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Unveiled at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the Courb-designed, Valence Technology-powered C-ZEN electric concept car arrived at the party packing a 15kW electric motor and one of Valence's patented lithium-iron-magnesium-phosphate (LiFeMgPO4) battery packs. Boasting an impressive range of 125 miles ...

Toronto Electric, a company usually busy with the building and servicing of industrial lifting equipment, took advantage of PHEV'09 in Montreal last week to debut an electric car prototype. Company president Steve Chapman has been ...

Not long ago, the guys at Top Gear had the chance to enjoy a Tesla Roadster (sadly, the video of that much-discussed event is no longer available). Two things Jeremy Clarkston and crew criticized were the Tesla's range and brakes. The Roadster has now made a strong counter-claim about its range. ...

As soon as we heard the announcement about Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp and Ford's Smith-built Transit Connect coming to America, our minds soon turned to the battery supplier of that company, Valence Technology. The Austin, Texas-based firm keeps a lower profile than some of its competitors ...

After scuttling an earlier plan to build trucks in the U.S., a new Tanfield Group announcement reverses that reversal. The company has just incorporated Smith Electric Vehicles (SEV) US Corp. and expects them to begin building copies of the Newton ...

Brammo Motorsports recently got a $10 million infusion of cash through its first set of investors, and now the hopeful maker of electric motorcycles has gotten past another important milestone by officially sourcing its super important ...

Just before EVS23 kicked off, Valence Technology announced a new, large-format lithium battery called Epoch. Epoch is the name for Valence's third-generation lithium phosphate batteries. These Epoch batteries were improved based on customer comments and concerns over earlier generations. In part ...