‘The Notion That Electric Cars Will Reduce Emissions Is A Fiction - Med India
A new research has revealed that the environmental benefits of electric cars are as good as none. Dismissing the environmental benefits of electric cars as “fiction”, Transport Watch group denounced inclusion of electric cars into green methods of

Paul A. Eisenstein: Think City battery car — the future might be - Morning Sun
Odds are, you’ve been hearing the word “electrification” quite a bit lately, even from our new president, who has joined the long list of those urging the auto industry to switch to cleaner battery-powered technology. Virtually every major

A Bright Idea For Plug-In Hybrids - Forbes
An Indiana start-up figures the fastest way to get more plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road isn’t by designing sexy battery-powered sports cars. It’s by convincing fleet operators how much they’ll save using electric delivery vans. John Waters, an

Are we ready for electric cars? - BBC News
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. A government announcement could see grants of up to £5,000 towards buying an electric car, but will it really encourage people to go out and buy the vehicles? Many of which are pretty

Family duo makes efficient, electric errand runner - Meadville Tribune
One electric motor, 20 six-volt batteries, some adapters and wiring, a battery charger, a body and a frame: Put them all together, plug it in and get going. That’s just what local resident Jim Martin and his 17-year-old grandson James Coddington

Electric cars ‘not enough to meet transport emissions targets’ - Guardian Unlimited
Transport account for 22% of emissions in the UK - more than half of that comes from cars Britons must reduce their dependency on cars if the UK is to meet its climate targets, scientists warn today. In a new study they said that simply switching

Budget 2009: ‘Electric car could damage environment’ - Politics.co.uk
Government plans to subsidies the purchase of electric cars to the tune of £5,000 have come under fire from a leading Green party leader. In a video interview with politics.co.uk , Darren Johnson, deputy-chairman of the London Assembly and member of

Open Letter to the Rt. Hon Geoff Hoon MP, Secretary of State for - The Auto Chanel
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – April 21, 2009: On 16th April 2009 Mr. Geoff Hoon, the UK Transport Secretary, announced a £250 m programme of support for the purchase of electric vehicles. Central to the statement was the announcement that electric cars

Tesla Motors Uses MathWorks Tools for Model-Based Design to Develop - PR Inside
The MathWorks : today announced that Silicon Valley electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors : employed Model-Based Design : tools from The MathWorks : to develop the 2008 Tesla Roadster, the world’s first electric production sports car. To meet

Leo Motors, Inc. Completes Successful Tests for Midsize Highway - Businesswire.com
NEW YORK–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Leo Motors, Inc. (OTC:LEOM) has completed testing of its Electric Vehicle (EV) conversion solution on Kia’s popular “Morning” car model. The converted Kia achieved speeds of 100 mph and a range of 150 miles on a