International Business News - green vehicles http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif General Motors Co said on Thursday it would invest $43 million to create a plant in Michigan where it will build lithium-ion battery packs for its Chevrolet Volt and other electric vehicles. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/218504-gm-volt.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090814/gm-invest-43-million-ins-volt-battery-plant.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090814/gm-invest-43-million-ins-volt-battery-plant.htm Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:45:22 EDT General Motors' Chevrolet Volt electric car has been given an official EPA rating of more than 230 miles per gallon of gasoline in city and a combined city-highway driving, the automakers Chief Executive Officer Fritz Henderson said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090811/gm-says-volt-range-230-mpg-is-official.htm Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:12:10 EDT LG Chem Ltd will have the capacity to build battery cells that could support up to 250,000 electric vehicles in the United States when its first U.S. plant becomes fully operational in 2013, the chief of the U.S. unit said on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090807/lgs-plant-support-250-000-electric-cars.htm Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:26:56 EDT Nissan Motor Co. unveiled its first electric vehicle in Japan on Sunday, a car to be mass produced with an "affordable price" for consumers in the Japanese, American and European markets, the firm said in a statement. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/218098-leaf.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090803/nissans-first-electric-vehicle-leaf-unveiled.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090803/nissans-first-electric-vehicle-leaf-unveiled.htm Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:02:29 EDT Japan's Toyota Motor Corp plans to launch a hybrid compact for around 1.5 million yen ($15,760) in Japan in late 2011, broadening its hybrid car line-up, the Asahi newspaper reported on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090728/toyota-launch-hybrid-compact-japan-report.htm Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:48:05 EDT Hyundai Motor Group, the world's No.5 automaker, said on Wednesday it would invest $3.3 billion in green projects to meet the government's stricter fuel efficiency and emission requirements, joining a recent series of eco-friendly investments by South Korean firms. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/217168-hyundai.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090722/hyundai-investbillion-green-projects-2013.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090722/hyundai-investbillion-green-projects-2013.htm Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:37:57 EDT Car manufacturer Nissan said on Monday it will invest almost $700 million in two plants to make batteries for electric cars in Britain and Portugal after securing financial support from their governments. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090720/nissan-invest-uk-portugal-battery-plants.htm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:05:11 EDT Nissan Motor Co aims to develop its own hybrid technology for small and midsize cars and end its procurement of hybrid components from Toyota Motor Corp, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090717/nissan-develop-compact-hybrids-report.htm Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:49:19 EDT Honda Motor Co Ltd, Japan's No.2 automaker, said on Friday it will start partial weekend shifts at two factories in Japan as the government's tax incentives for low-emission cars help sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090717/honda-nudge-green-car-output-through-october.htm Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:38:45 EDT Rechargeable batteries could become the core technology for the auto industry if pure electric cars enter the mainstream -- a prospect that has carmakers racing to team up with battery makers. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216929-electric-car.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090717/automakers-seek-battery-ties-as-cars-go-electric.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090717/automakers-seek-battery-ties-as-cars-go-electric.htm Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:30:46 EDT Toyota Motor Corp and Mazda Motor Corp are in talks over the possibility of Toyota supplying core components for hybrid vehicles to its smaller rival, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216845-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090716/toyota-mazda-talks-hybrid-parts-supply-sources.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090716/toyota-mazda-talks-hybrid-parts-supply-sources.htm Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:50:03 EDT China and the United States, the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, launched a joint research effort Wednesday to produce more fuel-efficient vehicles and buildings. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216768-labourer.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090715/uand-china-launch-clean-vehicle-building-project.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090715/uand-china-launch-clean-vehicle-building-project.htm Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:00:29 EDT Toyota Motor Corp launched its first dedicated hybrid model under the premium Lexus brand on Tuesday, saying it had received orders worth six months of targeted sales in Japan. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216692-lexus.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090714/toyota-getsmonth-worth-orders-lexus-hybrid.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090714/toyota-getsmonth-worth-orders-lexus-hybrid.htm Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:40:42 EDT Electric car sales could jump to 86 percent of U.S. light vehicle sales in 2030 if consumers don't have to buy batteries themselves, according to a University of California, Berkeley study to be released on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216627-tesla-motors.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090713/electric-cars-could-dominates-roads-2030.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090713/electric-cars-could-dominates-roads-2030.htm Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:23:20 EDT Speedy electric cars will soon compete with gas-guzzling SUVs on Abu Dhabi streets as the oil-exporting emirate buys into alternative energy, including, on Monday, a stake in electric-car start-up Tesla Motors Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090713/abu-dhabi-investor-eyes-energy-alternatives.htm Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:11:04 EDT Honda Motor Co's new chief executive said on Monday that Japan's No.2 automaker would speed up the rollout of its hybrid cars as he aims to steer a nimble company that reacts more quickly to changing customer needs. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216624-honda-ceo.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090713/honda-ceo-wants-accelerate-hybrid-rollout.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090713/honda-ceo-wants-accelerate-hybrid-rollout.htm Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:58:44 EDT French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen and Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp denied a report on Thursday that they are working together to develop and produce parts for plug-in hybrid vehicles. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216498-peugeot.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090709/peugeot-mitsubishi-deny-plug-car-cooperation.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090709/peugeot-mitsubishi-deny-plug-car-cooperation.htm Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:30:36 EDT Yang Rong, a Chinese automobile tycoon who fled the country after being accused of economic crimes, is preparing to launch an ambitious plan to make clean-tech cars in the United States, said a source. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216493-us-cars.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090709/exiled-china-tycoon-ins-clean-car-venture-source.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090709/exiled-china-tycoon-ins-clean-car-venture-source.htm Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:18:25 EDT General Motors is on track to launch a plug-in sport-utility vehicle in 2011 despite scrapping its Saturn brand as part of a sweeping reorganization in bankruptcy, according to the automaker's product chief. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216372-gm-product-chief-says-no-delay-for-plug-in-suv.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090707/gm-product-chief-says-no-delay-plug-suv.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090707/gm-product-chief-says-no-delay-plug-suv.htm Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:07:56 EDT Tesla Motors Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he will remain in the company's top job at least through the 2011 launch of its second model, an electric sedan known as the Model S. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216067-elon-musk-tesla.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090701/teslas-musk-stay-ceo-through-modellaunch.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090701/teslas-musk-stay-ceo-through-modellaunch.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:10:19 EDT