Eight US and European automakers – Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, GM, Porsche and Volkswagen – will participate in a display at next week’s EVS26 show to demonstrate the Combined Charging System. The new charging standard, developed by the International Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), integrates AC and DC charging on a single plug. Chargers… Read more »
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Avnet Express donates disassembled Volt to ASU’s Formula Electric Team
Arizona State University's Formula Electric Team, a group of automotive engineering students who design EVs, received a generous gift from the Drive for Innovation Program: a Chevy Volt.
Hyundai Heavy partners with Magna E-Car to develop lithium-ion batteries
The link between building supertankers and oil rigs and making lithium-ion batteries may not be an obvious one, but the synergy seems attractive to Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder, which announced Wednesday that it will form a joint venture with Magna E-Car Systems, which supplies a wide range of EV components, including lithium-ion… Read more »
Record high Volt sales in March
Despite strong numbers GM is faced with an oversupply, and plans to suspend production of the new PHEV for three weeks in July, instead of the traditional two-week holiday.
Video: A pro-Volt conservative finds a forum on Fox News
Lee Spieckerman, CEO of Spieckerman Media: [some Fox commentators] seem to have kind of a fetish for demonizing the Volt
Video: Bob Lutz predicts strong March Volt sales in new interview
Fans of GM executive Bob Lutz and his outspoken defense of the Chevy Volt will find a trove of treats on the YouTube channel Plugin Car Fun.
VIDEO: Chevy teases with a tiny taste of the Spark EV
This week’s video and blog post from GM offers a tantalizing peek at the company’s new Spark EV.
First section of West Coast Electric Highway powers up in Oregon
Spaced at 25-mile intervals along I-5 in southern Oregon, each of the eight locations has two charging stations, including one DC fast charger.
Fuji to offer DC fast chargers in US market
Fuji Electric Corporation of America announced Friday that it will begin selling DC fast charging stations in the US, beginning this summer. The company has already deployed over 300 of its chargers in other markets around the world. A company spokesman offered an interesting new twist on the nascent charger segment as he compared it… Read more »
A123 to supply battery packs to Tata for hybrid buses
Startup battery maker A123 Systems scored a potentially massive new contract Thursday, with a deal to supply lithium-ion battery packs to Tata Motors, India’s largest automaker, for hybrid commercial vehicles. A123’s lithium iron phosphate battery packs, featuring the company’s prismatic cell technology, are expected to be deployed on city buses during the second half of… Read more »