Friday, July 24, 2009
SF Mayor Gavin Newsom Ups the Ante in Electric Vehicle Race with Portland | Go Green Park
SF Mayor Gavin Newsom Ups the Ante in Electric Vehicle Race with Portland | Go Green Park: "San Francisco and Portland, Oregon are trying to one-up each other in the race to develop the first citywide, full-scale electric vehicle infrastructure. In a guest post for Gas 2.0 Mayor Gavin Newsom has turned up the collegial war of words,"
BYDDF Plug-in car, 'green' home to be featured
BYDDF Plug-in car, 'green' home to be featured: "McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- BYDDF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- A plug-in electric car from China and a 'green' home from Tennessee are among the innovative products Berkshire Hathaway shareholders
will see during the company's annual meeting today.
The car comes from Shenzhen-based BYD Company Ltd., in which Berkshire's MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. in September bought a 10 percent stake for about $230 million.
BYD is a leading manufacturer of rechargeable batteries that power cell phones and other products. In 2003 it expanded into conventional and electric cars."
will see during the company's annual meeting today.
The car comes from Shenzhen-based BYD Company Ltd., in which Berkshire's MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. in September bought a 10 percent stake for about $230 million.
BYD is a leading manufacturer of rechargeable batteries that power cell phones and other products. In 2003 it expanded into conventional and electric cars."
Thursday, July 23, 2009
The great electric car race
The great electric car race High oil prices, green regs, and better batteries are behind the mad dash to create the ultimate electric automobile."
http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/14/autos/taylor_electric.fortune/index.htm
http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/14/autos/taylor_electric.fortune/index.htm
Geely to make EK2 plug-in electric car by 2011 - China automotive news
Geely to make EK2 plug-in electric car by 2011 - China automotive news: "Geely Auto launched three new sub-brands - Gleagle (sedans), Emgrand (SUVs) and Shanghai Englon (luxury cars) - at the 2009 Shanghai auto show, in addition to showing six all-new models and concepts. The automaker may produce Gleagle EK2 plug-in electric car by 2011, sohu.com said."
Sunny Spots for Rent | Green Energy News
Sunny Spots for Rent | Green Energy News: "The utility company wants to RENT sunny spots – patches of roof or land – to install small grid-connected solar systems. Duke will own and maintain the systems for their expected life spans of 25 years. The utility company will own the solar generated power too.
The rent payment to property owners will be based on the size of the system installed. Together, connected by the grid, the mini solar systems will create a distributed solar power system. Property owners hosting the systems need to do little more than than sign some paperwork, receive a payment each month, and decide how to spend the newfound cash."
The rent payment to property owners will be based on the size of the system installed. Together, connected by the grid, the mini solar systems will create a distributed solar power system. Property owners hosting the systems need to do little more than than sign some paperwork, receive a payment each month, and decide how to spend the newfound cash."
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