REUTERS AUTO SUMMITS: GM plans Volt for end 2010
General Motors plans to launch its electric car, the Chevrolet Volt, by the end of 2010 despite scepticism at GM…
Car firms rock down to Electric Avenue
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EXCLUSIVE: GM could lease batteries on plug-ins due 2010
General Motors Europe has confirmed to just-auto that it is considering leasing the lithium ion batteries in its Chevrolet Volt/Opel…
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LA SHOW: Turbo V6 kicks off Ford ‘sustainability plan’ – CEO
A new generation of fuel-saving, turbocharged petrol direct injection engines to be offered in high volumes on lighter Ford vehicles…
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JAPAN: Toyota likely to make plug-in hybrid optional for Europe
Toyota will introduce a plug-in version of its Prius hybrid model some time after the third generation model is launched…
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JAPAN: Toyota targets one million hybrid sales a year
Thanks to the ever-increasing sales of the Prius, Toyota has taken the environmental high ground in the car industry… and…
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GERMANY: Mercedes talking with Tesla
Mercedes is holding talks with US electric car manufacturer, Tesla. Head of development at Mercedes, Thomas Weber, told WirtschaftsWoche that…
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US: Chrysler sets up electric car unit
Chrysler has announced a new organisation called ENVI responsible for developing electric-drive vehicles and related advanced-propulsion technologies. The unit is…
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FRANCE: Toyota and EDF announce partnership on plug-ins
French electricity company EDF and Toyota have today announced a new technology partnership to evaluate Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHVs) in…