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Suzuki Recalls 20,000+ Vehicles Due to Fire Risk
Suzuki Recalls 20,000+ Vehicles Due to Fire Risk

6 Sep 2010, 10:31 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After Garmin’s announcement made last week that it is recalling the nuvi portable GPS due to the fact that the battery can overheat and cause a fire, it’s now Suzuki’s turn to issu...

 
Liquid Cooled Battery for Ford Focus EV
Liquid Cooled Battery for Ford Focus EV

2 Sep 2010, 14:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Slowly but surely, the details surrounding American manufacturer Ford's first passenger electric vehicle are being unveiled. The latest insight provided by Ford regards the EV's elementary...

 
Spheric Tech to Make Batteries Cheaper
Spheric Tech to Make Batteries Cheaper

31 Aug 2010, 16:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the main disadvantages of manufacturing an electric vehicle today is the high price of the battery, a small detail which in turn affects the price of the vehicle. The company which will find ...

 
Lear to Charge the Chevy Volt
Lear to Charge the Chevy Volt

17 Aug 2010, 14:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With only a few months left before the launch of the Volt plug-in hybrid, American manufacturer GM begins tying up loose ends and slowly reveals the supplier network for the future star model. The m...

 
Iveco Launches EcoDaily Electric in the UK
Iveco Launches EcoDaily Electric in the UK

12 Aug 2010, 10:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British division of Iveco announced today the EcoDaily Electric van and chassis cab, reportedly suited for short-distance journeys and door-to-door deliveries in an urban environment, are now av...

 
Chevy Volt to Get 240V Chargers
Chevy Volt to Get 240V Chargers

11 Aug 2010, 13:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After revealing most of the details regarding the Volt plug-in hybrid last month, American manufacturer GM is getting ready to reveal the remaining pieces of the puzzle which will make up its first ...

 
Wireless EV Charging Explained
Wireless EV Charging Explained

9 Aug 2010, 18:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the first batches of electric vehicles just months away from hitting the market, all eyes turn to that part of the EV world called infrastructure. A sort of make it or brake it deal, the exist...

 
Mercedes Benz Vito E-Cell Details and Photos
Mercedes Benz Vito E-Cell Details and Photos

30 Jul 2010, 08:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Mercedes Benz released today details of the electric version of their Vito van, the first vehicle in its class to receive ex factory battery-electric drive. According to Mercedes...

 
Electric Supercars
Electric Supercars

28 Jul 2010, 06:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the electric vehicles are slowly taking hold of the automotive world, we can't but imagine how the future will look like. Unless something unexpected and potentially terrible happens, it is ...

 
Johnson Controls to Buy Delkor
Johnson Controls to Buy Delkor

26 Jul 2010, 13:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American supplier Johnson Controls announced today it has reached an agreement with the Delkor Corporation to purchase 90 percent of their existing joint venture. The Delkor JV, based in South Korea...

 
GM Announces Volt Battery Warranty: 8 Years/100,000-Miles
GM Announces Volt Battery Warranty: 8 Years/100,000-Miles

15 Jul 2010, 07:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Just as rumored all day yesterday, American manufacturer GM announced the warranty it will offer for the battery fitted into the Chevrolet Volt. The carmaker says the battery will have perhaps the m...

 
Compact Power to Supply Batteries for Focus EV
Compact Power to Supply Batteries for Focus EV

14 Jul 2010, 06:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford announced yesterday it has selected the company which will be in charge with supplying the battery packs for the electric version of the Focus: Compact Power (CPI ), a sub...

 
Toshiba and Mitsubishi Working on EV Batteries
Toshiba and Mitsubishi Working on EV Batteries

2 Jul 2010, 12:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As electric segment of the automotive industry is expanding, the car companies are establishing partnerships with various developers that would help them make batteries for their vehicles.The latest...

 
EV Depreciation Rate
EV Depreciation Rate

26 Jun 2010, 20:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in the beginning of the year, we brought a little piece on how the depreciation rate of a vehicle affects the new car you just bought and showed you how a brand new car is worth 20 percent less...

 
Li-Ion Powered Think City Enters Production
Li-Ion Powered Think City Enters Production

16 Jun 2010, 08:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Norwegian electric vehicle manufacturer Think announced today it has started production of the Think EV powered by lithium-ion batteries. The batteries in question, built by EnerDel, have a capacity...

 
China to Become EV Battery Market Leader
China to Become EV Battery Market Leader

1 Jun 2010, 14:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Oblivious to Germany's dreams of becoming the leader of the EV market and to the US' push for a quick electrification, China is planning a more covert approach with the aim of reaching the...

 
Smyrna Leaf Plant Breaks Ground
Smyrna Leaf Plant Breaks Ground

28 May 2010, 07:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Nissan announced yesterday it has broke ground of the new manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tennessee. When ready, the plant will produce lithium-ion batteries for the Nissan L...

 
Mira EV Travels 1,003 Km on a Charge Using Laptop Batteries
Mira EV Travels 1,003 Km on a Charge Using Laptop Batteries

25 May 2010, 07:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As the world is increasing its efforts to develop cleaner technologies, the electric vehicles segment is receiving more efficient vehicles, but there is still a long way to go until these cars will...

 
ZAP Introduces Li-ion Battery Packs
ZAP Introduces Li-ion Battery Packs

19 May 2010, 07:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The American electric vehicle maker ZAP has started shipping lithium battery systems for multiple models of its electric cars, trucks, vans and scooters, doubling the driving range offered by the ve...

 
How Diesel-Electric Hybrids Work and Why They Aren't on Sale Yet
How Diesel-Electric Hybrids Work and Why They Aren't on Sale Yet

15 May 2010, 08:22 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Hybrid vehicles have been with us for a while now and it seems they will get more and more common all over the world in the coming years. At least until full-electric vehicles solve their range and ...