Green Options » Citroen http://greenoptions.com/tag/citroen Posts tagged 'Citroen' Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:11:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Citroen Unveils C-Zero Electric Car, Available Late 2010 [w/VIDEO] http://gas2.org/2009/11/12/citroen-unveils-c-zero-electric-car-available-late-2010-wvideo/ http://gas2.org/2009/11/12/citroen-unveils-c-zero-electric-car-available-late-2010-wvideo/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:11:12 +0000 Andrew Williams http://gas2.org/2009/11/12/citroen-unveils-c-zero-electric-car-available-late-2010-wvideo/

Back in September we reported that French Car-maker PSA had teamed up with Mitsubishi to make an electric vehicle based on the zippy i-MiEV. Well, this week it seems that the partnership has come to fruition, after Citroen unveiled the C-Zero, an all-electric car set to hit the showrooms late next year.

The compact C-Zero features an identical drivetrain to the i-MiEV, with a lithium-ion battery powering a 64bhp electric motor (see video after the jump).

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/11/12/citroen-unveils-c-zero-electric-car-available-late-2010-wvideo/feed/ Report: France Wants 2 Million Electric Cars On Its Roads By 2020 http://gas2.org/2009/09/30/report-france-wants-2-million-electric-cars-on-its-roads-by-2020/ http://gas2.org/2009/09/30/report-france-wants-2-million-electric-cars-on-its-roads-by-2020/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:50:49 +0000 Nick Chambers http://gas2.org/2009/09/30/report-france-wants-2-million-electric-cars-on-its-roads-by-2020/

French energy minister Jean-Louis Borloo will announce a plan on Thursday for the country to invest 1 billion Euros ($1.46 billion US) in the infrastructure needed to encourage the adoption of electric cars. That investment will buy 4.4 million charging stations, upgrade the power grid, purchase a government fleet of electric cars, and provide subsidies to EV buyers and auto manufacturers.

France hopes that this amount of investment will be enough to get 2 million electric cars on its roads within 10 years.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/09/30/report-france-wants-2-million-electric-cars-on-its-roads-by-2020/feed/ Peugeot and Mitsubishi Form Electric Car Alliance http://gas2.org/2009/09/04/peugeot-and-mitsubishi-form-electric-car-alliance/ http://gas2.org/2009/09/04/peugeot-and-mitsubishi-form-electric-car-alliance/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:53:57 +0000 Nick Chambers http://gas2.org/2009/09/04/peugeot-and-mitsubishi-form-electric-car-alliance/

Peugeot has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi to begin building and marketing a new electric car in Europe based on Mitsu’s i-MiEV platform. The agreement builds upon a previous memorandum of understanding and solidifies the two companies as partners in next generation car technology.

The car is set to begin production and sale in Europe by late in 2010. Peugeot expects to sell 25,000 of the cars to the European market per year. Citroën, Peugeot’s sister company, will also sell the i-MiEV-based electric car under the Citroën brand.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/09/04/peugeot-and-mitsubishi-form-electric-car-alliance/feed/ France Invests $549 Million in Electric and Hybrid Cars http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/09/france-invests-549-million-in-electric-and-hybrid-cars/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/09/france-invests-549-million-in-electric-and-hybrid-cars/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:42:52 +0000 Andrew Williams http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/09/france-invests-549-million-in-electric-and-hybrid-cars/ The French government announced today that it has earmarked a massive €400 million ($549 million) in state support for the development of electric and hybrid cars. The news comes hot on the heels of key pledges on the development of electric cars from Renault and Peugeot-Citroen that signal a major shift in green transport policy across the country.

Speaking at the Paris Motor Show, President Nicolas Sarkozy said the investment is destined “exclusively for the research and development of non-polluting vehicles.” His comments follow earlier announcements from French carmakers Renault SA and PSA Peugeot Citroen of separate agreements with energy company Electricite de France (EdF) to develop and market green vehicles.

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