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Archive for September, 2009
Penske Walks, Saturn to Die, Top Volt Executive Departs
For a long while we have been under the assumption that the Saturn brand would live on under the ownership of the Penske Auto Group. We even heard about a new philosophy about sourcing cars people want from various different vendors, even electric ones.
Well, it looks like none of that is going to happen.
GM issued [...]
Nissan Expects 20,000 LEAF EV Pre-Orders
The LEAF is the 100 mile range pure electric BEV that Nissan plans on launching in North America in late 2010. The car was announced last year and only named and revealed this Spring.
Carlos Tavares is Nissan’s chairman for the Americas. He revealed that Nissan plans on taking pre-orders for the vehilce beginning in [...]
Compact Power/LG Chem to Produce and Assemble Battery Packs for GMs 2-Mode Plugin Hybrid, Not GM
GM has been developing a plugin 2-mode hybrid since 2006. It was at first to be deployed in the Saturn VUE. The host vehicle was later changed to a compact Buick SUV when the Saturn division was sold. That decision too was scrapped, however, GM still intends to sell the drivetrain in some [...]
Interview with CEO of eTec on Charging Infrastructure
eTec is the wholly-owned and largest subsidiary of Ecotality (ETLY.OB) and recently received a $99 million matched DOE grant to deploy and study EV charging infrastructure using Nissan LEAF vehicles.
I had the chance to speak with eTec’s CEO Don Karner about the coming electric car charging infrastructure revolution.
Tell us about your recent DOE grant and [...]
GM Commits Pre-Launch Chevy Volts to Virginia Utility Companies
In August the DOE announced it would be awarding GM $30 million for fleet testing Chevy Volts, 500 with consumers and 125 with utilities.
When asked for specifics, GM has been silent about these plans.
However, it was just announced in a low key manner (no press release) that GM would be handing an unspecified number of [...]
GM Partners with Reva to Produce a Compact Electric Car
It is no secret that the words ‘affordable small car’ and GM are rarely heard in the same sentence these days, much less with the word electric added to the mix. I believe in India when those same words are formed as a sentence, and spoken in Hindi, it triggers earthquakes throughout the region…but don’t [...]
Chevy Volt Prototype Fleet Spotted in the Wild
The Chevy Volt is now in the pre-production phase. GM has been building about 80 of these fully functional production intent prototypes, and are likely to be finished with this phase within days. Those cars are undergoing extensive testing and the learning and tweaking will be applied to the final production cars.
Part of [...]
GM Unveils Second Generation Hydrogen Fuel Cell System
General Motors has been working on hydrogen fuel cell technology for a long time, and over a billion in research dollars have been spent on it.
Presently they have a fleet of hydrogen fuel cell Chevy Equinoxes in public hands. These vehicles have been on the roads over a year and have collectively logged over [...]
Spotlight on the EDTA: Live Chat With President
The Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) is according to their website:
The preeminent industry association dedicated to advancing electric drive as a core technology on the road to sustainable mobility. As an advocate for the adoption of electric drive technologies, EDTA serves as the unified voice for the industry and is the primary source of [...]
Zenn Motors CEO Announces Change in Company Plans, Says EESU Development Remains On Target
Zenn Motors is the Toronto-based electric car company that was founded by Ian Clifford.
To date the company has only produced low volumes of low speed neighborhood electric vehicles, but had been planning to introduce a highway capable electric car called the cityZENN.
Zenn has based its future and that car on a partnership with EEStor, which [...]
Fisker Automotive Awarded $529 Million Loan to Build Plug-in Cars in USA
The US Department of Energy announced that they have awarded Fisker Automotive $528.7 million to be used for the development and assembly of plug-in electric cars in the United States.
The money is coming from the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan program. In the first stage, Fisker will use $169.3 million for engineering integration costs [...]
GM Chief Says Could Develop Hybrid Corvette
When the Chevy Volt concept was first unveiled it sometimes referred to as an electric Camaro referring to its very sporty design. In the move to production, that sportiness was scaled back somewhat in favor of more widespread appeal.
The Chevrolet Corvette, however, remains GM’s iconic lynchpin sports car. It is powered by a very [...]
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