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EVS 21 - CFBP and the WLPGA present Autogas Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Clean@uto.com — 2005-04-04T11:33:31Z

On the occasion of the 21st Worldwide Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Symposium in Monaco, the French Propane and Butane Federation (CFBP) and the World LP Gas Association (WLPGA) will showcase a new prototype hybrid electric passenger vehicle engineered to run on clean Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Autogas).
RM Gaz in close collaboration with the CFBP and the French Petroleum Institute (IFP) took a major step in improving the environmental performance of HEV's with the (...)

EVS 21 - Peugeot presents Partner Electric Van and the Quark

Clean@uto.com — 2005-04-04T11:16:49Z

THE PARTNER ELECTRIC VAN
The Partner Electric, is an electric van that can resolve the problems of the local pollution and, at the same time, helps to improve the mobility in the city. That's why, it is recognized as a very successful solution in France and abroad by the professionals using the small vans for the missions in the urban area.
The Partner Electric offers an efficient, clean and quiet means of transport and can have a positive role in reducing the impact of road transport on (...)

EVS 21 - Peugeot and preservation of the environment

Clean@uto.com — 2005-04-04T10:56:27Z

A major challenge for Automobiles Peugeot is how to fit the car into the environment in a harmonious and ecologically-friendly way.
Within the PSA Peugeot Citroën Group, Automobiles Peugeot has committed itself whole heartedly to applying technology aimed at reducing carbon gas emissions to its complete range, and to reducing the fuel consumption of its vehicles.
Making the reduction of its vehicles' CO2 emissions a priority development issue led Peugeot to put its money on the Diesel (...)

EVS 21 - WaveCrest : Breakthrough electric propulsion and Ni-MH

Clean@uto.com — 2005-04-04T10:13:24Z

WaveCrest recently launched its first electric bike, featuring a breakthrough electric propulsion technology that transforms electrical energy into mechanical motion - and vice versa - with exceptional power and efficiency.
The electric bikes' power comes from Saft's nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries.
Originally aimed at security forces, the TidalForce M-750 is a rugged, durable and foldable electric mountain bike. In the back hub is its patented WaveCrest Adaptive Motor system, and (...)

Société de Véhicules Electriques presents "Cleanova II la Poste" and announces its strategic alliance with TM4

Clean@uto.com — 2005-04-03T11:22:50Z

At EVS 21, an international symposium dedicated to electric and hybrid vehicles that is taking place from April 2nd to 6th in Monaco, SVE (Société de Véhicules Electriques) is presenting the first « CLEANOVA II LA POSTE », an electric car that LA POSTE Group will experiment starting next summer, in partnership with CEREVEH (Development and Innovation Centre for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles). SVE is also announcing a strategic alliance with TM4, a Canadian company (a subsidiary of (...)

EVS 21 - Venturi Fétish, the first electric sports car

Clean@uto.com — 2005-04-01T17:52:15Z

Back from the United States where her participation in the Los Angeles Auto Show has been a real success, the Venturi Fétish - the first electric sports car to be produced in series - is back home on the occasion of the 21st International Electric Vehicles Symposium (EVS21).
A sport car for the digital age
Venturi has entrusted the French engineer Gérard Ducarouge (former engineer at Lotus Formula 1, Matra Formula 1 and Le Mans) with the conception of this car of a new era. The Fétish has (...)

ENV, the world's first purpose-built fuel-cell motorbike comes to Monaco !

Clean@uto.com — 2005-04-01T16:15:07Z

ENV, the world's first purpose-built and fully-functioning hydrogen fuel cell motorbikes, are coming to Monaco ! They're green, they're clean and they're utterly silent ! The dynamic black and white prototype ENV bikes can be seen on the Intelligent Energy stand (number 204) at the EVS21 Symposium in Monaco from 2nd - 5th April 2005.
The ENV bike, designed by leading product designers Seymourpowell, was first launched by British energy know-how company Intelligent Energy at London's Design (...)

EVS 21 - Courrèges, on the way to try to “save the Earth”, presents the Bulle and the EXE

Clean@uto.com — 2005-03-30T16:43:30Z

Several energies may be used for living !
Courrèges has been interested in human beings and the world around them since its beginning as a couturier.
In 1969, during a collection presentation, a little mock-up of a battery-powered car was driving around the podium. “The Bulle”, an electric nickel-cadmium car imagined by Coqueline Courrèges has been driving around Germany in 2002 and USA in 2003.
In 2004, “the EXE”, a new prototype with lithium-ion batteries, has (...)

EVS 21 - Group SAFT present its latest technological breakthroughs in the field of the automobile and new means of urban transport

Clean@uto.com — 2005-03-19T23:00:00Z

During the 21st Worldwide Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition, Saft present its new generations of batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles.
Saft has unique experience in this field. Over the last ten years the Group has equipped 9 500 mass-produced cars out of the 11 000 running in Europe with nickel-cadmium high energy batteries. In France, Saft was chosen by SVE, a subsidiary of Dassault and Heuliez, as approved supplier of the lithium-ion battery (...)

Hightlights of EVS 21

Clean@uto.com — 2005-02-27T23:00:00Z

This year, EVS 21, world's clean transportation event, will be held in Europe, at Monaco's Grimaldi Forum. A unique opportunity to assess the situation of a promising sector, and also to meet manufacturers, industrialists, officials and scientists who work to put an end to petrol-exclusive transportation.
The international symposium : Monday 4 to Wednesday 6 April
The event will be officially opened by Prince Albert on Monday 4 April. The programme includes the presentation of 319 papers (...)

Drive clean In Monaco April 2-6 2005

Clean@uto.com — 2005-01-30T23:00:00Z

The 21st Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS-21) will take place in Monaco. The spectrum of electric vehicles will be represented from scooters to buses, as well as personal vehicles whether they be battery, hybrid or fuel cell.
More than 15,000 visitors, including professionals, representatives from various institutions, and individuals, are expected to gather in the impressive Grimaldi Forum, where 4000 m2 will be allocated for the exhibition.
In what is expected to be a spectacular parade, (...)

EVS 21 Monaco - three reasons to attend

Clean@uto.com — 2005-01-30T23:00:00Z

The research
A symposium proposing a series of scientific, technical and business lecture and dialogue sessions from experts around the world to promote viable solutions for sustainable mobility. A perfect occasion to discover the current topics : batteries and energy storage, the technological advancement of fuel cells and hybrid vehicles, global warming... (amongst others)
The show
An assembly of international exhibitors : energy providers, equipment manufacturers, professional (...)

New battery technology

Clean@uto.com — 2005-01-30T23:00:00Z

Nowadays, the battery is the electric vehicle's element that progresses most, with regards to increasing its power and range. Researchers are trying to make it light, powerful and cheap, like the small cells in our mobile phones and portable computers.
Manufacturers are working on it throughout the world. Among them, Saft and Bolloré in France, and Zebra in Switzerland. Although the principle remains the same to store electricity - two electrodes swapping their electrons - various (...)

Electric vehicles batteries : Industrial orientations

Clean@uto.com — 2005-01-30T23:00:00Z

Batteries : what is at stake
Industrial evolution of electric vehicles in the near future will be greatly determined by the improvement of batteries. This is explained by EDF's assistant manager for electric transport, Bertrand HEILBRONN : “ Improving batteries is the main consideration for the future of electric vehicles. New-generation batteries with an energy density three times higher than in lead batteries are already being used in town buses. With these new batteries, or the (...)