Michigan-based Azure Dynamics Corporation announced today that it has sold 29 more Ford Transit Connect Electric commercial vehicles.
The Vehicles
Consumer’s Union: EVs cost a lot less per mile
Consumer Reports published an article on Thursday that confirms what most of us already know: EVs are cheaper to run than ICE vehicles. A lot cheaper.
Mitsubishi delivers first 2012 i-MiEV, accelerates nationwide launch
Mitsubishi Motors announced on Thursday that it has handed over the keys to the first US fleet of 2012 i-MiEVs.
Australian super EV does 0-60 in 3.8 seconds
Varley Electric Vehicles, an Australian company that’s been building specialty cars since 1886, unveiled a pair of blazing fast EVs on Friday. The evS450 electric sports car has a top speed of 99 mph, and can do 0-60 mph in 4.6 seconds. Its racing cousin, the evR450, is even faster, stopping the heart at 112… Read more »
Video: Chrysler’s test fleet of Ram PHEV trucks
The rough and tough Ram 1500 PHEV features a two-mode hybrid transmission, a liquid-cooled 12.9-kWh lithium-ion battery pack, and the ability to generate AC power at 120 or 240 volts.
Leaf sales power up in seven more states
With the one-year anniversary of the Leaf’s launch coming up on Dec. 11, Nissan has made the all-electric hatchback available in seven new US markets.
Interagency team trains first responders to deal with EV crashes
The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) conducted an exercise and made a training video at the Center for National Response in Gallagher, West Virginia.
Better Place inks deal to provide hundreds of EVs to Israeli rental company
Eldan will acquire several hundred Renault Fluence Z.E. electric cars from Better Place in 2012. It will be the first company to rent electric cars in Israel.
Frito-Lay’s green fleet hits the streets of Orlando
The electrification of the world’s delivery truck fleets is accelerating like a hypermiler – slowly but steadily. Frito-Lay announced on Friday that it will roll out ten new electric trucks in Orlando, Florida. The company will deploy 176 electric trucks this year, making Frito-Lay’s the largest fleet of all-electric trucks in North America. “The electric… Read more »
Paris car sharing service launches with 250 EVs
Car sharing services, which allow drivers to rent vehicles for a few hours at a time, are popular in Europe’s cities. They’re a natural fit for EVs, because most users will drive only short distances, the cars can be recharged at the central pick-up/drop-off locations, and of course EVs reduce air and noise pollution in… Read more »