Archive for the 'Electric Vehicles' Category

Cooking stove operating on jatropha

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Awesome 2009 Wind Energy Calendar

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Wind Energy 2009 Wall Calendar
Wind Energy Wall Calendar: Go Green with this wall calendar that shows the simpler side of living.

Tenacious D - The Pick Of Destiny

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

… electric wang-dang, but you can hear the acousticality in all it’s latent brilliance lurking under the surface. Toss in the fact that Black has obviously been taking singing lessons from …

AutoblogGreen for 11.15.06

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

… electric car, hydrogen research is worth it. Read more here, and check AutoblogGreen later today for more about Honda’s FCX concept fuel cell car. Honda manager Stephen Ellis frustrated with …

Driving the BMW Hydrogen 7

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

… electric vehicle, BMW chose to stick with what it already knew well, internal combustion engines. Set to debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show at the end of this month …

ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) Posts Profit, Record Sales for 2006

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Electric car pioneer ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP), a leader in advanced transportation and energy technologies, posted record sales for the first nine months of 2006 as well as a net profit …

Bentley celebrates 60 years at Crewe

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

… car. If you are lucky enough to be close enough to experience this event, be sure to take full advantage of the opportunity to see some of the most-coveted vehicles …

Nidec Agrees to Acquire Valeo S.A. France Motors & Actuators Business to Strengthen its In-car Electric Motor Business

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 14, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Nidec Corporation (”Nidec”) (NYSE:NJ), Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code:6594) announced today that it had executed a definitive agreement with Valeo S.A …

Lethal Force, The Da Vinci Code, Accepted: Region 1 DVD Releases for November 14, 2006

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

… Electric Car? I did. In the library. By leaving the lights on. Actually, I think it was the auto industry, but I’ll confirm that when I watch this doc about …

Lawsuit Pulls Plug on Electric Car

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

ZAP: ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) Posts Profit, Record Sales for 2006

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

SANTA ROSA, CA (MARKET WIRE) Electric car pioneer ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP), a leader in advanced transportation and energy technologies, posted record sales for the first nine months of 2006 as …

DVD Pick of the Week: Forbidden Planet

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

… Electric Car? I don’t know; perhaps this film will shine a light in the direction of the culprits. King Kong: Deluxe Extended Edition. Just when you though it couldn’t get …

‘Smart’ electric grids to ease zap from plug-ins?

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

A project funded by the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory
will test bidirectional battery chargers and “smart” grids that could
prevent U.S. electric grid overload from plug-in vehicles.
Ecotality is best known for the Hydratus, its onboard hydrogen fuel generator for buses, that grew out of a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory project. Its subsidiary, eTec, makes chargers [...]

Electric carmaker Aptera raises $24 million round

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

(Credit: Aptera)
Aptera Motors, the electric car start-up that on Tuesday nabbed
funding from Google.org, announced Thursday that it has secured $24
million in a series C round.

The Carlsbad, Calif., company aims to spend the funds on its manufacturing center in nearby Vista.

Aptera has set the end of this year for the release of its all-electric
Typ-1, a two-seater, [...]

Prius to be American-made

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Americans will soon have another feel-good reason to buy a Prius.
Prius production in the U.S. will begin in late 2010 at a plant currently under construction in Blue Springs, Miss., Toyota announced Thursday.
So, aside from saving on the cost of gas through better gas mileage and raising environmental awareness, buying a Prius will soon be [...]