Enova Systems (Torrance, CA) recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with the state of Hawaii and Hyundai Motor Co. (HMC, South Korea) to introduce electric vehicles into fleet use in Hawaii. Hawaiian governor Benjamin J. Cayetano hosted representatives from Enova and Hyundai at his executive offices at the state capitol, as they […]
The minister of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC, Canada), Joy MacPhail, announced that drivers in British Columbia who have purchased a new type of environmentally-friendly vehicle will soon receive a check for $100, courtesy of the ICBC. Currently, Toyota and Honda offer a limited number of hybrid vehicles for sale, mostly on a […]
Zapworld.Com (ZAP, Sebastopol, CA) announced financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2000. Record revenues of $3,948,000 were recorded for the third quarter of fiscal 2000 compared to $1,767,000 in the prior year, an increase of $2,181,000 or 123 percent. For the same period, net loss shrunk to $54,000, compared with a loss […]
Solectria Corporation (Wilmington, MA ) announced today that it has signed an agreement for the second phase of a long-term contract. Worth $1.2 million dollars, Solectria has been selected to provide electric and hybrid-electric bus drive systems to Advanced Vehicle Systems (AVS, Chattanooga, TN). This contract phase covers motors, motor controllers, dc/dc converters, and other […]
Seven 25mph electric cars hit the road this fall in the Northern California wine country town of Sebastopol as part of a project to demonstrate the use of such cars for downtown deliveries, running errands and shuttling tourists. The $120,000 project was co-funded by the California Energy Commission (Sacramento, CA) and a public-private partnership made […]
DaimlerChrysler Corp. (Auburn Hills, MI) is now disclosing the details of the Jeep Commander 2, which merges a new design with an advanced fuel cell powertrain in a sport-utility vehicle. DaimlerChrysler claims that the vehicle is virtually pollution-free while achieving double the fuel efficiency of a conventional SUV. While Commander 2 duplicates the shape and […]
DaimlerChrysler Corp. (Stuttgart, Germany) recently unveiled the Necar 5, which they have dubbed the next-generation methanol-powered fuel cell vehicle. The direct successor of the Necar 3, the Necar 5 is both smaller and more powerful than its previous incarnations. It took three years, but DaimlerChrysler engineers finally succeeded in reducing the size of the fuel […]
Canadian Electric Vehicles Ltd. (British Columbia, Canada) has developed two sets of easy-to-install kits, one that converts GM S-10 trucks to battery power and another that converts a variety of different cars, including Geo Metros, Chevy Sprints, Pontiac Fireflies and Suzuki Swifts, to battery power. Once converted, vehicles cost just pennies per kilometer to recharge, […]
The plan of reorganization filed by BlueStar Battery Systems International Corp. (Raleigh, NC) and Bluestar Systems Canada Corp. on September 5, 2000, and overwhelmingly approved by creditors on October 26, 2000, was approved by Justice James Farley of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on October 31, 2000. "Now that the legal uncertainties are behind […]
Evercel Inc. (Danbury, CT) reported revenue for 2000 of $200,000 and a net loss to common shareholders of $12.0 million, or a loss of $1.80 per basic and diluted share. Revenues for 2000 decreased $9,000 as compared to 1999. Net loss to common shareholders increased $6.1 million compared to 1999, an increase of $0.59 per […]
The California Fuel Cell Partnership's (Sacramento, CA) grand opening began with the unveiling of the Hyundai Motor Co.'s (Korea) new Santa Fe fuel cell electric vehicle. This vehicle, developed in collaboration with Enova Systems (Torrance, CA), International Fuel Cell (South Windsor, CT) and IMPCO Technologies (Cerritos, CA), is hoped to be an alternative to traditional […]
Bolder Technologies Corp. (Golden, CO) reported net revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2000, of $1,435,526, compared with $55,804 in the third quarter of 1999. The net loss for the quarter was $5.8 million, or $0.34 per share, versus a loss of $4.7 million, or $0.40 per share, last year, according to Roger […]
Ecostar Electric Powertrain (Dearborn, MI) and Power Conversion Systems (PCS) introduced their high-efficiency, 500W bi-directional 14V/42V dc/dc converter at the Convergence Transportation Electronics Association (CTEA) 2000 Show in Detroit. The converter is an integral part of the advanced power system that is being developed by Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI, Milwaukee, WI). The Ecostar bi-directional dc/dc […]
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) has introduced a HEXFET power MOSFET with a maximum temperature rating of 200 degrees C in a TO-220 plastic package. IR claims that the IRF1704 is an extremely rugged, low Rds(on) HEXFET power MOSFET manufactured using IR's stripe-planar technology, and is designed for existing and emerging automotive applications such […]
Dynetek Industries Ltd. (Toronto, Canada) announced that Ford Motor Co. (San Diego, CA) would purchase its hydrogen fuel-storage system for use in the automaker's fuel cell vehicle program. No price was disclosed. Dynetek, which recently completed a $26.0 million initial public offering, said the multi-year relationship calls for Ford to earn a minority stake in […]