Electric car plant hopes still alive
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009Hopes to build a ZAP electric car plant in Kentucky have not fizzled entirely.
Archive for December 8th, 2009
GM to Invest $336 Million in Detroit-Hamtramck Volt Assembly Plant
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009DETROIT, Dec 7, 2009; Soyoung Kim writing for Reuters reported that General Motors Co [GM.UL] will invest $336 million in a Detroit-area plant to produce its heavily anticipated Chevrolet Volt electric car beginning next year, the No. 1 U.S. automaker said on Monday.
Enbridge boosts Sarnia solar-power project
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009Calgary — Enbridge Inc. , said on Tuesday it is quadrupling the size of its Sarnia, Ont., solar-power facility, spending $300-million to increase its capacity to 80 megawatts and expanding its push into green power.
Coda All-Electric Sedan Selected as a Finalist by Green Car Journal for Its 2010 Green Car Vision Award
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009FREDERICK, Colo.; UQM TECHNOLOGIES a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that the all-electric CODA four-passenger sedan powered by a UQM? PowerPhase? propulsion system has been selected as a finalist by Green Car Journal for its prestigious 2010 Green Car Vision Award?.
Honda Sponsors COP15 Climate Change Conference
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009TULLAMARINE, AUSTRALIA – December 8, 2009: Honda has become one of only four car sponsors of the COP15 Climate Conference, which takes place in Copenhagen from 7th December to 18th December 2009.
EIA Raises 2010 OPEC Production Estimate On Demand Rebound
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. slightly lowered its forecast for OPEC production in 2009 but raised its outlook for 2010 based on an anticipated rebound in global demand.
Backyard Wind Turbine in Pittsburg Needs No Fossil Fuels
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009The 30-foot wind turbine in Paul Reinders’ backyard has forest green blades that resemble a gyroscope, nothing like you’d see at the giant wind farm at Altamont Pass. KCBS’ Dave Padilla reports
First All-Battery Electric Car Hits Bay in 2010
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009The first major automaker with an all-battery electric car will make the vehicle available to consumers in San Francisco and the rest of the Bay Area late next year, Mayor Gavin Newsom’s office announced Monday.
Wind turbine inquiry opens
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009A PUBLIC inquiry into plans to build 400ft wind turbines at a village beauty spot opened today (Tuesday). The hearing, led by an independent government planning inspector, will look at plans for the wind farm between Benington and Watton-at-Stone.
Super Store Industries Becomes First Grocery Warehouse and Distributor to Deploy Methanol Fuel Cells for Material …
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009FREMONT, Calif.—-Oorja Protonics, the leader in ultra-powerful liquid methanol fuel cell technology, secured an additional purchase order in less than six months from Super Store Industries .
