Hybrid Car Blog http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:03:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Daimler Says It Intends to Take On Bosch, Other Suppliers on Batteries for EVs http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/daimler-says-it-intends-to-take-on-bosch-other-suppliers-on-batteries-for-evs/ http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/daimler-says-it-intends-to-take-on-bosch-other-suppliers-on-batteries-for-evs/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:03:01 +0000 Hybrid Guy http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/daimler-says-it-intends-to-take-on-bosch-other-suppliers-on-batteries-for-evs/ By Scott Doggett, Contributor

It would appear that Daimler not only views electrification of the automobile is the key to sustainable…

]]> http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/daimler-says-it-intends-to-take-on-bosch-other-suppliers-on-batteries-for-evs/feed/ Toshiba Jumping Into Solar Power After Launching EV Battery Business http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/toshiba-jumping-into-solar-power-after-launching-ev-battery-business/ http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/toshiba-jumping-into-solar-power-after-launching-ev-battery-business/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:03:01 +0000 Hybrid Guy http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/toshiba-jumping-into-solar-power-after-launching-ev-battery-business/ Toshiba Corp., which got into the electric-car battery business three months ago, said it now has launched a photovoltaic systems…

]]> http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/toshiba-jumping-into-solar-power-after-launching-ev-battery-business/feed/ Major Japanese Retailer Says Mitsubishi’s I-MiEV Battery-Electric Car Is Way To Go http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/major-japanese-retailer-says-mitsubishis-i-miev-battery-electric-car-is-way-to-go/ http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/major-japanese-retailer-says-mitsubishis-i-miev-battery-electric-car-is-way-to-go/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:03:01 +0000 Hybrid Guy http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/major-japanese-retailer-says-mitsubishis-i-miev-battery-electric-car-is-way-to-go/ Mitsubishi Motors has found a fan in Japan for its battery-electric i-MiEV city car.

The Lawson convenience store chain, which…

]]> http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/major-japanese-retailer-says-mitsubishis-i-miev-battery-electric-car-is-way-to-go/feed/ China’s BYD To Showcase Production Plug-In Electric Hybrid Vehicle at Detroit Show http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/chinas-byd-to-showcase-production-plug-in-electric-hybrid-vehicle-at-detroit-show/ http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/chinas-byd-to-showcase-production-plug-in-electric-hybrid-vehicle-at-detroit-show/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:03:00 +0000 Hybrid Guy http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/chinas-byd-to-showcase-production-plug-in-electric-hybrid-vehicle-at-detroit-show/ China's BYD Auto will showcase the world's first mass-produced plug-in hybrid electric vehicle at next week's Detroit auto show, according…

]]> http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/chinas-byd-to-showcase-production-plug-in-electric-hybrid-vehicle-at-detroit-show/feed/ Congestion Pricing - Let’s Provide Alternatives Before Demonizing Autos http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/congestion-pricing-lets-provide-alternatives-before-demonizing-autos/ http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/congestion-pricing-lets-provide-alternatives-before-demonizing-autos/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:03:00 +0000 Hybrid Guy http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/congestion-pricing-lets-provide-alternatives-before-demonizing-autos/ As concerns about global warming, energy independence and plain old traffic congestion grow and the automobile continues to be demonized,…

]]> http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/congestion-pricing-lets-provide-alternatives-before-demonizing-autos/feed/ Clean-tech stories that will change everything http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/clean-tech-stories-that-will-change-everything/ http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/clean-tech-stories-that-will-change-everything/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:03:00 +0000 Hybrid Guy http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/clean-tech-stories-that-will-change-everything/

It can sometimes be a little unclear (especially at the start of a new year) how the previous year changed…

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The Good Ol’ Book is Back in Vogue
When green advocates talk about product service systems (PSS), many might be…

]]> http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/library-use-is-booming-because-of-recession/feed/ "Don’t be surprised to see an electric Lotus shortly" http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/dont-be-surprised-to-see-an-electric-lotus-shortly/ http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/dont-be-surprised-to-see-an-electric-lotus-shortly/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:02:59 +0000 Hybrid Guy http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/dont-be-surprised-to-see-an-electric-lotus-shortly/
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Lotus Electric Car in the Cards
These words were recently spoken by Lotus CEO Michael Kimberley, making us think…

]]> http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/dont-be-surprised-to-see-an-electric-lotus-shortly/feed/ Future Biofuels Could Be Created Out of Thin Air: Craig Venter & Synthetic Genomics http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/future-biofuels-could-be-created-out-of-thin-air-craig-venter-synthetic-genomics/ http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/future-biofuels-could-be-created-out-of-thin-air-craig-venter-synthetic-genomics/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:02:58 +0000 Hybrid Guy http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/future-biofuels-could-be-created-out-of-thin-air-craig-venter-synthetic-genomics/
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With the honeymoon phase of support for first generation biofuels (those derived from food crops such as corn,…

]]> http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/future-biofuels-could-be-created-out-of-thin-air-craig-venter-synthetic-genomics/feed/ TheFunded Keeps Tabs on Clean Tech Investing http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/thefunded-keeps-tabs-on-clean-tech-investing/ http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/thefunded-keeps-tabs-on-clean-tech-investing/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:02:58 +0000 Hybrid Guy http://www.hybrid-car-blog.com/thefunded-keeps-tabs-on-clean-tech-investing/

Want to keep track of what’s happening money-wise in clean tech during 2009? A new website called TheFunded.com presents a…

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