Environmental protection and energy conservations are the main concern of 21st century which has now accelerated the pace to plan and develop electric vehicle technology.
Still, with credit markets tight, the program represents a rare source of financing to develop electric-vehicle technology.
Daimler AG announced on Thursday a joint venture with BYD, the Chinese automobile and battery manufacturer, to build a research and technology center to develop electric cars in BYD's home city of Shenzhen.
HONG KONG — General Motors said Tuesday that it would develop electric cars in China through a joint venture with a Chinese automaker, and would transfer battery and other electric car technology to the venture.
The company is also re-imagining itself as an energy concern — though it just ended a partnership with Tesla it had entered into to co-develop electric vehicle technologies last week.
The company, called Atieva at the time, was focused on developing electric car battery technology.
The United States Department of Energy has its own $25 billion program to develop electric-powered cars and improve battery technology, and will receive another $2 billion for battery development as part of the economic stimulus program enacted by Congress.
Anthony Thomson, chief executive of HaloIPT, said in an e-mail message that his company would build the wireless charging technology, with an eye toward a full demonstration in 2015, while Drayson, an R&D group that develops electric and alternative-fuel racecars, would feature the technology in its Lola-Drayson B12/69EV, a purely electric racer.
Several automakers have developed electric warning sound devices, and since December 2011 advanced technology cars available in the market with manually activated electric warning sounds include the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt, Honda FCX Clarity, Nissan Fuga Hybrid/Infiniti M35, Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, and the Toyota Prius (Japan only).
I love my Toyota Prius, and I applaud Toyota's progressiveness in developing electric-hybrid automotive technology.
