Posts Tagged ‘motoring’

20 March 2009

President Obama launches two new electric vehicle programmes in the US

As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, US President Barack Obama has launched two programmes that will boost the development of electric vehicles in the US.

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4 March 2009

Venture-backed green mobility operator Better Place names industry veteran Charles Stonehill as CFO

Venture-backed green mobility operator Better Place has named industry veteran Charles Stonehill as CFO, reporting directly to Shai Agassi, founder and CEO.

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4 March 2009

Venture-backed electric vehicle maker Tesla targets Canada

Venture-backed electric vehicle-maker Tesla Motors is to target the Canadian market, the company announced.

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19 February 2009

Coulomb Technologies installs hybrid vehicle charging stations in San Francisco

Vehicle infrastructure company Coulomb Technologies has installed its Networked Charging Stations at City Hall in San Francisco, US.

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17 February 2009

Low Carbon Energy: A Roadmapp

Technologies available today, and those expected to become competitive over the next decade, will permit a rapid decarbonisation of the global energy economy. New renewable energy technologies, combined with a broad suite of energy-efficiency advances, will allow global energy needs to be met without fossil fuels and by adding only minimally to the cost of energy services, according to a report from theWorldwatch Institute.

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13 February 2009

Valeo, Michelin team up to develop electric and rechargeable hybrid vehicle systems

Producer of car components Valeo and Michelin have signed a deal to develop electric and rechargeable hybrid vehicle systems.

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27 January 2009

Better Place, DONG Energy raise €103m for electric car network

Better Place, in conjunction with DONG Energy, has closed approximately €103m in equity and convertible debt to commercialise its electric car charging network in Denmark.

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7 January 2009

A123Systems calls for $1.84bn DOE loan to produce lithium ion batteries

A123Systems has submitted an application under the US Department of Energy's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program to be eligible for a loan of $1.84bn to construct new lithium ion battery manufacturing facilities in the US.

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5 January 2009

Clean Air Power to power Volvo Truck engines with clean fuel

Clean fuel company Clean Air Power has signed an agreement to fuel Volvo Truck engines with its Dual-Fuel technology, in a bid to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, according to a statement.

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16 December 2008

Pragmentalists vs Environmentalists: Prius: Green or Greenwash?p

What is the actual impact of hybrids? In this article from Vinod Khosla, he analyses hybrids, ranging from the conventional Toyota Prius to fashionable plug-in hybrids. The focus here is on highlighting the actual carbon emission reduction of hybrids (particularly vis-à-vis biofuels), and discussing the best possible solutions to reduce these emissions at a reasonable cost both in the near and long-term. We object to greenwashing (powered by large marketing machines) that obfuscate the facts that suggest hybrids can solve our problems.

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9 December 2008

Better Place joins mission to bring electric vehicles to Japan

Better Place will join Japanese company Fuji Heavy Industries, the maker of Subaru automobiles, and other Japanese carmakers in the first Ministry of Environment electric-vehicle project in Japan.

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4 December 2008

Hawaii unveils plans to implement an electric car network

Hawaiian governor Linda Lingle and Shai Agassi, founder and CEO of Better Place, have revealed plans to implement an electric car network across Hawaii.

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24 November 2008

Coulomb Technologies launches smart charging installations across California

Coulomb Technologies will offer the first smart charging infrastructure installations base for new and existing alternative fueling stations across California, US, for electric vehicles.

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20 November 2008

Honda unveils hydrogen-powered sports car

Honda has unveiled its hydrogen-powered, three-seat sports car concept, the Honda FC Sport.

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19 November 2008

SolarWorld to bid for Opel car factories

Solar development company SolarWorld is to submit an offer to the US car manufacturer General Motors to take over the four German factories and the Ruesselheim development centre of Adam Opel, according to the company. SolarWorld, which has so far been exclusively involved in solar power technology, would subsequently develop Opel into the first 'green' European automotive group, the company said.

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18 November 2008

ISE closes $17.5m funding to expand energy storage technology

ISE Corporation, Siemens Venture Capital, Macquarie Clean Technology Fund and DTE Energy Ventures have completed a $17.5m equity investment in ISE. The funding will be used for the expansion of the company's energy storage systems as well as enhancing sales to the transit bus marketplace in the US and Europe.

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12 November 2008

Venture-backed hybrid car company Fisker opens engineering and development centre

Green car company Fisker Automotive has opened a new engineering and development centre in Michigan, US. The company previously received backing from venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Palo Alto Investors and QIA.

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3 November 2008

Tesla Motors approves $40m in financing to develop all-electric sports car

The board of directors of US electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors has approved $40m in convertible debt financing, based on commitments from almost all current major investors.

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27 October 2008

UK announces £100m green motoring initiative

UK Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has announced a steps across Government to deliver a £100m commitment to accelerate the emergence of greener vehicles. As part of this, 100 electric cars will be provided in UK towns and cities to allow families and other motorists the opportunity to feedback the practical steps needed to make greener motoring an everyday reality.

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