Tag Archive for 'electric cars'
November 12th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit has announced the debut of Electric Avenue, a 37,000 square foot feature on the main floor of the 2010 show. The new showcase will spotlight electric vehicles and technology of both traditional automakers and innovative entrepreneurs. The new exhibit has already secured sponsorship by [...]
October 16th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
The California Air Resources Board announced that vehicles with soft plastic windows, such as those in the Jeep Wrangler, will be exempt from new regulations that require thermal-control windows. The regulations, to be phased in starting in model year 2012, are designed to reduce vehicle emissions by cutting the load on air conditioners.
Due to [...]
July 27th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
Chrysler has sent out a brochure which proclaims, “Watch for one of these exciting new models to appear in 2010.” Pictured are the Dodge EV, Chrysler EV, and Jeep EV – modified versions of a Lotus (Dodge Circuit), Town & Country minivan, and Jeep Wrangler.
The Dodge and Chrysler are most likely to reach production quickly. [...]
July 16th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
“Mooseater” passed along a news bulletin which announced a series of measures called “1 in 20 by 2020″ designed to result in 5% of the province’s vehicles being electric within 11 years. Ontario is home to the Canadian headquarters of Chrysler, GM, and Ford.
Included in the plan is a mass purchase of electric vehicles for [...]
May 26th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
According to the Scoop, Chrysler has submitted three proposals for $448-million in grants to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), to rapidly bring electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles to market. The proposals fall under the DOE’s Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative, and its Transportation Electrification Initiative. The programs represent a 50/50 [...]
April 22nd, 2009 by DaveAdmin
Chrysler brought out a new electric minivan today – their first since the 1990s, and like the original TEVan and EPIC, designed to be sold to fleets. Many of the original Chrysler electric minivans were eventually auctioned or sold to individuals and some are still on the road today.
Today, Chrysler showed off four all-electric Chrysler [...]
April 14th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
Following an agreement by Chrysler to produce electric vehicles using A123Systems batteries, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has given A123Systems $100 million to build a battery manufacturing facility in Michigan.
The heart of ENVI’s battery system is a scalable battery module, which can be adjusted to fit the widely varying shapes available in each vehicle – [...]
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