1. France to Invest Euro 400 Million for Low-Carbon Vehicles
(English News/Business)

... EDF and Renault-Nissan calls for the development of batteries and the construction of a network of battery charging stations throughout France by 2011. (Source: LowCVP) ...

2. GE Increases Investment in Battery Manufacturer A123Systems
(English News/Business)

GE is recharging the electrification of transportation by making its sixth equity investment in lithium-ion battery manufacturer A123Systems. GE invested $30 million in A123’s $102 million Serie

3. Ruf All-Electric Sports Car "eRuf" Powered by UQM
(English News/Vehicles and Powertrains)

...ht of the pack is 550 kg (1,213 lbs). The cells, with a nominal voltage of 3.3 V, have a lifecycle of 3,000 charging cycles.   “The UQM electric propulsion system in the eRuf Model A pu...

4. Gilbarco and Coulomb Partner To Build Charging Infrastructure for EVs
(English News/Energy and Fuels)

...omb Technologies have partnered to lead development and commercialization of products that will enable the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. Campbell Calif.-based Coulomb Technologi...

5. PGE Developing Network of Charging Stations for Plug-ins
(English News/Energy and Fuels)

...lp customers save money and be more sustainable, Portland General Electric (PGE) is developing a network of charging stations for plug-in electric hybrid vehicles.   The move responds to cust...

6. New Smart Charging Infrastructure for Plug-In Vehicles
(English News/Energy and Fuels)

Coulomb Technologies announced a smart charging infrastructure for plug-in vehicles. The company has developed a complete solution targeting plug-in vehicles including Extended Range Electric Vehicles

7. Saft Launches First Li-ion Cell Capable of Operating at +125°C
(English News/Vehicles and Powertrains)

...new horizons for MWD design Saft has achieved a world first by creating a robust Li-ion cell capable of charging and discharging at extreme temperatures up to +125°C, while being able to safel...

8. Conversion of a Hotzenblitz to Lithium Polymer from Kokam
(English News/Vehicles and Powertrains)

...um Polymer (LiPo) cells from Kokam. This car has now a range (autonomie) of 350km - 400km without need of recharging the cell's. This is a factor of ~4 in comparison to the former original...

9. ECOtality Acquires Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec)
(English News/Vehicles and Powertrains)

... The company also developed and holds exclusive patent rights to the eTec SuperCharge - a smart fast-charging system that extends battery life without the destructive effects of overcharging. A...

10. Lithium-ion Electric Doblò: 300km Driven in One Day
(English News/Vehicles and Powertrains)

...in less than ten minutes a total of three times using AeroViroments’ high voltage, 125kW rated, rapid charging system. The demonstration came halfway through an ongoing 60-day demonstr...

11. Exide Signs Agreement with Ballard for Forklift Truck Power Solution
(English News/Vehicles and Powertrains)

...- Industrial Energy Americas for Exide Technologies. “Using hydrogen fuel cells to provide on-board recharging capability also allows Exide to enter a growth segment of the market.” ...

12. Ener1 Awarded Lithium Ion Battery Development and Supply Contract with Think Global
(English News/Vehicles and Powertrains)

... density than HEV cells and to enable vehicles to last up to a goal of 100 miles (160 kilometers) without recharging. Under the Agreement, EnerDel must deliver production prototypes in March...

13. Toyota Extends Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle Range
(English News/Vehicles and Powertrains)

...gh-performance FC Stack and to improvements in the control system for managing fuel cell output and battery charging/discharging. It also features TMC-developed 70Mpa high-pressure hydrogen tanks cap...

14. ZAP Signs Electric Car Joint Venture with China's Largest Luxury Bus Manufacturer
(English News/Vehicles and Powertrains)

... The new joint venture company will also focus on the development and manufacturing of electric charging infrastructure. Youngman Automotive Group is a private holding company with 12 subs...

15. PG&E and Tesla to Explore Smart Recharging Vehicle-to-Grid Technology
(English News/Energy and Fuels)

... it has partnered with Tesla Motors to further evolve vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology by researching smart charging - a form of V2G designed to allow remote control charging of electric vehicles conn...

16. EDF and Toyota Announce Partnership for Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
(English News/Vehicles and Powertrains)

...lost during braking, or by connecting the vehicle to an electric supply source at home, work or at a public charging station. For short journeys, a PHV would rely more on electric power, offering sign...

17. 500. Elektroautotankstelle in Österreich wurde gemeldet
(News/Erneuerbare Energie u. Kraftstoffe)

(Quelle: eurosolar.at) Der Eurosolar Austria Arbeitskreis 15 - "Nachhaltige Mobilität" hat auf der Homepage www.elektrotankstellen.net ein Verzeichnis eingerichtet, in dem Fahrer von El

18. Toyota Plug-in Hybrid for Public-road Tests in Japan
(English News/Vehicles and Powertrains)

... But increased battery capacity gives it a longer electric-motor-only cruising range and a battery-charging device allows users to replenish the batteries using household electricity. These ...

19. LTC offers the largest Lithium Iron Phosphate Cells
(News/Antriebskomponenten (Motor, Umrichter, Getriebe))

...nce cells unmatched by any other product. "Batteries made of LTC's cells can provide 3000 charging cycles, which would be able to do 150,000 miles to 80% capacity for a 100 km or 60 ...

20. Lithium Technology Corp. Offers World's Largest Lithium Iron Phosphate Cells
(News/Worldwide Newsflash)

'Batteries made of LTC's cells can provide 3000 charging cycles, which would be able to do 150,000 miles to 80% capacity for a 100 km or 60 mile all electric range plug in hybrid, which no other techn

21. U.S. Energy Dept. Funds $14M for Plug-In Hybrid Battery Development
(News/Worldwide Newsflash)

The goal is to improve battery performance so vehicles can drive up to 40 miles of electric range without recharging, about the average daily commute.The goal is to improve battery performance so vehi

22. GM Charging Ahead on Volt Electric Car
(News/Worldwide Newsflash)

GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz answers the skeptics.GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz answers the skeptics. Read more at: http://www.evworld.com/rssnews.cfm?page=news&rssid=14723.

23. London Gets Third Electric Vehicle Recharging Point
(News/Worldwide Newsflash)

The recharging point which goes live today has been installed at 152 Royal College Street, Camden Town, London, utilising the premises of Electrip who also stock electric bikes and scooters. The recha

24. ZAP enthüllt Konzeptzeichnungen zu dem Elektrofahrzeug ZAP-X
(News/Straßenfahrzeuge (Elektro, Hybrid))

...management system, the goal for the ZAP-X is to be able to achieve 350-mile range, with a rapid 10-minute recharging time. “We believe that the ZAP-X will become the most advanced, mos...

25. Fast Electric Car Charger from ZAP Cuts Recharge Time from Hours to Minutes
(News/Antriebskomponenten (Motor, Umrichter, Getriebe))

(Source: ZAP) California - Imagine charging your electric car in the time it takes you to have lunch. That's what electric car pioneer ZAP is saying about a new charging technology for their XEBRA

26. New Energy for Norwegian Electric Car
(News/Worldwide Newsflash)

... technology borrowed from the submarine world that can allow the car to drive 180 kilometers between each recharging. In the winter, with snow tires mounted and heaters running, driving distance is es...

27. Nanocharging Solar
(News/Worldwide Newsflash)

This article is one in a series of 10 stories we're running this week covering today's most significant emerging technologies. This article is one in a series of 10 stories we're running this week cov

28. Electric Cars: Little Juice Coupes
(News/Worldwide Newsflash)

The electric car, left for dead in the 1990s, is charging up for a comeback. Give it a few minutes. The electric car, left for dead in the 1990s, is charging up for a comeback. Give it a few minutes.

29. Phoenix Motorcars enthüllt Elektro-Sport Utility Truck (SUT)
(News/Straßenfahrzeuge (Elektro, Hybrid))

...charge (which runs around $3), but the company is aggressively pursuing partnerships to set up high-powered charging stations that can flash-charge the vehicle in 10 minutes or less. Reps from multipl...

30. The Electric Car Some Say Might Save The World
(News/Worldwide Newsflash)

...r, three-cylinder turbo-charged gasoline engine spins at a constant speed to create new electricity, thus recharging the battery while the driver is on the road.After the battery is depleted, a one-li...