California Electric & Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Aptera is changing the way the world moves with our segment defining vehicles designed around the philosophy of efficiency. We believe efficiency to be both sustainable and relevant to our current and future society, and therefore has incredible market potential. It's because of this that we take hiring the right, brilliant people so seriously. As a company, Aptera draws its strength from its team. Carefully selected from across a number of production environments, the Aptera team is composed of respected automotive experts and accomplished executives from Southern California's high technology industries. Aptera was founded - [Read more]

What does an electric car infrastructure look like? The batteries of a zero-emission vehicle need three things in place in for optimum functionality: charging spots, battery switching stations, and software that automates the experience. Imagine living free from oil. Picture zero-emission electric cars running on a clean energy grid. Governments, auto makers, energy companies and Better Place work hand-in-hand to make this happen. The result: our people and our planet prosper together. This is more than a vision. It’s something Better Place and its partners are already building. Since Better Place’s inception in October 2007, - [Read more]

CALSTART is a non-profit organization that works with the public and private sectors to develop advanced transportation technologies and foster companies that will help clean the air, lessen our dependence on foreign oil, reduce global warming, and create jobs. Although headquartered in California, CALSTART addresses national and international issues related to clean transportation. CALSTART is dedicated to supporting and accelerating the growth of the advanced transportation technologies industry and its related markets, with the goals of: • Cleaning the air; • Improving energy efficiency; and • Creating high-quality jobs. - [Read more]

The Electric Auto Association (EAA) is a non-profit educational organization formed in 1967 in San Jose, California to promote the widespread adoption of Electric Vehicles. Its mission: *To act as a source of information for the membership, other organizations and the public, on the current state of electric vehicle technology worldwide. *To encourage experimentation in the building of electric vehicles, particularly to improve energy and resource efficiency, reduce emissions and improve vehicle safety. *To promote and organize public exhibits of electric vehicles built by members and others for the purpose of informing the public - [Read more]

Fisker Automotive is a green American premium sports car company with a mission to create a range of beautiful environmentally friendly cars that make environmental sense without compromise. The concept was created between two independent companies who clearly wanted to make a difference in not only the automotive industry, but to the environment as well. Fisker Coachbuild, LLC and Quantum Technologies announced this joint venture partnership in September 2007. Fisker Coachbuild will provide exclusive design services for Fisker Automotive while Quantum Technologies (QTWW - a publicly traded company) will provide the latest technological - [Read more]

Green Vehicles strives to be a positive agent for change by designing, manufacturing and distributing zero emission vehicles. Green Vehicles Inc based in San Jose, California is a maker of high-efficiency vehicles. Green Vehicles first product, a three-wheeled two-seater named the Triac, is currently under development and is accepting pre-orders requiring a 10% reservation fee. The TRIAC has a top speed of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a range of 100 miles (160 km). Charging the TRIAC's 144 volt, 160 amp-hour batteries takes approximately 5 hours when the vehicle is plugged in to either 120 or 240 volts AC. The Vehicle is designed with a steel - [Read more]

Quantum Technologies provides the solutions that OEMs, governments and commercial organizations need—from concept to production. Whether it's a factory produced natural gas pickup truck, a fuel cell powered Army vehicle, a transportable hydrogen refueling station, or specialty and limited edition vehicles, our technology leads the way with products and supportive services that provide solutions that work for our customers. Quantum's proprietary high-performance plug-in-hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) architecture - known as "Q-Drive" - has evolved over five years of innovation and development at Quantum. - [Read more]

Tesla Motors designs and sells high performance, super efficient electric cars. Tesla Motors cars join style, acceleration, and handling with advanced technologies that make them the quickest and the most energy-efficient cars on the planet. At the core of Tesla Motors is the belief that an electric car need not be a driving sacrifice. We have brought the best of the automotive and technology worlds together to permanently bury the image of an electric car as a step backwards in performance, efficiency, or design. Our key technology is the 100% electric powertrain, which propels us in the present and simultaneously establishes a foundation - [Read more]