Fuel cells expected to be commercially viable by 2013Friday, 12 February 2010Global Markets Direct has released its latest report entitled “The Global Fuel Cells Market: Key Trends and Growth Opportunities up to 2015”, giving an in-depth analysis of the global fuel...
First free parking disks for electric vehiclesWednesday, 10 February 2010The Mayor of Madrid (Spain) has presented the power utility Endesa with the first free-parking disks for electric vehicles. Parking times for these vehicles will be unrestricted in designated parts of...
Ford to start production of electric commercial vanTuesday, 09 February 2010The Ford Transit Connect Electric, a pure electric-powered version of the award-winning Transit Connect small van, will go into production in late 2010.
30-minute charging for electric vehicles to boost take-upMonday, 01 February 2010An agreement between an electric vehicle (EV) charging technology manufacturer and charge point network provider will bring down charging time down to half an hour. The first fast charging stations wi...
First Andros Electric Trophy ice race a successThursday, 07 January 2010This winter has seen the first ever series of Andros Electric Trophy ice races involving eight electric cars powered by Saft lithium-ion batteries. The seven races form part of the 20th Andros Trophy ...
CLP to roll out electric vehicle charging stations in Hong KongTuesday, 22 December 2009One of the largest power businesses in Asia, CLP, has announced the launch of the first batch of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Hong Kong. The development follows the signing of a landmark...
Preparing Europe’s grid for electric vehiclesMonday, 30 November 2009The Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering of Porto (INESC Porto) has been appointed scientific leader of a major EU-financed project to prepare the European electricity grid for the spread of...