American Electric Automobile Co. Inc. (Bonita, CA) recently announced that its California subsidiary, California Electric Automobile Co. Inc. opened its first showroom on March 1, 2000. The showroom is located in downtown San Diego and features the company's electric automobiles, which are priced from $16,000 to $22,000. The standard bodies include fully functioning air conditioning […]
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) reported first-quarter results for the period ended January 31, 2000. According to FuelCell, important events during the first quarter included the start-up and operation of a 250kW Direct FuelCell power plant in Bielefeld, Germany and the selection of the company by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to […]
TECSTAR Inc. (City of Industry, CA) recently announced that it donated 4,000 of its high-efficiency solar cells to fuel the Cascade Cruiser solar car. The car, owned by the Solar Motions (Fremont, CA) team, is planned to compete in a solar car race between Chicago and Los Angeles in 2001 and in the 2001 Australian […]
Evercel Inc. (Danbury, CT) recently announced a stock dividend having the effect of a two-for-one stock split of Evercel common stock. Stockholders of record at the close of business on March 7, 2000, will receive one additional share for each one share of common stock held on that date. The payment date for the stock […]
Kollmorgen Corp. (Waltham, MA) recently announced that it has contracts to build high-performance motors for two new lines of electric bicycles. Kollmorgen will supply custom electric motors for the US Pro Drive electric bike line from Currie Technologies Inc. (Van Nuys, CA) and for the eBike line from EV Global Motors Co. (Los Angeles). The […]
DaimlerChrysler (Germany) recently introduced the Dodge ESX3 concept car with a hybrid-propulsion system provided by Delphi Automotive Systems (Troy, MI). Delphi, working as a supplier to DaimlerChrysler and the US Department of Energy (DOE, Washington, DC), developed the Energen Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System components for the ESX3, a third-generation PNGV concept car. The Energen Hybrid-Electric Propulsion […]
Bolder Technologies Corp. (Golden, CO) recently announced financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 1999. In the fourth quarter, Bolder reported net revenues of $1.8 million, compared with net revenues of $663,000 in the 1998 fourth quarter. Net loss for the fourth quarter of 1999 was $9.1 million, or $0.70 per […]
Electric Fuel Corp. (New York) recently reported results for the year ended December 31, 1999. Net loss for the year ended December 31, 1999, was $6,916,000, or $0.48 per diluted share, as compared to a net loss of $8,532,000, or $0.64 per diluted share for the comparable period in 1998. Revenues for the year were […]
BlueStar Battery Systems International Corp. (Vancouver, BC) recently announced a major reorganization aimed at the acceleration and implementation of its business-to-business, e-commerce distribution model, Pano8. "Over the past several months, we have closely analyzed the company's primary businesses, the management team and core competencies," said Darwin Sauer, BlueStar founder and former president and CEO. "The […]
The Electric Vehicle Division of Electric Fuel Corp. (New York) recently announced that an all-electric transit bus using its high-energy, high-power, zinc-air battery system will be tested in the US and Israel. The testing will occur under a cooperative agreement signed between the US Department of Energy (DOE, Washington, DC) and the Israeli Ministry of […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) recently released a new SMD power metal-film resistor series, a high-frequency chip inductor and a temperature-sensing power MOSFET. The WSL Power Metal Strip resistor series, WSL0805, is rated at 1/8W. The device is designed to provide current sensing in power-management applications for cellular phones and pagers, disk-drive motor controls in […]
Zapworld.Com (ZAP, Sebastopol, CA) recently announced it has reached an agreement to merge with electric car rental company EV Rental & Management Company LLC (EVR, Fargo, ND). Under terms of the agreement, EVR will receive 232,000 shares of ZAP common stock. EVR will merge with ZAP simultaneously upon the completion of the merger of electric […]
ON Semiconductor LLC (Phoenix, AZ) recently announced it has filed for an initial public offering. The company's shares will be handled by a group of underwriters led by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. The company also reported its fourth quarter revenues for 1999 increased 19 percent to $427.8 million compared to $395.6 million during the same […]
Electrosource Inc. (San Marcos, TX) recently announced it has received an order from PEI Electronics Inc. (Huntsville, AL) for its 12V 85Ah Horizon Batteries. According to the companies, the batteries will provide auxiliary power and electrical energy storage in PEI's advanced hybrid-electric drivetrain. The batteries will be used in 10 newly designed electric and hybrid-electric […]
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) recently announced that its Advanced Fuel Cell Power Products Division has introduced the MicroGrid Line of Fuel Cell Controllers and Software. According to SatCon, the new line of digital controllers and software can integrate into any fuel cell power-generation systems, from small residential systems to larger commercial and industrial systems. […]