1. UPS Order 12 Modec Electric Vans

UPS today announced an order of twelve electric vehicles from British manufacturer Modec. Six vehicles will be introduced into UPS’s UK fleet in February 2009, including the vehicle that was used for testing until now. The remaining six will operate in Germany.

Developed by Modec, the electric vans will operate out of UPS’s Camden facility, which lies within London’s Low Emission Zone. The order follows a successful nine month trial of the vehicle’s capabilities earlier this year, where it averaged eighteen miles per day and a battery consumption of 25% of full charge per day during the course of its operations in North-West, East and Central London.

10/11/2008 | 571 Hits | Print | Email

2. US-Umrüster AMP testet elektrischen Saturn Sky

Nach der Ankündigung im Mai für den Verkaufsstart des Elektroautos "AMP Saturn Sky" von dem im US-Bundesstaat Ohio beheimateten Unternehmen Advanced Mechanical Products (AMP) rollt nun der erste umgerüstete elektrische Saturn Sky im täglichen Testeinsatz auf der Straße.

Die Basis für die Conversion war das Modell Saturn Sky in der Version mit einem Verbrennungsmotor. Der nahezu baugleiche neue Opel GT und der Saturn Sky verwenden die gleiche Plattform und werden zusammen in den USA gebaut.

20/08/2008 | 1401 Hits | Print | Email

3. Uni Münster soll Lithium-Ionen-Technologie voranbringen

"Wir suchen die Eier legende Wollmilchsau", beschreibt Prof. Dr. Martin Winter seine Forschung. Der Experte für Lithium-Ionen-Technologie hat eine Stiftungsprofessur am Institut für Physikalische Chemie der Universität Münster inne. Gemeinsam mit seinen Mitarbeitern will er Lithium-Ionen-Batterien mit verbesserter Leistung und höherer Energie, längerer Lebensdauer und maximaler Sicherheit schaffen - zu möglichst geringen Kosten.

Das scheinbar Unmögliche soll durch neue Forschungsansätze Realität werden.
Die Stiftungsprofessur für Angewandte Materialwissenschaften zur Energiespeicherung und Energieumwandlung wird von den Unternehmen Chemetall GmbH, Evonik Industries AG und Volkswagen AG über einen Zeitraum von fünf Jahren mit insgesamt 2,25 Millionen Euro ausgestattet.

19/07/2008 | 1060 Hits | Print | Email

4. UQM Introduces 125 kW Propulsion System

UQM Technologies has introduced and is taking orders for a new 125 kW (168 horsepower) peak power UQM proprietary permanent magnet propulsion system. The new propulsion system is suitable for high performance automotive applications including all-electric, plug-in hybrid and series hybrid vehicles.

The propulsion system has a continuous power rating of 45 kW (60 horsepower), delivers peak torque of 300 N-m (221 ft-lbs) and continuous torque of 160 N-m (118 ft-lbs), and now has the highest peak power density of any of UQM´s propulsion systems.

13/05/2008 | 880 Hits | Print | Email

5. UQM Receives Generator Order from Traction Technology

UQM Technologies announced that it has received a generator order from Traction Technology Plc to power their hybrid electric power packs for use in city buses in the United Kingdom.

The UQM PowerPhase 100 and PowerPhase 150 generators have been selected to offer Traction Technology customers maximum choice. The generators will be coupled directly to a diesel engine.

14/02/2008 | 596 Hits | Print | Email

6. UPS to Use ZAP Electric Car and Truck Fleet for Deliveries

(Source: ZAP) Petaluma, CA - It will be a green holiday this season for United Parcel Service (UPS), who rolled out a small parcel delivery service this week in Northern California using 42 electric cars and trucks from ZAP.

The UPS branch in Petaluma, California has leased an initial fleet of 42 ZAP Xebra electric city cars and trucks for their small parcel deliveries. This is the first time that UPS has used electric city-speed vehicles for this purpose.

18/11/2007 | 702 Hits | Print | Email

7. USABC Awards $6.5 Million Li-Ion Technology Development Contract To Ener1

(Source: USABC) Southfield, Mich., Sept. 18, 2007 - The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), an organization whose members are Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corporation, today announced the award of a $6.5 million lithium-ion battery technology development contract to Ener1’s EnerDel subsidiary.

USABC awarded the contract in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop lithium battery technology for hybrid-electric vehicle applications. The 18-month contract, valued at $6.5 million, is the second of a three-phase USABC program and requires a 50 percent cost share. EnerDel successfully completed Phase I in June.

18/09/2007 | 862 Hits | Print | Email

8. USA: Freie Fahrt für Voll-Hybrids

(Quelle: ar) Die amerikanische Umweltbehörde Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sortiert jetzt die Fahrzeuge mit Hybridantrieben. Nur noch Vollhybrid-Fahrzeuge sollen in Zukunft auf den Sonderspuren der Autobahnen fahren dürfen, auch wenn sie nur mit dem Fahrer besetzt sind.

Diese Spuren gibt es in vielen Staaten und dürfen eigentlich nur von Fahrzeuge mit mehreren Personen an Bord benutzt werden.

15/07/2007 | 1349 Hits | Print | Email

9. UQM Introduced 150 kW Propulsion System to Power Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus

(Source: UQM) Colorado, July 10, 2007 - UQM Technologies, a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that its newly introduced 150 kW permanent magnet propulsion motor will power a fuel cell hybrid electric bus being developed by Mobile Energy Solutions, LLC, Golden, Colorado, with funding under the Federal Transit Administration’s National Fuel Cell Bus Program.

The 35 foot long bus features a proprietary all composite body manufactured by Martin Marietta Composites and two 16 kW automotive fuel cells from Hydrogenics, Inc. The batteries, which are only six inches tall, are incorporated in the floor enabling a low floor design, which in combination with the absence of an engine compartment, allows passenger seating for 37 people, equal to that of a conventional 40 foot bus.

13/07/2007 | 635 Hits | Print | Email

10. US Energy Dept. Funds Plug-in Hybrid Research

The goal is to advance plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and fuel-cell vehicles.

25/05/2007 | 431 Hits | Print | Email