China Carmaker SAIC Developing Roewe 550 Hybrid, Plug-In In the Works
Roewe 550 hybrid due in 2010. Battery source still in flux.
EneDel Wins Army Contract for Hybrid Humvee Batteries
Ener1 subsidiary has received a $1.29 million contract to design and build high-performance lithium-ion battery systems.
Valence to Supply Batteries to EVI Electric Trucks
Valence U-Charge energy storage systems offers EVI the flexibility to offer three distinctive electric trucks from class 4 (15,000 lbs) to class 6 (25,950 lbs).
Club Car Introduces Its First Street Legal Low-Speed Electric Car
New Villager 2+2 meets tax credit guidelines that allow owners to deduct up to $4,168 of federal income tax.
UK's CENEX Launches Smart Electric Car Trials in North East England
First trial of its type is forerunner of separate trial of 35 new electric passenger vehicles in the North East.
Toyota To Launch Battery Electric Car in 2012
Toyota focused on small urban city cars due to cost of lithium batteries.
Parts Shortage Slowing New Prius Production
Component bottlenecks, including batteries and inverters, have limited output of the third-generation Prius since production began in April.
Hyundai Developing Rival to Toyota Prius, Honda Insight
Hyundai Australia wants gasoline-engine version of LPG-powered hybrid to compete with Toyota and Honda hybrids.
Is An Electric Car Coming to Your Driveway?
New Zealand group seeks to promote introduction of electric cars in New Zealand.
Sanyo to Provide Batteries for Peugeot Diesel-Electric Hybrid
NiMH batteries will be utilized in both Peugeot and Citroen hybrids launching in 2011.
