The ARB approved a historic package of vehicle polices that will reduce air pollution and the adverse public health impacts of cars and trucks while accelerating the market for electric car technology.
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California Adopts Plan for Electric Vehicles
Ten other states have already adopted California?s ZEV program, nearly tripling the impact of California?s program on the electric-car market.
Continue readingPutting the hand brake on fossil fuel subsidies
In a recent interview, the chief economist at the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol pointed out that ?fossil fuel subsidies are a hand brake as we drive along the road to a sustainable energy future.
Continue readingToyota finds way to avoid using rare earth in electric cars
Toyota has developed a way to make hybrid and electric vehicles without the use of rare earth metals, in which China has a near-monopoly, Japan’s Kyodo News reported.
Continue readingRenewable energy investments worldwide set record in 2011
A report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance said that a sluggish economy did not hamper investments in renewable energy projects (solar power, wind energy and geothermal energy).
Continue readingGovernments Spend $1.4 Billion Per Day to Destabilize Climate
Shifting subsidies to the development of climate-benign energy sources such as wind energy, solar power, and geothermal energy will help stabilize the earth?s climate.
Continue readingOne fourth of China?s crude oil is imported from the Middle East
They include shutting down steel and iron plants, establishing a monitoring and evaluation system on energy conservation, and investing more in strategic industries –solar power, wind energy and electric vehicles.
Continue readingSmart Cities
The availability of charging facilities for electric vehicles is becoming a differentiator for cities wishing to attract an affluent and dynamic demographic as well as innovative companies.
Continue readingAs Electric Vehicles Take Charge, Costs Power Down
Thanks to a cost-sharing project with the DOE, GM has been able to develop the capacity to build electric and hybrid motors internally. That capacity has made electric cars like the upcoming Chevy Spark electric car.
Continue readingShanghai: Electric buses will replace polluting diesel-powered vehicles
Currently, the 18,000 buses in service in Shanghai include around 300 electric vehicles.
Continue readingRenewable energy investments worldwide set record high in 2011
A report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance said that a sluggish economy did not hamper investments in renewable energy projects, (solar power, wind energy and geothermal energy).
Continue readingFracking: EPA Sees Risks to Water
EPA will be watching closely as states in the Northeast and Midwest embrace new drilling technologies to tap vast reserves of shale gas.
Continue readingUS DoE steps up promotion of electric vehicles
The US Department of Energy stepped up its promotion of electric cars this week, debuting a new educational video on its web site.
Continue readingChu Visits the 2012 North American International Auto Show
His tour included a look at the latest electric vehicles, such as the brand new electric car Ford Focus, along with new highly efficient models of the Ford Fusion, Chevy Spark, and Dodge Dart.
Continue readingPower plants produce most global warming pollution
Wind energy, geothermal energy and solar power (photovoltaic solar energy and concentrating solar thermal) can reduce pollution in the production of electricity.
Continue readingThe Facts On Electric Vehicles
Petroleum you get out of the ground, you burn it once, and it?s gone. With lithium ion batteries, at the end of their useful life, they can be easily recycled to make new ones.
Continue readingBumper 2011 Grain Harvest Fails to Rebuild Global Stocks
Three countries produced nearly half the world?s grain in 2011: China at 456 million tons, the United States at 384 million tons, and India at 226 million tons.
Continue readingEU mets 2010 renewable target, but more ambition now needed
According to the latest analysis of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), the European Union achieved its 2010 renewable electricity target of 21% with wind power, solar energy and geothermal energy.
Continue readingChina waives sales tax on locally made electric vehicles
However, demand for electric cars remains weak in China due to the high cost, limited range of the lithium ion batteries and lack of charging facilities.
Continue readingWhy Are So Many Critical of 17000 Electric Car Sales?
Figures showed that the first mass-produced electric vehicles in the United States, the electric car Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt, had total sales of 17345 in 2011, the first year in which they were available.
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