Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said the market won’t be ready for fuel cell vehicles before 2020, joining Tesla’s Elon Musk in questioning the future of hydrogen-powered cars.
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EvCarCo secures electric/hybrid vehicle technology rights
EvCarCo announced that the Company has secured a license for electric/hybrid vehicle technology.
The technology allows for the production of lightweight fully wheel chair accessible electric and hybrid buses and has the capability to be utilized for niche utility vehicles such as garbage trucks and city utility vehicles.
BMW has 100,000 waiting to test i3, sales boss says
BMW has about 100,000 reservations from around the world from people who want to test its first electric vehicle, sales boss Ian Robertson said, adding that the automaker has “significant numbers of deposits” for the car.
Merkel sticks to German EV target despite low consumer interest
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reaffirmed her target to bring 1 million electric cars onto German roads by the end of the decade, despite weak interest from consumers.
Her government is hosting a two-day industry summit in Berlin to promote the fledgling technology, after fewer than 3,000 electric cars were sold in Germany last year out of a total market that exceeded 3 million.
Electric car venture Better Place files to dissolve company
Electric car venture Better Place said it had filed a motion in an Israeli court to dissolve the company and sought to appoint a temporary liquidator.
The decision came after the company failed to raise enough funds to cover operating costs and despite making fundamental structural changes in recent months, Better Place said.
