By Reuters: Green Business News, on June 24th, 2010
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Europe’s carmakers moved a step closer creating an infrastructure for electric cars after agreeing on plug and socket standards for slow or overnight charging of the battery-driven vehicles due to hit roads from next year. . . . → Read More: Europe moves closer to electric car infrastructure
By Reuters: Green Business News, on June 11th, 2010
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co on Friday kicked off a week-long test-drive event for its Leaf electric car, saying it had a combined 20,000 orders in Japan and the United States six months before the car goes on sale. . . . → Read More: Nissan begins limited test-drives for Leaf EV
By Reuters: Green Business News, on March 30th, 2010
TOKYO (Reuters) – Mitsubishi Motors Corp said it would lower the price on its electric i-MiEV car by 619,000 yen to 3.98 million yen ($43,020), pitting it against rival Nissan Motor’s zero-emission Leaf model.
. . . → Read More: Mitsubishi Motors lowers price of electric i-MiEV
By Reuters: Green Business News, on March 24th, 2010
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – General Motors unveiled a new electric concept car in China on Wednesday , aiming to burnish its image as a supplier of non-polluting cars tailored to the crowded mega-cities of the future.
. . . → Read More: GM unveils electric concept car for mega-cities
By Reuters: Green Business News, on March 17th, 2010
TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) – Japan’s Nissan Motor Co will begin building the Leaf electric compact car at its Sunderland plant from early 2013, making Britain its third global production site for the zero-emission vehicle.
. . . → Read More: Nissan to build Leaf electric car in UK from 2013
By Reuters: Green Business News, on January 6th, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Norwegian electric car maker Think Global said it plans to build vehicles in the United States in 2011 and has picked a site in Indiana for its U.S. manufacturing facility.
. . . → Read More: Think electric carmaker to invest in U.S. plant