Fisker and EVConnect Partner on Charging Infrastructure
EV Connect, provider of EV charging solutions and Fisker Automotive, maker of EV cars are partnering to bring the EV infrastructure to Fisker owners.
" ... EV Connect will install and service electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) for Kar
ma owners and 47 Fisker dealerships throughout the United States and Canada, ..."
EVConnect will start the process of installing a EVConnect charger for Fisker buyers ... at home or at work. EV Connect is also will be " ... the turnkey infrastructure solution for Karma, ..." handling the logistics and permitting and being the point of contact for the EVSE - including maintenance of the charging equipment..
Via: Fisker Automotive LINK
Vovlo plans to introduce a V60 wagon that is the WORLD's FIRST Diesel Plug In Hybrid. 
My brother and his girlfriend sent photo's of her new Ford Fusion Hybrid. They and the car live in the Research Triangle Park area in NC ... 
"AT&T ... deployed its 1,000th alternative fuel vehicle in its fleet ... latest deployment is part of a $565 million 10-year investment to replace 15,000 vehicles with fuel efficient models through 2018."
lectric vehicles available to the mass market on a global scale. ... has partnered on the development of an electric-vehicle infrastructure through partnerships in the State of Tennessee, the State of Oregon, Sonoma County, San Diego, Phoenix, Tucson, Washington D.C., Seattle, Raleigh, and Vancouver. Additionalpartnerships will be announced in the near future."
at any standard socket in India, requiring no new infrastructure. That’s what’s limited sales of other alternative-energy cars in India so far...."
its already substantial GREEN fleet of cars and trucks. 
r" and put a seat and "body" on it? GM and Segway are prototyping this concept to develop a P.U.M.A. - personal urban mobility and access device.
"British adventurer and pilot Neil Laughton poses in his Parajet Skycar ... on Wednesday kicking off a 3,600-mile journey from London to Timbuktu ... essentially a dune buggy with a fan motor and paragliding wing attached. Creators call it the "world's first bio-fuelled flying car.""
" ... travel by land and air through France, Spain, Morocco, the Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Mali, returning home via Senegal. Joining Laughton for part of the trip will be engineer Gilo Cardozo, the brain behind the Parajet Skycar. The pair has participated in past flying expeditions to the Himalayas, Alps, and Venezuela."
Via: ZDNet.com 
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ngeles Auto Show ... MINI E is a pure electric ... runs on lithium-ion batteries. ... "
The BMW / MINI is a hot little car and pretty fuel efficient ... designed with lots of energy saving features like lightweight recyclable aluminum and some plastic parts coded for recycling.
A123 Systems has developed a Plug-In conversion kit for the Toyota Prius. While not developed by Toyota - nor approved by Toyota - here are the details!
mputer control systems the Prius is tricked to keep running on battery as there is more battery power. This additional battery boost can carry many people through their daily commute ... allowing them to power the car mostly by electric from their home. 
" ... ... half of the cars in the U.S. are driven just 25 miles a day or less....Plug-in Conversion Modules enable your vehicle to achieve outstanding fuel economy by electrically supplementing the hybrid drive train for up to 40 miles. When the Hymotion L5 module is fully depleted, your vehicle will function as a standard hybrid until you recharge." 
Fortune's "Brainstorm Green" is an invitation only event on April 21 - 22, 2008 in Pasadena, California. 
nd could run on either gas / electric.
Based on a compressed air powered car ... a possible Zero Polution Vehicle. 
New Flyer manufactures both standard and hybrid buses. They have delivered many to Philadelphia's SEPTA transit authority.
Everyone is talking about Biofuels and Flexfuels. Most of the cars that fall into this category are ... not so cool. Here is a new take on "green" biofuel cars ... 
" ... Toyota’s Plug-in HV is engineered to run in electric mode more often and at higher speeds than the standard [Prius] car. ... charge from 110-volt household current provides up to eight miles of electric operation ... before assist is needed from the 1.5-liter gasoline engine. ... the Plug-In HV is also capable of accelerating up to 62 mph on electric power alone." 
"CAMBRIDGE, MASS. & WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 31, 2007) — Zipcar and Flexcar, ... announced today the companies will merge. Together t ... represent an international network ... The combined company will operate under the Zipcar brand and be headquartered in Cambridge, MA, ..." 
"... Toyota Prius Hybrid, the newest vehicle in the Green Collection. We have nearly 35,000 cars in the Green Collection fleet, all vehicles are: 
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The car won t he 2006 
The BLUETEC diesel is "a modular exhaust treatment technology". The system reduces diesel emissions that are typically higher than gasoline emissions, and the modular design is flexible, allowing it to evolve over several iterations with a series of components. BLUETEC technology offers the future potential to meet the world's most stringent exhaust emissions standards and superior fuel economy — without compromising power.
The Brazilian Obvio is coming! This tiny car is smaller than a Cooper Mini and is to get "40 mpg on the highway and 29 mpg in the city, which is better than the Mini". It is expected to retail for approximately $14,000 or half t he price of the Toyota Prius.
