Car2go, the Forwo car-sharing service, moves into Vancouver, BC for tests

Filed under: Transportation Alternatives , SMART Car2go Smart Fortwo - Click above for high-res image gallery Car2go , Daimler’s Smart Fortwo -based car sharing service, is kind of, sort of coming to Vancouver, British Columbia. Car2go vehicles have been running around Ulm, Germany since October 2008 and in Austin, TX since November 2009

Mitsubishi brings i-MiEV to Vancouver, might bring gas-powered version to U.S.

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Mitsubishi For all the work that Mitsubishi has done selling the i-MiEV as an electric vehicle around the world - Japan , New Zealand , the UK , Europe , etc. - the car is actually a modified version of the i , a tiny kei car offered in Japan and Europe

Equinox fuel cell vehicles ready for Vancouver Olympics; Volts due in February

Filed under: Hydrogen , Chevrolet Chevrolet Equinox - Click above for high-res image gallery Vancouver continues its two-fold path towards reducing gasoline usage ( H 2 and plug-ins ) with a new fleet of eight Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell vehicles that will used during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Nissan announces Leaf EV tour dates

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan 2010 Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image gallery Nissan is continuing its ” leadership on EVs ” plans with an upcoming North American tour of the Nissan Leaf. The all-electric vehicle will make its debut on these shores in L.A. in about three weeks, on November 13.

REPORT: Nissan Leaf coming to Vancouver in 2011

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan , North America 2010 Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for hi-res image gallery Nissan has named five areas in the U.S.

Tesla Motors Seattle store sneak preview this weekend

Like mushrooms after a summer rain, Tesla stores are popping up all across the country. OK, maybe not all across but, hey, give them a few years. Anyhow, hot on the heels of last week’s Manhattan debut , store number four will open its doors in Seattle this weekend to offer a sneak preview to the public

Vancouver 2009: fuel cell forklift looks pretty happy

Ballard fuel cell forklift - Click above for a high-res image gallery There’s something kind of lighthearted about a giant, lightweight green quote bubble being held aloft by a little blue fork lift. Of course, the Ballard fuel cell forklift wasn’t on display here at the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2009 in Vancouver purely to amuse. Nope, forklifts are sort of the canaries of the fuel cell industry, leading the way in warehouses around the world (see here and here for just two examples), and their leadership is being honored at the conference

Hydrogen Road Tour: How can H2 cars can go 1,700 miles? Use a tanker truck

The Hydrogen Road Tour is scheduled to roll into the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2009 here in Vancouver tomorrow after 1,700 miles and nine days on the road.

Vancouver 2009: Hydrogen Fuel Cells automotive panel hearts hydrogen, praises EVs

It’s unusual to hear many good things about hydrogen vehicles at a conference dedicated to plug-in vehicles. The reverse cannot be said of the pro-hydrogen folks.

Vancouver 2009: GMC Sierra 1500 hydrogen truck

GMC Sierra 1500 hydrogen truck - Click above for a high-res image gallery One of the few vehicles on display at the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2009 conference here in Vancouver is a modified GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck. The modifications involved swapping out the gas tank for three 150-liter compressed gas hydrogen ones (they’re huge and take up most of the bed, as you can see in these pictures: 1 , 2 ) that allow the truck’s internal combustion engine, a V8 with a supercharger, to burn H 2 instead of petroleum

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