Electric Vehicle
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S'pore turns to eco-vehicles, faces obstacles
News Government taskforce aims to introduce electric vehicles next year, but industry watchers voice concerns about consumer mindset and suggest alternative solutions.
Tags: Green IT, R&D, Vehicle, Road Tax, Renault, Compressed Natural Gas, Taskforce, Green IT, Singapore, electric vehicle
How to finance a green-tech revolution
News Venture-backed tech companies create lots of buzz, but many companies that create green jobs rely on different--and troubled--funding sources.
Tags: Green IT, Business, Investment, Manufacturing, Investor, Renewable Energy, Government, financing, venture capital, CEO
Study: Bioelectricity bests biofuels on miles per acre
News Researchers find that using crop land to make electricity to power a plug-in electric vehicle is more efficient and less polluting than running a comparable car with ethanol.
Tags: Green IT, Plug-in, greenhouse gas emission, co-author, greenhouse gas, electric car, biofuel, car, Green IT, transportation
CEOs endorse 'foothold strategy' for electric cars
News The Electrification Coalition of different companies pushes for policies to promote electric vehicles in six to eight regions in the U.S. as a way to build critical mass.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Electrification Coalition, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., CEO, U.S., Green IT, Plug-in, electric vehicle, Sales
MIT chips away at lithium ion barrier
News American university researchers make battery breakthrough, which could mean good news for electric automakers and impatient cell phone users.
Tags: Components, Battery, Chip, car battery, electric vehicle, graduate student, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, lithium-ion, lithium-ion battery, barrier
GE inks deal for 'cleaner coal' in China
News Timed with Obama's visit, General Electric announces deals in China around high-speed rail, hybrid locomotives, and coal gasification plants with underground carbon storage.
Tags: Green IT, Department Of Energy, Gasification, U.S., Green IT, General Electric Co., Storage, electric vehicle, memorandum of understanding, carbon dioxide
Thanks for a great 2008
Blogs 2008 was a great year for enterprise mobility, with plenty of new technologies and gadgets to keep us mobile workers hap...
Panasonic to acquire Sanyo Electric
News Electronics giant Panasonic, aiming to get an edge in the rechargeable-batteries business and solar-battery market, reaches agreement to buy Sanyo Electric.
Tags: Acquisitions, Business structures, Battery, Sanyo Electric Co., Photovoltaics, electric vehicle, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Panasonic, lithium-ion, financial
Electric cars not as green as you think
News Electric cars in Germany could pollute more than gasoline cars, and the grid there could collapse if everyone charges at the same time, a report concludes.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Study, Plug-in, electric vehicle, electric car, Germany, carbon dioxide, U.S., car
Green technologies to watch
News The pace of change surrounding technology in clean energy and efficiency has not been this fast in years.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Technology, Storage, Innovation, Yergin, Renewable Energy, electric vehicle, lithium-ion, financial
Green-tech venture funding jumps nearly 40 percent in 2008
News Solar captures lion's share of green-tech investments worldwide, bolstered by massive funding of thin-film solar companies, according to Cleantech Group report.
Tags: Green IT, Venture capital, Investments, Clean Technology, Venture Investment, Investment, Biodiesel, biology, electric vehicle, Indian Company
Auto battery maker Ener1 eyes grid storage
News Lithium ion battery company seeks to expand its auto business with government loan and grant programs while testing power grid energy storage with utilities.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Manufacturing, Storage, auto company, Ener1, electric car, lithium-ion, lithium-ion battery, industry
How to cash in on a warming planet
News As the global climate changes, there might be chances to invest in businesses that thrive on adapting to the changing environment.
Tags: Green IT, Asset/resource/knowledge management, Investments, Business
Is US missing the boat on green tech?
News GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt and famed venture capitalist John Doerr warn policy makers that the United States is lagging China in developing green-technology industries.
Tags: Green IT, Investments, Government, Energy, Carbon Emission, General Electric Co., Renewable Energy, electricity grid, greenhouse gas, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Andy Grove urges Intel to build car batteries
News Former Intel CEO--now a plug-in vehicle advocate--says the chip giant should make electric car batteries to diversify and jump-start the alternative-energy field.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Intel Corp., Conference, Plug-in, Manufacturing, Chip, car battery, electric car, U.S. company
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