General Electric Co plans to buy 25,000 electric vehicles from makers including General Motors Co over the next five years, in a move it said could spark demand for the charging equipment it sells.
E co Activate, a Delhi-based company, and Vodafone Essar, launched an ecofriendly vehicle called the e-rick just ahead of the Commonwealth Games. This battery-operated vehicle came in an effort to provide a pollution-free mode of transporta tion. The e-rick aims to ensure a reduced carbon footprint with zero emission and dependence on conventional fuel.
Lithium miners are reaping the benefits of a political and industry push to get more electric vehicles on the road, with shares in some Canadian-listed miners up more than 50 percent in the past two months.
Four major producers have long dominated lithium output and demand is likely to double in the next 10 years as automakers roll out hybrid and electric cars using lithium-ion batteries.
Widespread adoption of electric cars could reduce U.S. oil demand and the need for imported oil more than creation of a national mandate for renewable power such as wind and solar, according to research from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy released on Monday.
The Baker Institute analysis found that a mandate calling for 30 percent of all U.S.
We will not launch the car in any market where there is no incentive for the consumer. Because the consumer is never going to buy a car which is more expensive because it emits less.
There are many reasons why we are betting on electric cars.
In a first-of-its-kind initiative to develop tourism as well as reduce its carbon footprint, Abu Dhabi will launch zero-emission, all-electric buses on Sir Bani Yas Island, making it the first such transport system in the world.
