Chrysler Touts Turnaround, Emissions, Diversity in Sustainability Report

Oct 31, 2011 No Comments by

Having endured a painful restructuring, Chrysler Group LLC is on the path towards recovery, and released its first ever sustainability report last week.

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Volvo & Siemens Kick Off EV Partnership

Sep 02, 2011 2 Comments by

This week the Volvo announced a strategic partnership with Siemens to work on the development of electrical drive technology, charging technology, and battery management.

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Volkswagen to Roll Out New Electric One Seater Car

Aug 24, 2011 3 Comments by

In an interview with the Financial Times, Jurgen Leohold, Volkswagen’s head of research, revealed that a new electric-powered, experimental car will be announced on September 8.

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Are EVs Where Cell Phones Were in 1987?

May 31, 2011 1 Comment by

We may be celebrating the automobile industry’s turnaround–I for one, am willing to admit that I was wrong about the government “bailout” two years ago–and to that end, look what Plug-In America’s Dan Davids has to say:

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Mitsubishi to Roll Out Greener Automobiles by 2015

Jan 25, 2011 1 Comment by

Mitsubishi will continue its revitalization plan by launching eight plug-in and electric vehicles by 2015. This plan follows up on Mitsubishi’s 2009 rollout of the I-MiEV, a 5-door compact hatchback car that is currently sold in countries including Japan, the UK, and Australia.

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Oslo Drivers Can Move About Thanks to EV Car Sharing Program

Nov 12, 2010 4 Comments by

Move About, a car sharing company based in Oslo Norway, has a role in the introduction of electric cars to the public. After all, the service that works like ZipCar or similar schemes here in the USA and Europe.

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Germany Gets a Boost from BMW Electric Car Investment

Nov 09, 2010 No Comments by

BMW announced this week that it will invest about US$560 million in electric vehicle manufacturing, with new vehicles ready by 2013–and they promise a complete revamp and rethink of what a car is. That Mini E trial will lead to a broader range of EVs after all.

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Nissan Leaf Selling Fast

Nov 03, 2010 1 Comment by

If you have not put your name on the waiting list for a Nissan Leaf, you had better hurry fast. Not that scrambling to put your name on the list makes much of a difference: dealers who are part of a pilot project to showcase the Leaf are already sold out of the plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) vehicles. The sellout occurred before the sedans could even arrive at the showrooms in a handful of US states.

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Delivery with some Seoul

Jan 11, 2010 1 Comment by

When I lived in Korea during the mid-90s, one of the simple pleasures in life was having everything delivered.  Whether it was the yogurt lady, adorned in yellow vinyl in case the tropical monsoon storms suddenly unleashed their fury; the dry cleaning cantor (when he came to our building, I thought he was loudly chanting [...]

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This Cash Cow’s a Clunker

Aug 02, 2009 No Comments by

Maybe I’m just bitter because I (finally, it took me 3 years) just watched the documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car, but I’m dubious about the Cash for Clunker scheme, which the Obama Administration and Congress has extended because of its crazy success.   (more…)

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Could Korea become the little green giant?

May 18, 2009 No Comments by

Sooner or later I had to write about Korea—I lived there in the mid-1990s and every time I return, I’m amazed at all the changes. (more…)

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