]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/electric-cars Blog Articles Tagged with 'electric-cars' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151266?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Is consolidation finally coming to the U.S. ethanol industry?Bankrupt VeraSun, the biggest U.S. ethanol producer, said it has received an offer from an unnamed third party. POET, another big ethanol producer also based in Sioux Falls, S.D., says it's... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151266?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:53:35 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151264?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Crude oil futures rebounded to $52 in the wake of Chinas interest rate cuts, but the gloomy outlook for Chinese and global growth is still feeding the bears. Merrill Lynch slashed its 2009 oil price forecast to $50 from $90 and says OPEC is powerless... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151264?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:52:41 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/151185?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Image: MichelinThe Holy Grail of Eco-transportationCould this be the technology that revolutionizes transportation? Will the company that invented the air-pressure tire trump that achievement by making electric cars affordable and practical? Michelin... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/151185?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:32:35 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/151292?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Filed under: Etc., NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle)The U.S. military, like so many other giant organizations, is making the case for going green. From hybrid tanks to bio-fuel jet fuel, reducing fuel is becoming more and more important. The latest... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/151292?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:10:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/151107?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Apologies for the delay in delivering this weekly wrap up! I am still recovering from my Tryptophan haze. This was a big week in sustainable business news! Read on for the biggest stories: Five Reasons You Should Consider Generating Your Own Green ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/151107?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:15:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150965?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Nikkei. Market researcher Fuji-Keizai Co. forecasts that global sales of rechargeable batteries for all applications will surge 43% from 2007 to 3.61 trillion (US$37.9 billion) in 2012, led by a doubling of lithium-ion battery sales.Sales of lithiu... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150965?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/151119?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars When you say the words green car, what comes to mind? Prius first, I suspect. One of the numerous electric cars popping up these days. And perhaps a hydrogen car. So would you be surprised to hear that the winner of last week's Green Car of the Yea... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/151119?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:05:25 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/150652?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Crude oil futures fell further to about $52 a barrel amid more signs of falling global demand, with some analysts now forecasting a big demand contraction next year, Bloomberg reports. To juice demand, China is studying lowering domestic fuel prices,... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/150652?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:58:13 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/150647?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Crude oil futures rebounded above $50 as governments around the world suggest measures to revive demand and OPECs previous production cuts are set to trickle through the market, Bloomberg reports. Still, the precipitous fall in oil prices since July ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/150647?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:56:38 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/150665?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars On Thursday the mayors of San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland held a press conference to announce that the Bay Area would be home to Americas first electric car network, to be designed by Better Place, Shai Agassis electric car company. Better Place... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/150665?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:35:14 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150315?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Better Place introduced a second EV prototype to work with its infrastructure: the Better Place Rogue, based on the Nissan Rogue crossover SUV. Click to enlarge.San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150315?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:53:32 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/150674?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars On the first day of the LA Auto Show BMW Group's MINI division made the world Premiere of their much anticipated MINI-E electric car. While the car is not yet ready to be put into production, MINI will be releasing 500 units on lease to drivers in... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/150674?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:46:07 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/150675?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars This morning Carlos Ghosn, the current CEO and President of Renault and Nissan opened the LA auto show on a forward-looking note. Nowhere are the pressures of the current global recession and looming gas prices more salient than this year's auto sh... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/150675?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:21:44 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/150487?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars The room was packed on Friday for a panel entitled Bringing Electric Cars to the Mass Market . The moderator, Bill Moore, editor of EV World, set the stage with a historical perspective--did you know that Henry Ford's wife drove an electric car?--an... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/150487?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:12:26 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/150118?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hydrogen, Legislation and Policy, Green Daily, USA Neil Young suggests that we turn the page in the drama that is the Detroit 3's history of producing automobiles by cutting out all internal combustion engines. The rock sta... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/150118?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:17:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/150122?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, LA Auto Show, USAThe lithium ion batteries being used for plug-in hybrids such as the Chevy Volt are easily the single most expensive part of the car and now, AFS Trinity is claiming that they will only... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/150122?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:57:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149945?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars The Nikkei reports that Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) plans to add about 300 electric cars to the fleet used by its sales personnel next fiscal year, the largest corporate rollout of such vehicles at one time.The major utility intends to lease mai... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149945?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:34:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/149864?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Dodge, LA Auto Show, USADodge has their recently revealed electric vehicle line-up in L.A for the upcoming Auto Show and, at the tail end of a press event in the Rosebowl parking lot, had occasion to indulge in a little impr... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/149864?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:23:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marc-gunther/149852?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars As the electric car is business gets more and more crowded, it feels like we are approaching a breakthrough. It could come from a U.S. automaker like GM with its Volt, from a European company like Renault (and its partner Nissan) which are committed... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marc-gunther/149852?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:27:34 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/149653?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in, NissanImagine a world where you don't buy cars any more and none of the cars that we do drive emit anything. Unlike the present, where no one buys Nissans Carlos Tavares believes not buying cars at all will eventually happen ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/149653?rsstype=tag&tag=electric-cars Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:24:00 -0500