Chevrolet Volt: New York Police Department buys 50 units

The streets of New York gradually become more environmentally friendly and modern. If earlier this year came the news that the mayor of the Big Apple will gradually change the entire fleet of 13,000 taxis, supplying Nissan NV200 is now the turn of the vehicles of the NYPD, the police acronym for Manhattan and the other 4 districts , and the famous fire department.

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Daimler and Bosch, a joint venture for electric motors

Two big automotive industry have signed an agreement to push the accelerator on the development of electric propulsion. It's Daimler and Bosch that link to create a joint venture in this field with great prospects. The new player will be called EM-motive and will be tasked to develop, manufacture and sell motors for electric vehicles.

The headquarters and production site will be built in

Denmark opens the first charging station Quickdrop

It 'been opened in these days in Denmark the first European service station for replacement of the batteries of electric cars with the system Quickdrop, waiting for take-off of such vehicles on a large scale. For creating it is the Better Place, California-based company that in partnership the company Dong Energy is preparing to do the same in 19 other places in the Scandinavian country.

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Nissan NV200: The Japanese van is electric

Nissan launches in the market for commercial vehicles with an electric motor powered compact. The company has announced in recent days will begin testing a car with zero emissions based on the NV200 and intended primarily to carry goods. With effect from "guinea pig" to test the Japanese postal service, in the city of Yokohama (Tokyo metropolitan area) will devote one of these means delivery of

Toyota Prius with Performance Plus Package

When you think of a hybrid car comes to mind the image of a modern car, excellent fuel consumption and emissions, with performance more or less depending on the discrete model, but obviously a bit 'sacrifice compared to the same segment cars powered in the traditional way. What is certain, however, is that in any case, the hybrid concept is instinctively associated with that sports car, but

ClipperCreek, the electric car is recharged at home

Sustainable mobility, represented by the electric-powered cars, with the passage of time is becoming increasingly important, but the turning point for a widespread distribution of this type of car, what could come from an advanced compact home recharging device, made from ClipperCreek company. Despite the number of dedicated public infrastructure for charging batteries of electric cars is growing

Suzuki Swift hybrid plug-in, arriving in 2013

First the rumors have been circulating on the future Suzuki Swift hybrid plug-in electric extended-range variant that should be introduced on the Japanese market by 2013. In what has been learned, the new model will be characterized by the presence of a gasoline engine that will be tasked to recharge the lithium-ion batteries, which will fuel the electric engine that has the task to move the car.

Toyota: The car-sharing pool and "electric"

Toyota in Japan in 2012 will test the car-sharing pool, a project which will run from spring into two condominiums in the prefecture of Tokyo and one in the prefecture of Aichi, where the protagonists are two examples of the Prius plug-in electric and small iQ . The cars will be operated by some companies to hire and leasing which is already operating vehicles the Toyota group and will benefit

Electric cars: in Poland, a network of charging

Poland is also preparing to establish a network of charging stations for electric cars. To do so, the Alva and Polenergia Technologies SA have formed a joint venture specifically to provide the country with this essential tools for the dissemination of cars with zero emissions. This partnership, called E +, act as a supplier of electricity to the national collection, which already operates in the

Citron C-Zero Van: two copies to the Wind

Citroen has presented for the first time in Europe, two new C-Zero Van, fully electric cars with 150 km of autonomy made specifically for the corporate fleet and Wind circulation in the historical center of Rome. "We are working to gradually replace the 1,600 cars that are part of our fleet," said Duilio Panucci, general manager of Wind services. "The objective is primarily to reduce emissions

Lexus brand in 2013 will be a hybrid

Lexus still sent to the ambitious project that will take until 2013 to be the first full hybrid premium brand in Italy, notwithstanding the difficulties encountered in recent times in our country that have seriously affected the automotive industry and the consequences of the terrible earthquake in Japan . The recent debut of our market CT Lexus 200h, the first hybrid luxury in its segment, is