Monthly Archives: December 2009

EVs in England

December 30, 2009 – 7:59 am

The EV revolution continues in England’s second city, Birmingham.
Read more about  it in:
Electric Car Trials Begin in Birmingham
In the Birmingham News.Net
“ELECTRIC car trials have begun in Birmingham with 25 motorists testing new ecologically-friendly vehicles…
The drivers will pay £350 a month to lease one of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV cars being tested and will report on their [...]

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Nissan Leaf Hits Seattle

December 29, 2009 – 7:33 am

Listen to what happens when the Nissan Leaf roadshow reaches Seattle.
Read more about it in:
Nissan Plans Leaf with Complete Charging Infrastructure
by Denis Du Bois for Energy Priorities.
“In some cities, Leaf drivers won’t have to wait for the charging infrastructure to catch up. Mark Perry, Nissan North America’s Director of Product Planning, says Seattle is part [...]

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GM’s Volt Program = $700m

December 28, 2009 – 2:14 pm

GM to invest $700m in Volt rechargeable electric car
By Richard Kessler for Recharge News
“GM is spending $336m to upgrade the Hamtramck plant; $202m for a new plant in Flint, north of Detroit, that will build 1.4 litre engine-generators; $43m for a plant in Brownstown Township outside Detroit that will manufacture battery packs; $37m for a [...]

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GM puts $336m into Volt plant

December 8, 2009 – 3:57 pm

GM to invest $336 million in Volt plant
General Motors Co will invest $336 million in a Detroit-area plant to produce its heavily anticipated Chevrolet Volt electric car beginning next year, the No. 1 U.S. automaker said on Monday.

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Nissan in China

December 3, 2009 – 10:46 am

The government of Guangzhou Municipality in China and Dongfeng Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co.’s Chinese venture partner, have formed a partnership to promote electric car transport in the city of Guangzhou.
The Renault-Nissan Alliance, which will start marketing electric cars in the U.S. and Japan next year, has signed more than 30 agreements with cities, counties, [...]

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