Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Miyazaki Prefecture signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to initiate a joint-study to implement all the necessary conditions for the mass introduction of electric vehicles, primarily focused on the following areas:
Educational program Promote EVs in the Business Sector Promote mass adoption of EVs Impact Assessment StudyMass adoption [...]
In America, we tend to think of Renault as that wacky French outfit responsible for the Le Car craze of the 1970s and 80s. But in fact, the company has been doing some very interesting work on the EV front, thanks largely to its partnership with Nissan. In [...] Peugeot has begun pre-bookings for the i0n, its i-MiEV-derived electric car developed in partnership with Mitsubishi. (Earlier post.) The company says that it has already signed letters of intent with nine companies and administrations projects for car sharing and large fleets in Europe.
For individual customers, pre-bookings are [...]
Maersk Line conducted the first “fuel switch” demonstration on a container ship in the Gulf of Mexico as the result of a partnership between the EPA, the Port of Houston Authority and Maersk Line. Maersk vessels have demonstrated the effectiveness of a fuel switch in more than 1,200 port [...]
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid
EnerDel Th!nk City - Click above for high-res image galleryDow has posted a short video clip outlining its partnership with Algenol Biofuels to build a pilot-scale algae-based integrated biorefinery that will produce ethanol, located at Dow’s Freeport, Texas site. (Earlier post.)
Steve Tuttle, Global Business Director, Biosciences, Ventures & Business Development for Dow, provides a brief overview of [...]
Ocean Power Technologies (Australasia) Pty Ltd (OPTA), a subsidiary of Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., in partnership with Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd, has received a A$66.46 million (US$61 million) grant from the Federal Government of Australia to build a 19 MW wave power project off the coast of Victoria, Australia.
The [...]
Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in
The Renault-Nissan Alliance (the Alliance) and the Development & Reform Commission of GuangDong Province China (the DRC of GuangDong Province) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote electric mobility in GuangDong Province.
The DRC of GuangDong Province is the second local government in China to sign an MoU with [...]
BMW is now officially out of Formula One. On the eve of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the company posted this video timeline of everything positive that happened during the BMW-Williams partnership (2000-2005) and the BMW Sauber years (2006-2009).
[...]The US Department of Energy (DOE) is providing up to $5.5 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support the X PRIZE Foundation’s work to inspire a new generation of energy efficient vehicles. The funding, which builds on a partnership with the X PRIZE Foundation [...]
Filed under: Hybrid, Mercedes Benz, Daimler
2010 Mercedes Benz ML450 hybrid - click above for high-res image gallery
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Ford
Ford Transit Connect BEV - click above for high-res image galleryFord Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US (SEV US) have mutually agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van based on Transit Connect. (Earlier post.)
In a trading statement issued today, UK-based Tanfield Group, SEV US’ parent, said that given the growth in demand [...]
Microsoft has lost face in recent years -- both in court and in the marketplace -- but with the release of Windows 7, the folks from Redmond are working hard to restore the company's stature. One of the ways they're doing that is via strategic partnerships, including some' [...] 
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid
A123 Systems has garnered plenty of attention for its lithium ion battery technology over the last several years, mostly here in the United States. The Massachusetts-based startup has now formed a partnership with IHI to market its batteries in Japan, a [...]Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. is investing $1 million in a partnership with Trent University Biomaterials Research Laboratories, based in Peterborough, Ontario. Elevance attended the official opening of the laboratories, which will be used to develop new biomaterials, biochemicals and bioproducts from natural oils.
This partnership will combine the findings of [...]
