U.S. and China focus on hybrid, electric vehicles, expecting partner opportunities

INDIANAPOLIS, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of officials and entrepreneurs from China and the United States fixed their eyes on hybrid and electric vehicles on Friday, when the first U.S.-China Advanced Technology Vehicle Summit kicked off in Indianapolis.
The summit, which is hosted by the Energy Systems Network, a non-profit organization focused on growth and commercialization within the clean technologies and energy sectors, brought together a delegation of Chinese automakers and Indiana manufacturers of components for hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles to share information and explore potential business relationships that could result in new opportunities for Hoosier firms and future foreign investment in the state.
The Chinese delegation was led by Wang Chao, the Assistant Minister of Chinese Ministry of Commerce, and comprised by nearly 100 Chinese government officials and automotive executives coming from several Chinese top automakers and vehicle parts suppliers

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World's Hottest Electric Vehicles On Display at EP!C

VANCOUVER, Canada– EPIC: The Vancouver Sun Sustainable Living Expo is back May 28-30 at the Vancouver Convention Centre West for its fourth year as Western Canada’s largest smart lifestyle consumer tradeshow and eco-marketplace.

Epic 2009 (Photo: Epic)

See the car everyone is talking about! TheTesla Roadsteris the only high performance highway-capable electric vehicle in serial production in North America and Europe. Six times as efficient as other top sports cars while producing one-tenth of the pollution and zero emissions, it goes 0 to 60 in less than four seconds. With a top speed of 201 km/h, the car travels over 300kms on a single charge.

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Nissan Smyrna Electric Vehicle Project To Create 1,500 Jobs In Tennessee

Deputy Secretary Poneman Attends Ground Breaking at Tennessee Advanced Vehicle Battery Plant.

The U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for Nissan North America’s advanced battery manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tennessee.

This past January the Department closed a $1.4 billion loan with Nissan North America to retool the Smyrna factory to build advanced electric automobiles and an advanced battery manufacturing facility.

“I’m excited about the future we have begun to build here today — a future where America’s workers have good jobs, making clean cars that will reduce our dependence on oil and help us transition to a clean energy economy,” said Deputy Secretary Poneman.

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