General Motors product development chief Tom Stephens said today that work on the 2011 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid is progressing as planned despite the company’s financial troubles and the threat of bankruptcy right around the corner.
Israel is facing a predicament it has not been used to — a change of the status quo to the possibility of focussed negotiations involving the United States over the question of Palestine and a two-state solution.
Renault just pulled the covers off its technology demonstrator Be Bop Z.E. all-electric car. It’s going to tour Europe to demonstrate its technology, and its drive train will actually end up in future Renault EVs from 2011 onwards. As it stands, the Z.E.’s lithium-ion battery pack will result in a 60 mile range for the vehicle, but by the time the tech is in real vehicles Renault expects the …
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), the world’s biggest automaker, forecast a much bigger-than-expected $8.6 billion annual loss and said it would sell about 1 million fewer vehicles this year, leaving it desperately trying to cut costs in the grip of a severe market downturn.
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), the world’s biggest automaker, forecast a much bigger-than-expected $8.6 billion annual loss and said it would sell about 1 million fewer vehicles this year, leaving it desperately trying to cut costs in the grip of a severe market downturn.
Toyota Motor Corp. lost 765.8 billion yen ($7.7 billion) in the January-March quarter — a bigger loss than General Motors reported — wrapping up its worst fiscal year since the Japanese automaker was founded in 1937.
Bay Area Beverage Company (Bay Area Beverage), a distributor of beverages in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, has completed a 500 kilowatt (kW) solar power system. The company will produce 100% of its electricity needs with solar power. The system consists of over 2,756 modules installed atop the company’s facilities. The system produces power to supply 85 homes. The solar system has been …
Just as a plant will reach toward the sun for nourishment, so are Chandler officials reaching out to the solar power industry, with its rapid projected growth and high-paying jobs.
