Today's Date:
Friday, May 09, 2008
Transportation
May 09, 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 06, 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 01, 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.
April 25, 2008
Venturi pushes back the production date for its eagerly awaited Fetish, while Fisker Automotive calls Tesla's lawsuit against Fisker "nonsense."
April 24, 2008
More than half of the staff scientists at the U.S. EPA say they have experienced political interference, according to a study from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Meanwhile, the California Clean Energy Fund opens a new center as its public policy arm.
April 22, 2008
"Car Talk" hosts Ray and Tom Magliozzi hit the road on Earth Day to discover the next generation of fuel-efficient vehicles, MyRide.com celebrates the environmentally savvy day with a list of celebrity "must-have" green vehicles and Think Global announces a partnership to bring green cars to the rest of us.
April 19, 2008
Alex Farrell's research into the full environmental impacts of biofuels is sorely needed, scientists say. He leaves a legacy of his work on California's low-carbon fuel standard and in building an energy community.
April 17, 2008
The greentech market is moving ahead. These are the companies leading the way.
April 10, 2008
Susan Preston, general partner for the California Clean Energy Fund's new Clean Energy Angel Fund, says more angels are needed to fund greentech investments of between $500,000 and $5 million. The fund, which is raising up to $20 million, plans to spend the cash on solar, energy efficiency, transportation, cooling systems and lighting.
April 10, 2008
The Clean Tech Open begins as UC Berkeley's greentech contest closes and the California Clean Energy Fund announces an angel fund. Will these efforts to seed innovation be enough?
April 09, 2008
Auto companies are ramping up their green marketing. But are they really bringing green-car technology any closer?
April 02, 2008
Electrorides prepares to debut its electric truck, and will offer an option to trick it out with an engine that uses vegetable oil or biodiesel.
March 31, 2008
Greentech Media CEO Scott Clavenna describes the complications of a jump start, Prius style. Among the tools needed: a preschooler, who is not included.
March 28, 2008
Concerns over the financial impact to clean-car developers rise after the state cuts the number of nonpolluting vehicles to be required by manufacturers from 25,000 to 7,500.
March 27, 2008
Electric-car startup Aptera scores an undisclosed amount of funding to start manufacturing of its first vehicles this year, while Silicon Valley startup Project Better Place plans to bring Denmark a nationwide system of electric cars.