Kia starts production of all-electric Soul EV at Gwangju

Kia Motors has begun volume production of its new all-electric Kia Soul EV for export sales. A landmark in Kias history, the zero-emissions Soul EV is Kia's first electric vehicle to be marketed by the company outside Korea.

The first vehicles off the production line are

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Hyundai's first mass-produced Tucson Fuel Cell CUVs arrive in Southern California

Hyundai's Tucson Fuel Cell CUVs began rolling onto US soil, marking the first delivery of a mass-produced fuel cell vehicle for the US market. The first retail sale of the Tucson Fuel Cell is expected within the next several weeks in Southern California.

Under the Hyundai

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GM's Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant to build battery system for 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV

General Motors will bring all its electric vehicle battery building capabilities in-housewith production of battery systems for the 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV at its battery assembly plant in Brownstown, Mich.

"Using our in-house engineering and manufacturing expertise

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Scania tests next-generation electric vehicles

Electric power from the roadway for vehicle operations offers promising opportunities. With conductive electrical transmission through overhead lines or induction through the road surface, vehicles can be completely electrically powered on electrified road sections.

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Taxi Electric first to run all-new 100 per cent electric Nissan e-NV200 in Amsterdam

Taxi Electric will be the first private taxi company to enjoy the new 100 per cent electric Nissan e-NV200 taxi to its green-energy-fuelled, zero-emission fleet.

The combination of Nissan's innovative zero-emission technology, in the form of the 100 per cent electric Nissan Leaf and Taxi

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Toyota pulls the plug on plug-in charging with new wireless technology

Recharging a Toyota plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicle could in future be as simple as parking the car. Toyota has announced verification testing is to begin later this month of a new wireless battery charging system it has developed for vehicles that use an electric powertrain.

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Kia to show all-new Soul EV and next-generation hybrid powertrain at Geneva

The all-new Kia Soul EV will make its European debut at the 84th Salon International de l'Automobile in Geneva on March 4, 2014, alongside a special technology exhibit for the brand's next-generation hybrid powertrain. These will be joined on the stand by the

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Electric vehicle Denza on track towards market introduction in China; ABB receives contract to supply fast chargers

Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co., Ltd., (BDNT) the Chinese joint-venture between Daimler and BYD, and ABB, one of the world's leading power and automation technology companies, have agreed on the supply of fast chargers for BDNT's

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Kia unveils Niro Concept, Soul EV and Optima Hybrid at Chicago Auto Show

Kia Motors has unveiled its first ever mass-production electric vehicle, the Soul EV at the Chicago Auto Show.

Set to go on sale in the United States market in third-quarter of 2014 and in Europe and the UK after that, the Soul EV will be Kia's first all-electric, zero-emissions car

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Brammo announces 2014 Empulse - the world's fastest electric motorcycle in serial production

Brammo, Inc. announced its 2014 Empulse and Empulse R. The 2014 Empulse is an evolution of the highly acclaimed, award winning 2013 Empulse. With its unique water cooled motor, six speed gearbox and integrated J1772 rapid charging, the Empulse remains

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