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China shifting development priority to hybrids- ELECTRIC ...

16 May 2012

The Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology has published new guidelines for EV development, shifting the priority to gasoline-electric hybrids. China will however continue efforts in developing charging technology...

PlugSurfing joins cars21.com to showcase dynamic EV charg...

14 May 2012

PlugSurfing – the social EV charging network – has launched a widget which since April 2012 is showing dynamic, real-time data for half of the 16,000 charging points displayed, including the UK Government&...

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Transport Research Arena 2012 – a showcase for Euro...

11 May 2012

Transport Research Arena (TRA) the top transport research event in Europe was held this year in Athens with more than 1.600 participants. TRA 2012 dealt for the first time extensively with all surface transport modes ...

Seoul wins 'E-Visionary Award' for electric car program

11 May 2012 | sustainable business oregon

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Thursday that it has won the "E-Visionary Award" from the World Electric Vehicle Association (WEVA) for its contributions to promoting the use of electric cars.

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Europe’s Strengths, Competencies and Job Oppor...

11 May 2012 | Report / Study | Published: 2011

Europe’s Strengths, Competencies and Job Opportunities in Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturing

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New standard for AC chargers in Japan - Electric Japan We...

9 May 2012

The Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI) is introducing a verification system for AC home charging devices to ensure better quality and safety. The automotive lithium-ion battery market is growing and the Japane...

Fisker Automotive Ranks No.2 in Dutch Luxury Vehicle Sales

9 May 2012 | Fisker

Anaheim, California USA – May 8, 2012: Fisker Automotive, the leading manufacturer of luxury Electric Vehicles with extended range (EVer™), today announced that it had surpassed BMW, Mercedes and Audi to b...

EVS26: Global Automakers Agree on Universal Charging System

8 May 2012

At EVS26, global automakers are demonstrating a new fast-charging technology giving the opportunity to recharge EVs in 15-20 minutes. Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen have all...

Toyota RAV4 EV priced up at $49,800, arriving in Californ...

8 May 2012 | engadget

It's been two years since we first heard of Toyota's electric vehicle plans and the company's finally ready to talk turkey on pricing. Announced at Los Angeles' Electric Vehicle Symposium yesterday, the "fully eq...

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The infrastructure is ready, where are the attractive veh...

7 May 2012

Following the strong interest of the association of the electricity industry in Europe (EURELECTRIC) in the development of the electric vehicle market, cars21.com took the opportunity to talk to Hans ten Berge to know...

Electric cars to account for 10% TIV by 2020

4 May 2012 | The Sun Daily

PETALING JAYA (May 4, 2012): Electric vehicles are expected to account for 10% of the local total industry volume (TIV) by 2020 due to the growing awareness of zero-emission four-wheelers, said Minister of Internation...

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2012 Alternative Clean Transportation Expo

Trade Fair | 15 May. 2012 - 17 May. 2012 | Long Beach, CA, United States of America

The 2012 Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo is set to showcase the very latest advancements across a wide variety of clean vehicle technologies, with a special focus on electrification for transport...

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ANSI releases detailed electric vehicle deployment 'roadmap'

3 May 2012 | Green Autoblog

It may not be an electric-vehicle junkie's version of "War and Peace," but it's pretty close. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which last year formed its Electric Vehicles Standards Panel...

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Exclusive interview with Heike Barlag from Siemens, Proje...

3 May 2012

Within the Green Cars Initiative from the European Commission, the Green eMotion is a four-year project started in March 2011 aiming to enable a mass deployment of electromobility in Europe. Gathering 43 companies, it...

Incentives: EV and PHEV sales projected to take off in Is...

2 May 2012

According to an announcement made by the Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz at the end of April 2012, the purchase tax on electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in Israel will be lowered as of 1 June 2012 to 8% and...