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Just 8% of Mobile Phones Recycled or Refurbished

Just 8% of Mobile Phones Recycled or Refurbished

When their useful lifespan is over, just over 6 percent of mobile handsets are refurbished, and about 2 percent are ethically disposed of. But ...

November 2, 2009

Ford, Azure Dynamics to Deliver All-Electric Van for U.S., Canada

Ford, Azure Dynamics to Deliver All-Electric Van for U.S., Canada

Aimed at offering fleet owners the opportunity to eliminate the use of gasoline and lower their operating costs with a zero-emissions option, Ford Motor Company ...

November 2, 2009

Old GM Plant to Make Fisker Hybrids

Old GM Plant to Make Fisker Hybrids

Fisker Automotive, which aims to make a plug-in hybrid sedan for around $40,000, has signed a letter of intent to purchase an idle General Motors plant ...

October 29, 2009

Zero-emissions Locomotive Unveiled

Zero-emissions Locomotive Unveiled

A battery-operated locomotive promises to unleash no emissions during its operation, aside from emissions associated with charging its massive batteries. A prototype 1,500-horsepower switching locomotive ...

October 6, 2009

Navistar Unveils All-Electric Commercial Truck

Navistar Unveils All-Electric Commercial Truck

A new light-duty commercial truck suitable for urban deliveries and other work could help companies save fuel and prevent emissions. Navistar ...

September 30, 2009

Consumers: Workplace EV Charging Stations A Priority

Consumers: Workplace EV Charging Stations A Priority

Before electric vehicles can really take off, it appears that consumers consider workplace charging stations to be a near necessity. Among consumers who intend to purchase plug-in ...

September 14, 2009

48% of Consumers Show Interest in Plug-in Hybrids

48% of Consumers Show Interest in Plug-in Hybrids

When it comes to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, about 22 percent of respondents to a survey say they are "extremely interested" in such vehicles, with another ...

September 8, 2009

Police Cruiser Idling System Saves $3K Per Vehicle

Police Cruiser Idling System Saves $3K Per Vehicle

A new power management system that allows police cruisers to have full electrical capability without running the engine could save more than $3,000 a year per ...

September 4, 2009

Electric Truck To Cost Less Than $25K

Electric Truck To Cost Less Than $25K

From contractors to corporate delivery fleets, a new electric truck could provide businesses with much needed fuel conservation. The G-3 plug-in electric truck has a payload ...

September 1, 2009

China May Hoard Rare Earth Metals, Vital to Some Clean Tech

China May Hoard Rare Earth Metals, Vital to Some Clean Tech

China is considering a ban on export of rare earth metals, which are essential to the production of some alternative energy technologies, including hybrid vehicles and ...

August 31, 2009

Amidst Record Revenues, LG Slashes Corporate Emissions 8%

Amidst Record Revenues, LG Slashes Corporate Emissions 8%

LG reduced 2008 greenhouse gas emissions 8.1 percent at its corporate operations in Korea, with scope 1 emissions falling from 13.2 percent of the total to ...

August 24, 2009

Germany Plows $705M Into Electric Car Development

Germany Plows $705M Into Electric Car Development

Germany aims to put a million electric vehicles on its roadways by 2020, and the country is putting $705 million behind the effort to boost adoption ...

August 21, 2009

AT&T Optimizes Operations Via Efficiency

AT&T Optimizes Operations Via Efficiency

AT&T continues to improve technical efficiency as a means toward reducing its environmental impact, according to its 2008 CSR report. Above is a look at AT&T's ...

August 6, 2009

Study Predicts Market Dominance for Electric Cars by 2030

Study Predicts Market Dominance for Electric Cars by 2030

Electric cars could comprise 64-86 percent of light vehicle sales by 2030, provided that consumers don't have to buy the batteries themselves, according to a new ...

July 14, 2009

McDonald’s Location Diversifies By Adding EV Charging Station

McDonald’s Location Diversifies By Adding EV Charging Station

To emphasize its "green" attributes, a new North Carolina McDonald's location will add an electric vehicle charging station. The restaurant location, in Cary, ...

July 7, 2009

Lamborghini Stampedes Toward Hybrid Car

Lamborghini Stampedes Toward Hybrid Car

While anathema to some Italian sports car enthusiasts, the Lamborghini of the future may well have a hybrid powertrain. Known for thirsty V8s and V12s, Lamborghinis epitomize excessive consumption. But the company, which wants to reduce its ...

June 9, 2009

Boston-Power Gets Into Lithium-ion Car Battery Market

Boston-Power Gets Into Lithium-ion Car Battery Market

Boston-Power, known for its lithium-ion battery packs used in Hewlett-Packard laptops, is making a play for the automotive lithium-ion battery market. Westborough, Mass.-based Boston-Power plans to ...

June 4, 2009

Sprint Surpasses Recycling Goal, Sharp Adds Solar Cell Phone

Sprint Surpasses Recycling Goal, Sharp Adds Solar Cell Phone

As one major cell phone carrier labors to recycle obsolete units, a manufacturer is bringing into play a phone that charges itself by the sun. Earlier this ...

May 27, 2009

GE Ecomagination Revenue Grows 21% to $17B

GE Ecomagination Revenue Grows 21% to $17B

In its most recent CSR report, GE shows that it has reduced its operational greenhouse gas intensity 41 percent since 2004, to the point where ...

May 27, 2009

Chrysler, Ford Seek Green Advances in Vehicles

Chrysler, Ford Seek Green Advances in Vehicles

Chrysler, which has operated from bankruptcy since April 30, is seeking another lifeline from the government, as it submits a $448 million plan to accelerate development ...

May 27, 2009

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