UPS is purchasing 100 electric delivery vehicles for use in California from Electric Vehicles International of Stockton, California – the largest single deployment of EVs in the state to date.
With a range of 90 miles, the electric delivery vehicles will replace older generation diesel trucks, displacing an estimated 126,000 gallons of fuel a year.
Hertz Global Holdings announced plans to offer electric vehicles by China’s BYD Company (HKG:1211) for rent in China.
GE Energy will help Hertz develop a charging infrastructure to support the vehicles, including 770 charging stations in Shanghai’s Jiading District by the end of 2011.
This is part of Hertz’s Global EV plan, announced in 2010. Hertz wants to be the first rental company that offers a range of electric vehicles and charging stations globally.
BYD Company – in which Warren Buffet is a major investor – is establishing its North American headquarters in Los Angeles, and plans to begin selling EVs in the US this year.
Germany’s Volkswagen says it plans to invest nearly EUR 1 billion in renewable energy.
In June, VW invested roughly EUR 600 million in clean energy generation for its manufacturing plants. Now, it’s considering buying shares in two or more offshore wind farms in Germany this year.
General Motors is partnering with Korea’s LG Electronics to design and engineer new electric vehicles.
LG already provides batteries for GM’s Chevy Volt and Opel Ampera extended-range EVs. GM says working together in the design stage will help expand the company’s line-up of EVs.
The companies gave no details about project ambitions or timelines.
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