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Japan auto, power giants target global electric car standard Tokyo (AFP) March 15, 2010 
Four Japanese auto giants and the country's largest power company joined forces Monday to set up a common system to recharge electric cars, with the aim of creating a global standard.
The growth of the electric vehicle sector has been hampered by the chicken-or-egg question of what should come first: zero-emission cars or the networks of recharging stations to keep them on the road.
Toyo ... read moreThe California Air Resources Board Approves EVI Zero Emission Vehicles 
Stockton, CA (SPX) Mar 16, 2010The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved Electric Vehicles International's (EVI) fully electric return-to-base Medium and Heavy-Duty trucks. CARB approval recognizes that EVI's Freightliner Custom Chassis model EVI-WI and Daimler Freightliner M2 Model EVI-MD are clean, California-certified zero emission vehicles. These US Department of Transportation (DOT) approved, road-ready ve ... more
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Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director 
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Seoul unveils electric vehicle
Seoul (UPI) Mar 11, 2009 South Korea has unveiled what is considered the world's first commercial wireless electric vehicle. The online electric vehicle, created by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, can run up to 24.8 miles per hour. Power strips, buried 1 foot under the surface and connected to the national grid provide electromagnetic power to the OLEV, wirelessly, charging an on-board b ... more RWE and Renault team up for EV project 
Essen, Germany (UPI) Mar 10, 2009 German utility RWE and French automaker Renault have teamed up to test electric mobility in Germany. The aim of the project, to be launched within weeks, is to test the performance of 150 electric vehicles in daily commuter traffic in the densely populated Ruhr area. The German government, which is eager to reduce the dependency on imported oil and cut carbon dioxide emissions fr ... more S.Korea unveils 'recharging road' for eco-friendly buses 
Seoul (AFP) March 9, 2010South Korean researchers Tuesday launched an environmentally friendly public transport system using a "recharging road" - with a vehicle sucking power magnetically from buried electric strips. The Online Electric Vehicle (OLEV), towing three buses, went into service at an amusement park in southern Seoul. If the prototype proves successful, there are plans to try it out on a bus route in th ... more Small is beautiful: Japan's hand-made electric cars 
Toyama, Japan (AFP) March 4, 2010While auto manufacturing giants spend millions to develop environmentally-friendly electric cars, one Japanese company has taken a more low-key approach, crafting hand-made "green" cars. Takeoka Jidosha Kogei may be the antithesis of the world's Hondas and Nissans. The family-run business makes its cars from scratch in a garage workshop in the snowy foothills in the northwest of the country. ... more |
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China pollution concerns dash Hummer deal, analysts say
Shanghai (AFP) Feb 25, 2010China's environmental concerns have dashed Tengzhong's dream of buying the iconic Hummer brand from General Motors, but the once little-known firm has now made a name for itself, analysts said Thursday. Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery, based in southwest China, raised eyebrows when it announced in June last year that it would buy General Motors' world-famous brand of gas-guzzlin ... more GM unable to complete Hummer sale, to end brand 
Washington (AFP) Feb 24, 2010General Motors said Wednesday it was unable to complete the sale of its Hummer brand to China-based Tengzhong and would wind down operations of the brand of military-style sport utility vehicles. "We are disappointed that the deal with Tengzhong could not be completed," said John Smith, GM vice president of corporate planning and alliances, without elaborating. "GM will now work closely ... more EU to issue clean car strategy in May 
Brussels (UPI) Feb 23, 2009 The European Commission is preparing a clean car strategy to green the continent's roads. Brussels is drafting a strategy on clean and fuel-efficient cars to be published in May. The strategy will be followed with measures intended to help introduce clean cars into the European market. "A European strategy on clean and energy-efficient cars should be developed and implemented (to ... more Electric bikes on a roll in China 
Tianjin, China (AFP) Feb 21, 2010Chinese commuters in their millions are turning to electric bicycles - hailed as the environmentally-friendly future of personal transport in the country's teeming cities. Up to 120 million e-bikes are estimated to be on the roads in China, making them already the top alternative to cars and public transport, according to recent figures published by local media. "This is the future - i ... more |
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