The Hertz Corporation, the world's largest general use airport car rental brand, has entered into a joint partnership with Smart USA for electric car sharing and Hertz Rent A Car locations in New York, Washington, DC, and San Francisco.
Nissan Motor Co.'s zero emission vehicle and the 100 percent electric car Nissan Leaf was awarded the title of European Car of the Year for 2011. Leaf, thus, becomes the first all-electric car to take the prestigious title.
The CARe 500, the electric car based on the much-loved, ultra-compact FIAT 500, will now be available at a starting price of €23,900 ($32,900).
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rolled out their mileage ratings for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and has given 93 miles per gallon in combined city and highway driving while running on electricity alone.
Nissan Motors Co would be the world's first hybrid to come equipped with standard pedestrian warning sounds for its new 2012 Infiniti M35h, when it goes on sale at Infiniti retailers nationwide in early 2011, the carmaker said in a statement.
Given the explosive expansion of electronic gadgets in recent years, the demand for lithium has surged. Now, with the imminent development of more electric and hybrid vehicles (whose batteries will increasingly use lithium), demand for this obscure metal could skyrocket.
Jaguar has unveiled a electric concept car that can run 900 kms to a charge with a top speed of 320 kms per hour. Christened C-X75, it has been created to celebrate 75 years of the company.
The influential nonprofit organization, the Consumer Reports, which publishes guides on everything from cars to TVs, said in a report released on Tuesday, that the electrification of the car is grabbing the attention of more consumers.
Ford Motors has announced the list of cities, which shall receive the first all-electric passenger car Focus Electric, which debuts in late 2011.
Ecotricity, the UK's leading green energy company, has launched the first high performance electric sports car 'Nemesis' designed and built entirely in the UK.
Israel is expected to provide favorable environment for the companies which are planning to roll out electric cars.
The city-wide electric vehicle charging network in London will be launched in spring 2011. The scheme called Source London will deliver 1,300 public charging points throughout UK's capital city by 2013.
Plenty of research - from sources like GE and Deloitte, to name a few - has shown that range anxiety, or the fear of running out of battery charge in the middle of the road, is one of the biggest factors scaring consumers away from electric vehicles (EVs).
General Electric Co will buy 25,000 electric vehicles by 2015 for its own fleet and through its Capital Fleet Services business.
Even as demand for oil is expected to surge in the next decade or so, alternative fuel sources are gaining popularity as they become more economically viable, according to a report by the Boston Consulting Group.
The California Energy Commission has awarded more than $9.6 million in state funding to make components and biofuels required for manufacturing electric vehicles.
Shenzhen city in China plans to have 35,000 electric cars on its road within three years, the city's vice-mayor Tang Jie said at an event in Hong Kong.
Toyota Motor Corp plans to market a new electric vehicle based on its iQ ultra-compact car in 2012 in Japan, roughly coinciding with its release the United States, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday.
