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Jun 17, 2013

Formula E signs up Williams Engineering to provide electric race car battery packs

The Formula E technology subsidiary, Spark Racing Technology, announced the other day another partnership with a technology provider.  The new deal is with Williams Advanced Engineering, who will design and assemble the battery packs for the SRT 01E.  This is the electric race car that will be used in the Formula E 2014 season.  SPARK …
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Jun 16, 2013

Smith Electric medium-duty electric truck fleet surpasses 700 vehicles and 5M miles of operation

Medium-duty electric truck manufacturer Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. announced that it has now produced more than 700 of its battery-electric Edison and Newton trucks, which have cumulatively generated more than five million miles on the road. Medium-duty gas and diesel trucks are expensive to operate and are one of the biggest contributors to urban pollution. …
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Jun 15, 2013

Lutz And Chinese Offer One Penny On The Dollar For Fisker | The Truth About Cars

Fisker is worth around 200 Karmas at retail. “A team including former General Motors Co executive Bob Lutz and China’s largest parts maker is looking to buy Fisker Automotive for $ 20 million, a fraction of the “green” car company’s estimated worth almost a year and a half ago,” Reuters says. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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Jun 15, 2013

Hydraulic Hybrid Retrofit Systems Offered by National Fleet Hybrids

Through a new partnership, National Fleet Hybrids will provide sales, installation and distribution of Lightning Hybrids’ hydraulic hybrid retrofit systems. Lightning Hybrid’s systems are available for shuttle buses and other medium-duty vehicles. Currently Lightning Hybrids focuses sales on customers close to its home in Loveland, CO. This partnership will provide access to the hydraulic hybrid …
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Jun 15, 2013

Mercedes-Benz breaks electric car laptime record at Nürburgring with production electric sports car

Another automaker has broken the electric car laptime at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.  This is the famed huge track in Germany, the north loop (the Nordschleife) of which is 20 kilometers long (12 miles).  The new laptime, announced a week ago, was set by Mercedes-Benz with the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive. This is a series …
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Jun 14, 2013

BMW and Chevrolet prototypes prove value of DC Fast Charging

Prototypes of the of the BMW i3 and the Chevrolet Spark EV have proven the viability of the Society of Automotive Engineers industry standard for DC Fast Charging stations. Pinboard (MacAaron)