http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/just-8-of-mobile-phones-recycled-or-refurbished/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/just-8-of-mobile-phones-recycled-or-refurbished/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:34:02 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26421 When their useful lifespan is over, just over 6 percent of mobile handsets are refurbished, and about 2 percent are ethically disposed of. But those numbers are predicted to rise over the next five years, according to a study on Green Mobile Phones from ABI Research. By 2014, ABI projects that nearly 14 percent of handsets [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/just-8-of-mobile-phones-recycled-or-refurbished/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/ford-azure-dynamics-to-deliver-all-electric-van-for-u-s-canada/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/ford-azure-dynamics-to-deliver-all-electric-van-for-u-s-canada/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:44:07 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26541 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 has extended its partnership with Azure Dynamics to deliver an all-electric Ford Transit Connect van for the U.S. and Canadian markets in 2010. The companies will also leverage their relationships [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/ford-azure-dynamics-to-deliver-all-electric-van-for-u-s-canada/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/29/old-gm-plant-to-make-fisker-hybrids/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/29/old-gm-plant-to-make-fisker-hybrids/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:54:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26350 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 in Wilmington, Del. Fisker has agreed to pay $18 million for the plant to Motors Liquidation Co. (the liquidator of GM assets), reports American Machinist. Fisker is the brainchild of former [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/29/old-gm-plant-to-make-fisker-hybrids/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/06/zero-emissions-locomotive-unveiled/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/06/zero-emissions-locomotive-unveiled/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:13:17 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23171 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 from Norfolk Southern Corp. relies on 1,080 12-volt batteries, reports the Boston Herald. Fully charged, it can operate for three shifts. The NS 999 locomotive also uses its brakes for regenerative electricity. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/06/zero-emissions-locomotive-unveiled/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/30/navistar-unveils-all-electric-commercial-truck/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/30/navistar-unveils-all-electric-commercial-truck/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:49:59 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21804 A new light-duty commercial truck suitable for urban deliveries and other work could help companies save fuel and prevent emissions. Navistar unveiled its latest offering Sept. 30 in Washington, D.C., showing the vehicle to Congressional members. Navistar will slowly ramp up production of the trucks, which are similar to the one pictured above. About 400 are [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/30/navistar-unveils-all-electric-commercial-truck/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/14/consumers-workplace-ev-charging-stations-a-priority/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/14/consumers-workplace-ev-charging-stations-a-priority/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:32:22 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=20808 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 hybrid electric vehicles, 79 percent consider free charging outlets at their workplace to be “very important” or “extremely important,” according to the Electric Vehicle Consumer Survey from Pike Research. Pike [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/14/consumers-workplace-ev-charging-stations-a-priority/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/08/48-of-consumers-show-interest-in-phevs/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/08/48-of-consumers-show-interest-in-phevs/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:53:37 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=20797 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 26 percent “very interested.” Only 8 percent of consumers are “not at all interested” and another 10 percent are “not very interested,” according to the Electric Vehicle Consumer Survey from [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/08/48-of-consumers-show-interest-in-phevs/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/04/police-cruiser-idling-system-saves-3k-per-vehicle/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/04/police-cruiser-idling-system-saves-3k-per-vehicle/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:07:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=20731 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 vehicle. The Independence Package from Energy Xtreme was tested for a month on some Dallas Police Department patrol vehicles. The system is designed to run the entire electrical system, from lights, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/04/police-cruiser-idling-system-saves-3k-per-vehicle/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/01/electric-truck-to-cost-less-than-25k/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/01/electric-truck-to-cost-less-than-25k/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:27:03 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=20527 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 of 1,000 pounds and can top 85 miles per hour, according to a press release. The vehicle is probably better suited to companies with smaller work radiuses, as it has [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/01/electric-truck-to-cost-less-than-25k/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/31/china-may-hoard-rare-earth-metals-vital-to-some-clean-tech/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/31/china-may-hoard-rare-earth-metals-vital-to-some-clean-tech/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:18:48 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=20466 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 wind turbines. At the center of a brewing international conflict, any such action by China could cripple clean tech manufacturers outside of China, giving the nation a virtual grip-lock on [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/31/china-may-hoard-rare-earth-metals-vital-to-some-clean-tech/feed/ 1