British Gas and Romag Announce Plans to Develop Electric Vehicles Infrastructure

September 30th, 2009 LONDON - - Frost & Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on Electric Vehicles, on Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 3:00 pm BST The global electric vehicles (EV) market is expected to revolutionise the automotive industry, ushering in a plethora of new technologies, innovative business models, and new entrants. Business fleets may well become a strong potential market for EVs as companies strive to reduce their carbon footprint and lower their operations costs.

September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - - Frost & Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on Electric Vehicles, on Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 2:00pm BST The global electric vehicles (EV) market is expected to revolutionise the automotive industry introducing a plethora of new technologies, innovative business models, and new entrants. However, are industry forecasts in line with their customers? This briefing captures and analyses the driving and usage characteristics of private users by considering their current driving needs and examining potential features expected from electric vehicles.

September 14th, 2009 FRANKFURT - Valeo has been awarded the contract to supply engine cooling modules and condensers for Renault's electric vehicles program. The first of these vehicles is the L38 VE project, or electric Fluence sedan, initially planned for the Israeli market.

September 9th, 2009 VANCOUVER - Powertech, BC Hydro's subsidiary specializing in clean energy solutions, announced today that it was selected by Shell Hydrogen, LLC to provide a new hydrogen-fuelling station at its gasoline retail station in Newport Beach, California. The station will soon provide California drivers of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles with more flexibility as it expands the network of available hydrogen fuelling stations.

July 28th, 2009 LONDON - Frost & Sullivan's landmark interactive electric vehicle (EV) workshop, one of the first events of its kind to combine parliamentary debates and industry presentation sessions, was a resounding success in terms of networking opportunities and helping businesses position themselves in the race toward the electric vehicle era. Most significantly, it confirmed that government, stakeholders and the industry are all very much on the same page with regard to the importance of a greener future.

June 29th, 2009 LONDON - - Frost & Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on the APAC Market for Electric Vehicles on Tuesday, 7 July 2009 at 09:00 BST Frost & Sullivan will host a live briefing open to all on Tuesday, 7 July at 09:00 BST to provide industry participants with an overview of emerging trends and forward projections for the APAC market for electric vehicles. (Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO) Electric vehicles are seen as the future trend in the automotive industry in terms of oil independence.

June 18th, 2009 PARIS - The French environment agency ADEME is supporting Valeo research projects. Two projects for low-CO2 vehicles, which have received 6 million euros in funding from ADEME, were presented yesterday at the French Sustainable Development Ministry: - Mild hybrid (MHYGALE project) Following the micro hybrid, mild hybridization represents the next step in the search for increasingly efficient hybrid solutions.

June 9th, 2009 ESSEN, Germany - Cooperation Between RWE and APCOA, Europe's Largest Car Park Operator The RWE Group and APCOA Autoparking GmbH are entering into a partnership in the area of electric mobility. The two companies are launching a joint roll-out of charging points for electric cars in publicly accessible parking areas.

April 16th, 2009 LONDON - The UK government subsidies to boost low-carbon transport will not be a significant cost for the Treasury, but at the same time they will not improve the UK's carbon footprint in the first few years of its roll out. The announcement comes as an exciting boost to the UK automotive industry and those European automakers who may wonder whether Electric Vehicles have the necessary political support to be a success.

March 29th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Detroit Electric to produce and market full line of innovative Pure Electric vehicles in US, UK, EU and China beginning 2010 Detroit Electric Holdings Ltd and PROTON Holdings Berhad today announced a strategic partnership to mass produce Pure Electric Vehicles. Detroit Electric will integrate its patented electric drive systems into the vehicles.

September 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian arm of General Motors (GM) Thursday said it is partnering Bangalore-based electric car maker Reva to develop and produce electric vehicles for the Indian market. According to General Motors India managing director Karl Slym, the initiative was "in line with government objectives to reduce fossil fuel dependence.

June 11th, 2009 MUNICH - BMW has no plans for forming a partnership with other manufacturers on battery powered electric vehicles and has its own plans to mass-produce "megacity" e-vehicles by the year 2015, BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer has announced. The car maker will decide by the end of the year whether to establish a subsidiary for the "megacity vehicles" alongside the current BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce labels, according to Reithofer.

August 22nd, 2009 Report: Honda to sell electric cars in USTOKYO — Honda Motor Co. plans to introduce electric vehicles in the U.S.

March 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama announced a $2.4-billion plan Thursday to promote hybrid vehicles and reduce dependence on foreign oil. The initiative allows companies to apply for grants administrated by the Department of Energy to develop better batteries for hybrid electric vehicles and related technologies and components.

June 19th, 2009 Detroit Electric to make electric cars in ChinaSHANGHAI — Chinese automaker Dongfeng Motor Corp. and a Dutch-based company plan to cooperate in developing and making electric cars, the companies said Friday, as China pushes to expand use of alternative energy vehicles.

June 23rd, 2009 AP source: Ford to get $5.9B in govt loansWASHINGTON — A congressional official says the Energy Department is lending $5.9 billion to Ford Motor Co. and providing about $2.1 billion in loans to Nissan Motor Co.

June 22nd, 2009 Ford to get loan to develop fuel-efficient autosWASHINGTON — The Energy Department is expected to announce that Ford Motor Co. will receive funds from a $25 billion federal loan program to develop fuel-efficient vehicles.

July 27th, 2009 Nissan gives preview of its vaunted electric carYOKOSUKA, Japan — Nissan Motor Co. showed off its super-quiet, zero-emission electric car Monday — a key green offering for Japan's No.

June 1st, 2009 KOLKATA - Outgoing British Deputy High Commissioner Simon Wilson Monday rapped the West Bengal government for the pitiable state of infrastructure saying the roads here are "horrible and dangerous". "The overall infrastructure in the state needs to be developed.

February 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Electric car maker Reva Electric Car Co. Thursday announced that it will launch a new model powered by advanced battery technology this year and also set up its second manufacturing plant in the country.