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Electrovaya, Tata Motors and Miljo to Make Batteries and Electric Cars in Norway

Electrovaya today announced it is partnering with Tata Motors and Miljo Grenland-Innovasjon to manufacture batteries and electric cars in Norway

14 Oct 2008

More Than One Million Americans Join Pickens Army to Fight American Dependance on Foreign Oil

More than one million Americans have joined T. Boone Pickens and his Pickens Army in their fight to reduce this country’s dependence on foreign oil

13 Oct 2008

Ecco, Hollywood's First Eco-Friendly Ultra Lounge Opening in November

Tokio Hollywood has recently undergone its long-awaited transformation into Ecco, Hollywood's first and only eco-friendly ultra lounge

13 Oct 2008

Pink Panther Identifies Heating and Cooling at the Biggest Consumers of Energy

Armed with survey results revealing public misperceptions about energy use, The Pink Panther, Chief Energy Officer at Owens Corning, today broke his decades of silence to focus national attention on the massive amount of energy used to heat and cool buildings

13 Oct 2008

New Material Set to Use Waste Heat From Your Car to Increase Mileage

Northwestern University led research team has identified a promising new material that could transform a technology that currently cools and heats car seats -- thermoelectrics -- into one that also efficiently converts waste heat into electricity to help power the car and improve gas mileage

9 Oct 2008

Hybrid Electric Vehicle and Electric Vehicle Batteries Demand Boosted by Volatile Gas Prices and Environmental Concerns

Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) are part of the new breed of environmentally-friendly vehicles that accelerate the transition from complete dependency on oil-based fuels to advanced EV technology

8 Oct 2008

Vehicle Makers Warn Against Using Hybrids as Taxicabs

Two of the world's largest automakers, Toyota and Honda, have issued outright warnings against using their hybrid passenger vehicles as commercial taxicabs

8 Oct 2008

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions by Pfizer Honored by EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored Pfizer Inc today in recognition of the company’s award-winning Energy and Climate Change Program, which reduced total greenhouse gas emissions by 43 percent per million dollars of revenue from 2000 to 2007

8 Oct 2008

Electric Vehicle Podcast Celebrates Anniversary

On Tuesday, October 14 at 1:00pm Eastern, the hosts of the EVcast will broadcast their 100th episode at EVcast.com. Evcast is a show dedicated to educate and entertain audiences around the globe on the practicality and availability of electric vehicles

8 Oct 2008

Bosch Brings Clean Diesel Technology to Commercial and Off-Highway Vehicles

Bosch, a technology leader and partner in clean diesel technologies, is using its global reach and complete system expertise in diesel technology, to help the commercial vehicle and off-highway industries reduce diesel emissions to meet near-term emissions standards and further improve fuel economy

7 Oct 2008