Today's Date:
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Transportation
June 4, 2008
General Motors Board of Directors paves the road to bring the plug-in hybrid to market. But will Tesla Motors beat the auto giant to the punch with its own family-style, electric vehicle?
May 30, 2008
Sources say small angel firm One Earth Capital is putting money into the startup founded by Tesla Motors engineers.
May 28, 2008
The electric sports-car startup says its new system, which increases the torque and range of its Roadsters, is on track for production in August. One analyst says the improvements could spell competition for the Chevy Volt.
May 27, 2008
While the Beltsville, Md.-based company grabs a hefty mix of equity and debt, the World Bank looks to raise $5.5 billion for cleantech funds by autumn, Suntech Power takes a $98.9 million stake in solar wafer maker Shunda Holdings and lithium-ion battery and systems developer International Battery is on the hunt for $100 million by early next year.
May 22, 2008
Watch out, Bugatti. After some delays, Ian Wright says he's bringing the fastest-accelerating sports car to the market in 18 months – and it's electric.
May 22, 2008
The three-wheeled car company, which plans to come out with a sporty town car in a few years, will start off with hybrids rather than electrics, and may even make a car powered by liquid fuel.
May 22, 2008
Former CIA director R. James Woolsey joins VantagePoint Ventures, while former Clinton technology adviser -- and DFJ Element partner -- Timothy Newell moves to Merriman Curhan Ford. Will others follow Al Gore's path from government to investment?
May 15, 2008
The electric sports-car company says it has only produced five Roadsters so far in two months – not the one per week initially expected – but plans to get back on track and produce 100 per month starting in November.
May 15, 2008
Nissan, Tesla Motors, Fisker Automotive, Aptera, Think Global, Miles Electric Vehicles, Phoenix Motorcars and Green Vehicles – and others – are racing to bring electric vehicles to mainstream drivers.
May 14, 2008
The company plans to begin taking orders for its electric ZeroTruck at the end of August or the beginning or September, and to deliver its first trucks this fall.
May 14, 2008
The Santa Monica, Calif.-based electric-vehicle startup plans to bring its highway-speed car to the market in the fourth quarter of next year, COO says.
May 13, 2008
The company says the vehicle will be available in four or five months, while fleet-vehicle distributor CleanCities.com says sales could begin as early as July – and says the battery company could soon open up shop in the United States.
May 12, 2008
Ernst & Young says greentech saw growth in VC investment during 1Q while overall VC investments declined. Meanwhile, cellulosic-ethanol developer Mascoma pulls in $61 million, barley-to-ethanol maker Osage Bio Energy harvests $300 million, Real Goods Solar doesn't have a real good IPO and more.
May 12, 2008
The company is showcasing a demonstration Prius using its nickel-zinc battery pack this week. It hopes to enter the automotive market in three to four years.
May 9, 2008
The U.K.'s Technology Strategy Board and companies invest in 16 alternative-car projects this week, while RTEV has a second launch and Phoenix Motorcars partners with Electrovaya. All this experimentation is good news, an analyst says, unless it goes bad.
May 6, 2008
The electric sports-car startup picks Santa Monica Boulevard for its first store. But if it wants to do more than have some fun, it will need to make more cars -- and eventually expand its service centers, an analyst says.
May 1, 2008
The United States has approved the use of some micro fuel cells in airplanes, removing a major market barrier. But companies still have hurdles to jump before they can make their technologies mainstream.
April 29, 2008
The A123Systems subsidiary starts accepting orders for a kit that turns Toyota Prius hybrids into plug-ins. If it's successful, it could drive car manufacturers to roll out their plug-in hybrids more quickly, an analyst says.
April 28, 2008
Among other companies, Xunlight, Infinia, SolarOne and Hydrogen Engine Center closed deals in the last week. And the U.S. Department of Energy committed $243 million to greentech.
April 28, 2008
Slovenia-based Pipistrel is taking orders for the world's first electric glider, Oregon-based Windward Performance seeks funding for a battery-powered plane and the Experimental Aircraft Association petitions for permission to bring small electric aircraft to consumers.