Oct 25, 2011 – Venture capital funding of green energy continues to grow year over year. As with the government, most of the money is going into new technologies rather than the more mundane but quicker return of energy conservation. Please leave your comments here.
Oct 25, 2011 – As the government fiscal year wound down at the end of September the Department of Energy followed the famous government maxim: Use it or lose it. In the last week of September it awarded almost $6 billion in loan guarantees for clean energy manufacturers. Hopefully, no more Solyndras. The total is [...]
Oct 21, 2011 – A flexible rapid recharging system will make it possible in the future to use the same charging socket to charge up electric cars on either direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC). This user-friendly solution was developed by Siemens and BMW for the Modellregion Elektromobilität München – Drive eCharged project. The [...]
Oct 18, 2011 – The New York Times published a special section on “Cars” last Friday and you should look at a copy in print or online. Some of the “green energy” articles included “What Compromise” that discusses how new technology will allow automakers to make more energy efficient autos without sacrificing current amenities. Another [...]
Oct 17, 2011 – Solar car by SolarWorld AG and Bochum University of Applied Sciences will cover more than 30,000 kilometers driven only by the power of the sun Driven by the power of the sun alone, the solar-powered car SolarWorld GT set out in Adelaide/Australia to go once around the world. In a year’s [...]
Oct 11, 2011 – The German vehicle manufactures Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche, and Volkswagen are going to present the Combined Charging System at the 15th International VDI-Congress and Exhibition “Electronic Systems for Motor Vehicles” from 2011-10-12/13 for the first time. The Combined Charging System has been developed in close cooperation with the American vehicle manufacturers [...]
Oct 9, 2011 – The green energy industry needs an innovator entrepreneur like Steve Jobs instead of solar energy companies all producing similar products. The same goes for wind turbines, EVs, hybrid autos, lithium-ion batteries, the nuclear industry, waste conversion, wave power, etc.
Oct 9, 2011 – car2go Canada Ltd, a subsidiary of Daimler North America, announced today successful operations for its first 100 days in Vancouver, B.C. Since the launch of car2go in Vancouver on June 18, 2011, car2go edition smart fortwo vehicles have been rented more than 40,000 times, and membership has grown to more than [...]
Oct 9, 2011 – Following the successful launch of the car2go mobility service in the German city of Hamburg, car2go GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, and Europcar, the leader in car-rental services in Europe, announced today that within a few weeks, Lyon will become the first French city to enjoy the benefits of [...]
Oct 4, 2011 – David Jolly reports in The New York Times today that Paris is testing a system of rental EVs. “On Sunday, Autolib rolled out 66 ultracompact Bluecars at charging stations for a two-month trial period to help familiarize the public with the system and work out the bugs before it fully goes [...]
Sep 27, 2011 – The Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL is making its mark thanks to an innovative concept and high-performance drive system. A fully functioning van for everyday applications, it has a maximum payload of around 900kg and a load compartment with no restrictions on use. This means it can assume all the usual transportation duties [...]
Sep 26, 2011 – The Prius is becoming a hybrid line rather than just a model. The original Prius remains, but there are other models coming. First is the Prius V that is a small mini-van. It will come with the same system and engine, but be longer and wider and should be available within [...]
Sep 26, 2011 – Ford’s first electric car [EV] is set to go on sale by December 31, 2011. But the Ford Focus Electric will not be launched nationwide. It go on sale initially in New York and of course in California. It will have a lithium ion battery pack that will require 3 to [...]
Sep 24, 2011 – Toyota makes the Prius hybrid that has garnered all the fame for hybrids. However, they continue to expand their hybrid line. The new Camry hybrid will be on sale in November. The Camry hybrid will have a 4 cylinder, 2.5 liter engine that will get 35 mpg on the highway and [...]
Sep 21, 2011 – GM has announced that it will manufacture electric cars [EVs] in China and also transfer associated technology to China. Do you think all the production will be sold in China or will some be exported to the USA? What do you think about that? Please leave your comments here.
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