Alternative fuelsREUTERS NEWS ANALYSIS The road to a greener America is littered with roadkill 11:43 am U.S. ET | May 20, 2013  Apart from the recent success of Tesla Motors, the electric vehicle sector has been one of the biggest duds in clean tech. It's all part of green energy's mid-life crisis.... Read More »
Smart: Battery rental will ease consumers' EV anxiety 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 20, 2013  Smart USA says it can ease consumer jitters about EVs by offering customers who buy or lease the electric-powered ForTwo that went on sale last week the option of renting the car's lithium ion battery.... Read More »
LG Chem to start production at Mich. car battery plant in July 1:52 pm U.S. ET | May 6, 2013 South Korean battery maker LG Chem plans to begin commercial production at its Michigan factory in July and will initially supply its products to General Motors' Volt electric vehicles.... Read More »
Toyota: Cost to develop fuel cell cars falls 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6, 2013 The hydrogen refueling infrastructure may not be ready, but the cost of developing the fuel cell cars Toyota plans to launch in 2015 has plunged.... Read More »
2nd lives for EV batteries could cut prices 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6, 2013  Lithium ion battery packs that power some electrified vehicles could end up feeding juice into the electrical grid -- a development that could cut EV ownership costs.... Read More »
Toyota 2015 fuel cell vehicle to cost between $50,000 and $100,000 5:51 pm U.S. ET | April 30, 2013  The cost of a completed hydrogen fuel cell vehicle today is 1/20th of what it was when current prototypes were being developed, Toyota says, paving the way for a workable business model and improved sales prospects.... Read More »
Mitsubishi pinpoints lithium ion battery glitchApril 24, 2013 20:43 CET  Mitsubishi has pinpointed the cause of the lithium ion battery glitch that forced it to halt production of the Outlander plug-in hybrid crossover and most i electric cars. Mitsubishi said a small number of the affected i EVs were on the road in Europe and the United States.... Read More »
Mitsubishi pinpoints lithium ion battery glitch 2:43 pm U.S. ET | April 24, 2013  Mitsubishi has pinpointed the cause of the lithium ion battery glitch that forced it to halt production of the Outlander plug-in hybrid crossover and most i electric cars. Mitsubishi said a small number of the affected i EVs were on the road in the United States and Europe and that drivers there had been notified not to drive them. The plug-in hybrid Outlander is sold only in Japan.... Read More »
PRODUCTION LINE Feds' goal: Daily drivers fueled by natural gas 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 15, 2013  Natural gas -- clean, cheap and plentiful -- fuels a small but growing fleet of 150,000 commercial vehicles in the United States. Now, the U.S. Department of Energy wants to see whether natural gas can be a practical fuel for light vehicles.... Read More »
PRODUCTION LINE Hyundai seeks tech cred from fuel cells 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 15, 2013  Hyundai Motor Co. wants to transform itself from a fast follower to a global pacesetter in automotive technology as the erstwhile bargain brand moves upscale. As part of its image overhaul, Hyundai wants to claim industry leadership in hydrogen fuel cells.... Read More »
Lithium batteries fail to deliver, must be safer, regulators told 2:19 pm U.S. ET | April 11, 2013 Lithium ion battery sales and performance have fallen far short of forecasts, and better technology is needed to improve their safety, battery experts told federal regulators today.... Read More »
Mitsubishi extends halt of Outlander hybrid shipments 7:35 am U.S. ET | April 10, 2013  Mitsubishi will extend its production and shipment stoppage of its Outlander plug-in hybrids until it finds the cause of an overheating lithium-ion battery in one of the vehicles, the automaker said today.... Read More »
Mitsubishi drawn into battery crisis linked to Boeing jets 9:37 am U.S. ET | March 28, 2013  Mitsubishi has been drawn into the crisis that GS Yuasa has been battling since the overheating of the supplier's batteries grounded Boeing 787 jets.... Read More »
GM to produce next-generation electric car in South Korea 8:40 am U.S. ET | March 28, 2013  GM plans to produce its next-generation electric cars in South Korea, the head of its South Korean unit told Reuters on Thursday, as the U.S. carmaker tries to revive momentum for the stalling vehicle technology.... Read More »
GABE NELSON Why automakers took up ethanol with the Supreme Court 2:07 pm U.S. ET | March 26, 2013  In a slow trickle over the past year, the first gas stations have started carrying E15, a blend of gasoline that includes up to 15 percent ethanol. Automakers say the fuel could harm older engines, which were not built to handle so much ethanol. But they have had no luck convincing the EPA, which has approved the fuel for use in cars and trucks built after the 2001 model year.... Read More »
Toyota targets solid-state batteries in '20 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 11, 2013 Toyota Motor Corp. aims to commercialize solid-state batteries around 2020 and lithium air batteries several years later, as successors to today's lithium ion batteries.... Read More »
Honda sees fuel cell vehicles profitable by '25 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 11, 2013  Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co. are among automakers aiming to sell new fuel cell vehicles as soon as 2015. But the vehicles may be unprofitable for a decade after that.... Read More »
DOE plans modest push for fuel cells 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2013  The U.S. Department of Energy soon will launch a campaign to promote hydrogen cars, embracing a technology that was favored by the administration of President George W. Bush but initially shunned under Barack Obama.... Read More »
Alt-fuel trust is new approach to energy r&d 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 18, 2013  The White House has a new idea to encourage electric vehicles: a government trust fund that would support r&d for alternatives to oil.... Read More »
A123 says unsecured creditors to get 65% of claims 2:28 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 7, 2013  Unsecured creditors of A123 Systems, a bankrupt maker of batteries for electric cars that had federal government backing, will likely collect around 65 cents for each dollar they are owed, according to court documents.... Read More »
Fired up for fuel cells 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 4, 2013  A fresh wave of enthusiasm for fuel cell vehicles among automakers is running up against an old problem. It's a Catch-22. Carmakers are reluctant to build fuel cell vehicles in significant volume without stations to refuel them. But fuel producers don't want to build stations without fleets of vehicles to use them.... Read More »
New-vehicle shoppers look at more models before buying, study says 2:55 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 29, 2013 New-vehicle shoppers are considering more models before buying, and fuel economy remains the most influential factor in a purchase decision, according to a J.D. Power and Associates study. New-vehicle shoppers consider an average of 3.3 vehicles, J.D. Power’s 2013 Avoider Study says, up from 3.1 in last year’s study and 2.9 in 2010.... Read More »
Battery supplier to Boeing, Honda and Mitsubishi cleared in airliner review 2:33 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 29, 2013 GS Yuasa, the supplier of lithium ion batteries used in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner as well as in electric and hybrid vehicles made by Honda and Mitsubishi, has been cleared of responsibility for the fires that have plagued batteries in the airplane.... Read More »
Tesla's Musk extends a hand to get Boeing Dreamliner flying again 9:50 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 28, 2013  Elon Musk has long considered Tesla Motors the bold, nimble answer to the auto industry's cautious culture. Now the electric-car maker's top executive has extended his help to another industrial giant: Boeing.... Read More »
Daimler said to be in talks with Ford, Renault-Nissan to share fuel cell technologyJan. 25, 2013 10:53 CET  Daimler has delayed plans to launch a fuel-cell powered variant of its B-class compact and is now in talks with possible partners Renault-Nissan and Ford on sharing the technology and reducing costs.... Read More »
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