All Posts Tagged With: "electric cars"
Google Maps Adds Electric Vehicle Charging Station Layer
If electric cars are going to ever capture anything more than a tiny sliver of the U.S. auto market, not only does a robust EV charging infrastructure need to be developed, there has to be an easy way to find those stations. Enter Google Maps.
15Mar2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
UQM Gets Test Order for Its Electric Power Systems
Front Range electric-motor maker UQM Technologies Inc. said it has received an initial order for about 50 of its electric propulsion systems from an unidentified “international automobile manufacturer” for use in a test fleet of vehicles.
13Jul2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued300,000 Hybrid Trucks and Buses to be on the Road by 2015 — Colorado in the Mix as Center for Alternative Vehicles
These hybrid vehicles promise a reduction in fuel consumption between 5% and 50% depending on design, which will help reduce costs and emissions, making hybrid trucks more attractive for fleet managers.
21Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedNew Vehicle Fuel Standards Announced by Obama Administration
The final rules place the national average for all vehicles at more than 34 miles to the gallon, far above current levels. It’s a move expected to accelerate the next generation of efficient engines, hybrids and electric vehicles, of which Colorado has a nascent but growing market slice.
1Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedUQM Technologies Acquires Longmont Facility for Expanded Production
A major emphasis of the company is developing products for the alternative energy technologies sector including propulsion systems for electric powered vehicles, as well as power accessories and distributed energy generation applications.
15Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedColorado Company Wins Recognition for Lithium-Ion
Battery Technology
Boulder-based Porous Power Technologies is a category winner in Energy Storage on AlwaysOn’s 2009 GoingGreen 100 Top Private Companies list. The company’s microporous laminable battery separators target challenging energy storage applications for electric vehicles.
10Sep2009 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedStudy Finds Separate Battery Ownership Accelerates Mass-Market Adoption of Electric Cars
The study predicts that electric vehicles with this type of pricing will account for 64% of light vehicle sales and comprise 24% of the U.S. light-vehicle flet by 2030.
13Jul2009 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedFind an Alternative Fuel Station Using Your PDA
The Mobile Alternative Fueling Station Locator enables drivers to find the five closest biodiesel, electricity, E85, hydrogen and natural gas stations — and even get driving directions.
4Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued