General Motors to establish global BEV test fleet, build New Sail EV prototype

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chevrolet , GM , China Chevrolet New Sail - Click above for high-res image gallery Speaking at the Plugging Into the Future Forum at the Shanghai World Expo today, General Motors ‘ Global Vehicle Engineering VP Karl Stracke announced the creation of a test fleet of battery electric vehicles. The fleet will be deployed in several regions around the world beginning in 2011

Nissan, Mitsubishi team up for electric car sharing program in Japan

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Mitsubishi , Nissan , Green Daily Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image gallery If you reside in Japan and haven’t already purchased a Mitsubishi i-MiEV or put your name down on the list for the Nissan Leaf , don’t fret because there’s yet another way that you can pilot one of these electric vehicles (EVs) by year’s end. Nissan and Mitsubishi just announced their intentions to set up a pilot car-sharing program in the Japanese city of Kyoto.

Calgary utility company Enmax will use 100 electric vehicles in 4-year trial

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Mitsubishi , Green Daily Mitsubishi i-MiEV - Click above for high-res image gallery By the end of this year, Calgary utility company Enmax Corporation will begin piecing together one of the largest electric vehicle (EV) test fleets in all of Canada. More than 400 Enmax employees have displayed interest in driving EVs and the company is more than eager to please its workers.

Mitsubishi and PSA launch new electric powertrain collaboration

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Mitsubishi , Peugeot Peugeot iOn EV - Click above for high-res image gallery Mitsubishi and PSA Peugeot Citroen are expanding their collaboration beyond an existing supply deal for electric cars to powertrains and battery packaging. Mitsubishi will supplying a version of its i-MiEV that PSA will sell in Europe as the Peugeot iOn and Citroen C0. The new efforts will be targeted at applying electric drive to light commercial vehicles

Collaboration will be required to make electric vehicles a success

Filed under: EV/Plug-in In order for any complex and expensive technology to achieve widespread success in the marketplace, cooperation can be just as if not more important than competition.

Coda tweaks exterior design of electric sedan

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily , Coda Automotive Coda EV - Click above for 360-degree exterior view We’ve talked about Coda Automotive quite often before and the stories typically include production updates , new battery plant locations and discussions about funding . We’ve rarely discussed whether or not the design of Coda’s EV will lure buyers in or turn them away. Up until now, we swayed towards the notion that the Coda’s bland exterior design would probably convince many buyers to look elsewhere.

Report: Nissan considering ER-EVs in addition to battery electric vehicles

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Chevrolet , Nissan At last week’s Automotive News Green Car Conference , Brian Carolin, senior vice president for sales and marketing at Nissan acknowledged that extended range electric vehicles (EVs) could eventually join the pure battery electric Leaf in the marque’s stable.

BYD aims for 100 E6 electric taxis by end of month, 560 by year’s end, 1,500 in total

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily , China , BYD BYD E6 - Click above for high-res image gallery 40 electric vehicles is all right, but 1,500 sounds much better. We’re talking about BYD’s electric taxi plans and even though the company only has 40 E6 taxis roaming the roads now, future plans call for way more

Robert Llewellyn’s electric car TV show, Fully Charged, coming soon

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Culture , UK Robert Llewellyn’s Fully Charged trailer - Click above to watch video after the jump Robert Llewellyn has been making good videos about green car technologies for years, whether as the Wet Liberal or with his Gearless series .

EU aims to have electric vehicle standards finalized by 2012

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily , Europe/EU Automakers, consumers and governments across the globe almost unanimously agree that electric vehicles (EVs) need an international set of standards . However, agreeing on these guidelines at the international level is a painstakingly long and difficult process. The European Union is no longer content to wait around for other countries to agree on international standards and has decided to roll into action to form its own set of guidelines for EVs to abide by, and soon.

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