LONDON, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The manufacturer of the Tesla electric car says the vehicle did not run out of a charge during a race on the British TV series, "Top Gear."
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Detroit automaker Chrysler, facing bankruptcy speculation and criticism for a lack of exciting products, will unveil an electric car next week, sources say.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Green-tech car company Tesla Motors Inc. said Wednesday it would construct a $250 million plant in San Jose, Calif., to build zero-emission luxury sedans.
DETROIT, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- General Motors Corp. Tuesday unveiled its new electric car, the Chevrolet Volt, which it said will go on sale in 2010.
WARREN, Mich., July 18 (UPI) -- John McCain, the presumptive Republican U.S. presidential nominee, visited the General Motors Technical Center in Michigan to outline a plan to create jobs.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Tom Hanks has posted a personal video on his MySpace profile to show his support for all-electric cars and to connect with his fans.
TOKYO, March 23 (UPI) -- General Electric Co. said Friday it agreed to buy Sanyo Electric Co.'s leasing arm for $1.15 billion, which focuses on smaller businesses.
UPTON, N.Y., Jan. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. government scientists say they have stabilized platinum electrocatalysts for use in fuel cells.
PARIS, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- French electric-equipment maker Schneider Electric SA offered $6.1 billion to buy American Power Conversion Corp.
FARGO, N.D., April 20 (UPI) -- A DaimlerChrysler AG unit began production Thursday in North Dakota of a six-passenger electric car.
BERLIN, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Europe's largest car maker, Volkswagen, in 2005 dominated the German automobile market, according to a study released Tuesday.
OSLO, Norway, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A Swiss company has rescued Norway's Think Nordic electric vehicle plant, the Aftenposten reported Friday. Kamkorp Microelectronics, which bought the Think Nordic assets from Ford Motor Co. three years ago, has agreed to inject more capital into the attem
BEIJING, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- China is using only 25 percent of its hydro-electric power capacity and an expert says focusing on development also would improve the country's environment.
MURTEN, Switzerland, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Swiss electronic parts-maker Saia-Burgess Electronics AG welcomed a $548 million takeover bid Friday from Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.
TOKYO, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Tokyo Electric Power Co. have announced plans to jointly develop a next-generation electric car and to release it in Japan in 2008.
