Electronics giant aims to bolster solar and battery business with $4.5bn takeover bid
French deal aims to produce 100,000 electric car batteries a year from 2012
Supermarket giant installs free electric car recharging points at 11 stores across the capital
Government matches private sector funding in attempt to get prototype on road by 2011
SAIC plans rollout of hybrid and all-electric autos over the next three years
Auto giant reveals plans for solar powered electric car charging stations
CNOOC says $11bn plan for CCS syngas plants also in the works
Axon Automotive unveils carbon fibre plug-in hybrid boasting fuel efficiency of over 100mpg
A new report from the US National Research Council suggests that the environmental costs of electric cars are fundamentally the same as for conventional vehicles. Can that really be right?
Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi and Toyota jostle for position in the race to crack electric vehicle market