Spyshots: Is Phoenix Motorcars still working on a plug-in hybrid?

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Phoenix , Spy Shots Phoenix Motorcars PHEV? - Click above for image gallery Years ago, in 2007, Phoenix said it would build a plug-in hybrid vehicle with UQM Technologies, but with all of the trouble Phoenix has been through since then, we thought the project died out.

Frost & Sullivan: EV production could be hindered by shortage of battery parts

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Green Daily Nissan Leaf battery pack - Click above for high-res image gallery Batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) can be derived from one of the many existing chemistries, including lithium-ion, nickel metal hydride and lead acid. Despite the chemical choices, most all of the available battery technologies utilize similar components: separators, electrolytes, anodes and cathodes

Coulomb unveils Michigan’s first ChargePoint America charging station

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily Coulomb Technologies has installed its first ChargePoint networked electric vehicle charging station in Michigan under the $37-million ChargePoint America program.

General Motors Australia reveals new Chevrolet Cruze hatchback

Filed under: Chevrolet , Paris Motor Show , Holden Chevrolet Cruze hatchback - Click above for high-res image gallery The long rumored Chevrolet Cruze hatchback was unveiled today by Holden, General Motors ‘ Australian division. The five-door Cruze was designed and built at Holden’s Port Melbourne design studio and will be shown publicly at the Paris Motor Show at the end of the month

Report: Lotus bringing a pair of front-engine hybrids to Paris Motor Show

Filed under: Hybrid , Lotus , Paris Motor Show Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery In addition to the pair of Evoras being introduced at this year’s Paris Motor Show , Lotus will also be unveiling two front-engine hybrid vehicles, in keeping with the automaker’s promise to offer more gasoline/electric sports cars. Green Car Advisor reports that one of these hybrid cars will be a four-door hatchback and the other will be a two-door coupe. Lotus debuted its hybrid concept earlier this year in the form of the Evora 414E Hybrid (pictured), but unlike the mid-engine concept, the two front-engine models will utilize a 47-horsepower 1.2-liter three-cylinder engine specifically designed to provide power to electric-drive hybrids.

Tesla Roadster eligible for $38,000 clean energy rebate in Japan

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Tesla Motors , Green Daily , Japan Tesla Roadster 2.5 - Click above for high-res image gallery Less than four months ago, Tesla Motors entered the Japanese market by shipping a dozen or so right-hand drive Signature Series Roadsters across the pond.

Coda will sell electric sedan in Hawaii in late 2011

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Coda Automotive Coda Sedan - Click above for high-res image gallery Hawai’i is an appealing place to operate and drive electric vehicles (EVs) for four main reasons: range anxiety isn’t a huge issue, there are a lot of eco-minded citizens there (some of whom have spending money), gasoline costs an arm and a leg compared to most of the rest of the U.S., and there is a lot of solar energy potential.

2012 Ford Focus Electric to use liquid-cooled lithium-polymer battery

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Ford Ford Focus EV - Click above for high-res image gallery When the Ford Focus Electric debuts late in 2011, it will now have a feature in common with the Chevrolet Volt besides the LG Chem lithium polymer cells . Ford has confirmed that the Focus will use a liquid cooled battery pack with automatic thermal management just like the Chevrolet

Hybrid sales drop off for August; even Prius records a 37.5% decline

Filed under: Hybrid , Ford , Toyota , Green Daily 2010 Toyota Prius - Click above for high-res image gallery One month of dreary sales does not spell the end of the hybrid, but the numbers reported for August do hint that without a rise in gas prices, sales of hybrid cars and trucks will likely continue to suffer. As a whole, hybrid sales dropped 40.4 percent this August compared to a year ago and even the industry’s volume leader, the Toyota Prius , didn’t escape from posting plunging sales results. Sales of the Prius plummeted 37.5 percent from August 2009 and dropped off 16.3 percent compared to July’s posted numbers

Automotive X-Prize: no money until cars pass dynamometer validation tests

Filed under: MPG , Automotive X-Prize The on-track testing portions of the Automotive X-Prize are over with, and the vast majority of teams have been eliminated from contention. However, the $10 million in prize money won’t be handed out until September 16. Before those checks are signed, the remaining competitors will have to complete a drive cycle on a dynamometer at the Argonne National Labratory.

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• Spyshots: Is Phoenix Motorcars still working on a plug-in hybrid?
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• Report: Lotus bringing a pair of front-engine hybrids to Paris Motor Show
• Tesla Roadster eligible for $38,000 clean energy rebate in Japan
• Coda will sell electric sedan in Hawaii in late 2011
• 2012 Ford Focus Electric to use liquid-cooled lithium-polymer battery
• Hybrid sales drop off for August; even Prius records a 37.5% decline
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