Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS) and Renault announced a multi-year agreement that will enable players of The Sims(TM) 3 PC/Mac to integrate Renault’s forthcoming range of electric vehicles into entertainment franchises.
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Rebound in Energy Efficiency Spending
The Energy Efficiency Indicator (EEI), in its fourth year, tracks energy management priorities, practices and investment plans among decision makers responsible for commercial buildings and their energy use.
Continue readingAptera electric vehicles closer to launch
Aptera might look like something straight out of a futuristic cartoon, but executives at the California start-up behind the electric car say its time is now.
Continue readingZAP Licenses Electric Vehicles Smart Charger Controller
To make electric car charging cleaner and less expensive, ZAP (OTCBB:ZAAP) has licensed the Smart Charger Controller technology developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Continue readingNuclear energy: no solution to climate change By Mark Diesendorf
The nuclear lobby is fond of telling us that the sun doesn?t shine at night and the wind power doesn?t blow all the time. On this simplistic basis, it claims that renewable energy cannot provide baseload.
Continue readingFisker Automotive launches north american tour to introduce the Karma
American green-car maker Fisker Automotive will be launching a North American tour to introduce the stylish Karma premium plug-in hybrid to local markets, and support the company?s new retail network.
Continue readingLi-ion Motors Corp. Announces Advance in X-Prize Competition
Li-ion Motors Corp. (LMCO) is proud to announce we have advanced in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X-Prize.
Continue readingHilary Clinton: US to help region end foreign oil dependency
Governments and businesses are investing in new technologies and new sources of energy. And these efforts do have global significance. But we have to use our own creativity and our commitment.
Continue readingRenewable Energy Industry in Russia
Russia’s economic growth over the past seven years has been driven primarily by energy exports, given the increase in Russian oil production and relatively high world oil prices during the period.
Continue readingPartnerships Under the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas
Initiatives will help develop clean energy resources and strengthen energy security.
Continue readingSao Paulo (Brazil) and Renault-Nissan Alliance partner for electrical vehicles
The municipality of São Paulo and Renault-Nissan Alliance announced a partnership to jointly study how electric vehicles can preserve the environment in the city and also improve the life quality in the state capital.
Continue readingTaiwan to vigorously develop electric vehicles
Taiwan will vigorously develop the electric car industry with the goal of creating a production value of NT$120 billion (US$3.8 billion) by 2016, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Thursday.
Continue readingEU: 100% renewable energy by 2050
The contribution of wind energy to the EU?s 2050 vision will be the main subject of the opening session of the European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition (EWEC 2010) which will open in Warsaw next Tuesday, 20 April.
Continue readingRenault Fluence Z.E. and Kangoo Express Z.E.: Ready for Preorder
Renault has unveiled the finalized designs of Fluence Z.E. and Kangoo Express Z.E., while customers wishing to be among the first to run on electrical power can pre-reserve their vehicle at www.renault-ze.com.
Continue readingTaxpayer Dollars Subsidizing Destruction By Lester R. Brown
One way to correct market failures is tax shifting?raising taxes on activities that harm the environment so that their prices begin to reflect their true cost and offsetting this with a reduction in income taxes.
Continue readingChevrolet Volt electric vehicles have achieved up to 39.9 miles of emission-free
Recent calibration drives of pre-production Chevrolet Volt electric vehicles have achieved up to 39.9 miles of emission-free, electric-only driving range, chief engineer Andrew Farah said.
Continue readingCODA Automotive Taps Public Affairs and Communications Veteran K. Forrest Beanum
CODA Automotive, a California-based electric vehicles and battery company, hired K. Forrest Beanum as Vice President of Public Affairs & Communications.
Continue readingMadrid City Council and the Alliance sign an agreement to promote electric vehicles in the city
This engagement will be part of the more than 50 agreements that the Renault-Nissan Alliance has signed worldwide, as it aims to become the leader in bringing zero emission mobility.
Continue readingTesla Roadster Heads for Hallowed Grounds of Nikola Tesla
Nikola held more than 700 patents and remains an inspiration to me personally and to many entrepreneurs and inventors ? both in Silicon Valley and around the world.
Continue readingHonda to lease electric scooters
Japan is expanding electric vehicles from electric cars to bikes with Honda Motor Co.?s zero-emission super-quiet electric EV-neo scooter.
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