Protean Electric, the global leader in the development and commercialization of in-wheel electric drive systems, yesterday announced $84 million in new funding from GSR Ventures, New Times Group, Oak Investment Partners and the city of Liyang, Jiangsu Province, China. This capital will be used to bring Protean’s breakthrough electric drive technology to production by establishing […]
Now in its fifth year, this conference features panels, exhibits, and networking opportunities for leaders in three key segments: automakers, utilities, and infrastructure developers. The conference features the pre-conference Regional PEV Readiness Workshop. Complimentary offsite tour sponsored by the Southwest Research Institute of its Energy Storage System Evaluation and Safety Laboratory. Afternoon of Ride-n-Drive opportunities […]
While natural gas vehicles (NGVs) are growing in leaps and bounds in US fleets through domestic fuel sources, they are actually significant in global markets, according to a Pike Research report. This is true for fleets and consumers due to the current high cost of gasoline and diesel, and the concerns over being addicted to […]
Lane departure warning systems could be dangerous. The high-tech, high-price systems are supposed to help inattentive drivers stay in their own lanes, not stray disastrously into nearby cars. But vehicles with the systems showed increased, not decreased, crashes in a study being released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a research group for insurers.