric Vehicles Compatible with the Nissan LEAF Coulomb Technologies today announced that its ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles has an Underwriter Laboratories listed CT2100 product family that is compatible with the Nissan LEAF. more...
Jun 22, 2010 Chevrolet and Microsoft Advertising Rev Up the Test-Drive Experience for New Chevrolet Volt When Kinect for Xbox 360 launches this fall, consumers will have the opportunity to take the test-drive concept to a new level by driving a Chevrolet Volt in "Kinect Joy Ride," the first controller-free racing game from Microsoft Game Studios. After viewing the video advertisement in-dash on Xbox... more...
Jun 21, 2010 Dean Foods and Thermo King Introduce Advanced Eco-Friendly Technology for One of Nation's Largest Refrigerated Transportation Fleets The diesel-free, hybrid electric-powered refrigeration technology will help Dean Foods reduce its carbon footprint while creating operational efficiencies and cost savings. more...
Jun 21, 2010 Dow Kokam Breaks Ground on Advanced Battery Manufacturing Plant for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Today, Dow Kokam's Chief Executive Officer Ravi Shanker was joined by Vice President Joe Biden, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, The Dow Chemical Company Chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris and other dignitaries at a groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate construction of Dow Kokam's new advanced,... more...
Jun 17, 2010 4,400 Chevrolet Volt Owners to be Eligible for Free Home Charging Stations The first buyers of the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended-range capability will be eligible for one of 4,400 free home charging stations. The program will provide Volt owners with a 240-volt charge station from either ECOtality, Inc. or Coulomb Technologies. more...
Jun 16, 2010 Evatran Awarded R&D Grant for Plugless Power(TM) from Virginia Tobacco Commission Evatran, the manufacturer of the world's first "hands-free" electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), announced today it will receive a $1.25 million grant through Wythe County's Joint Industrial Development Authority to support applied research leading to the commercialization of Plugless Power... more...
Jun 15, 2010 Azure Dynamics Announces 24 Balance(TM) Hybrid Electric Sales to King County, Washington Azure Dynamics Corporation the fast growing hybrid electric and electric power train innovator for the commercial truck and bus market, today announced the sale of 24 Balance(TM) Hybrid Electric buses to King County, Washington for its Access Transportation services. more...
Jun 15, 2010 Coulomb Provides Infrastructure as First Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrids Arrive in Bay Area for U.S. Demonstration Program Coulomb Technologies today announced that it will provide ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for EVs to the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. The ChargePoint stations will be used to fuel the first three Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHV) as Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc launches their... more...
Jun 15, 2010 Siemens Energy, Inc. and Coulomb Technologies, Inc. Announce Joint Marketing Agreement for an Integrated EV Product Offering in the e-Mobility Market Siemens Energy, Inc. and Coulomb Technologies, Inc. today announced a joint marketing agreement for an integrated electric vehicle product offering in the fast-moving market for e-mobility and state-of-the-art electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) technology, including electric vehicle (EV)... more...
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