Vehicles

Better Place to take electric taxi battery swap programme to San Francisco

Electric mobility company Better Place has announced plans to bring its electric taxis with switchable batteries to San Francisco. The concept is already being trialled in Tokyo, but with support from the US Department of Transportation’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission the first switchable battery, electric taxis are coming to the US. Over the next three years, Better Place will install and […]

Irish Government signs deal with Toyota to trial Prius plug-in hybrid

By Tryllium Staff

The Irish Government has today signed a deal with Toyota to trial the Prius plug-in hybrid ahead of its launch in 2012. Three of the new lithium-ion battery powered vehicles will be based in Ireland and made available to leading companies including RTE, Vodafone, Hewlett Packard, Bank of Ireland, Google and Coca-Cola to try out. Toyota will […]

ECOtality unveils plans for electric vehicle charging network in Phoenix

By Tryllium Staff

Electric transport specialist ECOtality yesterday unveiled plans for an electric car charging network in the US city of Phoenix. The plans, which are the latest stage of the $230 million public-private EV Project, lay the groundwork for the installation of around 920 public Blink Level 2 EV charging stations in and around the Phoenix and an additional […]

EPA waiver to allow sale of 15% ethanol fuel for new cars

By Tryllium Staff

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted a waiver allowing the sale of fuel containing 15% ethanol for new cars and trucks. Legislation allowing up to 10% ethanol or E10 to be sold for all cars and light trucks was first introduced in 1979. Now vehicles from model year 2007 onwards will be able to use […]

GM defends electric vehicle technology

By Tryllium Staff

General Motos (GM) has issued a statement defending its forthcoming Chevrolet Volt amid rumours that the promised extended-range electric vehicle is just a standard hybrid. Media reports have claimed that the Volt, which has an internal combustion engine as well as an electric drive train, is therefore not a true electric vehicle but a hybrid like […]

California invests $12.6 million in alternative vehicles

By Tryllium Staff

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has announced an investment of $12.6 million in nine projects aimed at driving forward alternative vehicle technologies. The projects, which are expected to leverage a further $16.1 million in private funds, will aim to reduce fossil fuel use, cut pollution and create jobs through the manufacture of electric vehicles and batteries, along […]