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Friday, 26 September 2008 |
Automakers in the US led by General Motors and Toyota are racing to bring rechargeable electric cars to the mass market in response to increasing customer and regulatory demands for improved fuel economy and low emissions, reported Reuters. "On Tuesday, Chrysler unveiled three electric car prototypes and said it would bring one to market by 2010." Reuters provides in this article a neat rundown on electric vehicle progress at each of the six major automakers in the U.S.
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Thursday, 25 September 2008 |
The U.S. Senate's passed a bill that would extend $18 billion in tax credits for renewable energy for eight years. The measure, which is expected to be approved by the House of Representatives and President Bush, gives businesses a 30 percent tax credit to offset the development costs of solar and other clean energy projects. (Environmental News Network)
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Wednesday, 24 September 2008 |
Solar power, properly harnessed, could solve the world's energy problems. In the race to produce energy from the sun's rays, Europe's first commercial solar-thermal-electricity plant is at the forefront of a growing movement for green power. In Seville, in the south of Spain, 624 moving mirrors reflect sunbeams onto a 115-meter-high white tower that uses the concentrated heat to boil water, making steam that spins an electric turbine 97 times a second. (A Bloomberg Exclusive)
Thanks to Sun Star for the tip!
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Friday, 19 September 2008 |
Long before "green" cars became trendy in other parts of the world, a boxy electric two-seater began rolling out of a small factory in Bangalore. Today, scores of Reva electric cars can be seen tootling down Bangalore's crowded streets with bright colors and their minimalist design. (Reuters News from India)
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Thursday, 18 September 2008 |
The European branch of the world’s largest car maker, Toyota, became one of six companies to join the Climate Neutral Network (CN Net), a United Nations Environment Program initiative bringing together organizations which pledge to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
“The participation of a major company like Toyota is a sign that private companies are increasingly playing their part on the road to a low-carbon society,” said Angela Cropper, the Deputy Executive Director of UNEP. Toyota has sold more than 1.5 million hybrid cars worldwide.
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Read more... [Toyota Joins Climate Group to Cut Corporate Greenhouse Gases]
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