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.
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As 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.
Continue readingRare earth shortages may damage clean tech (wind energy, electric vehicles) growth
Dwindling supplies of five rare earth minerals could derail production of clean energy technologies such as wind power, electric cars and energy-efficient lighting, the US Department of Energy has warned.
Continue readingRenewables are to be a significant pillar of the global energy balance of tomorrow
With plenty of solar radiation, Saudi Arabia is also taking a deep plunge into the solar energy sector. Over the next two decades or so, it plans to install roughly 1 GW (1,000 MW) of solar power per year.
Continue readingConsumer Interest in Plug-in Electric Cars Declines to 40%
Price is the most significant barrier to consumer interest in electric vehicles.
Continue readingChina: rare earth export quota for 2012
Rare earths are used in electric vehicles and wind power.
Continue readingShell’s Nigeria oil spill
A world without oil and without nuclear energy based on renewable energies such as wind energy, concentrated solar power, photovoltaic and electric vehicles, it is possible and necessary. A new disaster shows the need.
Continue readingEU – 2030 targets for renewable energy by 2014
For wind energy and other renewables the week was tense. Until now, the European renewables industry has been driven forward by renewable energy and carbon cutting 2020 targets.
Continue readingRare Earth Metals Bears and Bulls
Demand for dysprosium will remain fairly healthy as long as the market for wind power remains healthy. Demand for electric vehicles is expected to be the governing factor in REE markets.
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