Batteries
Interchangeable Battery Electric Car Demonstrated
Better Place, a California company, is testing the process for extending the mileage of electric cars by swapping out batteries ...
GE Invests Heavily in Sodium Battery Technology
GE is adding a new business unit that will develop and produce sodium battery technology. Sodium-based batteries offer higher energy density and more storage, GE said.
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Ford Shifting SUV Plant to Electric Vehicles
Ford is retooling a Michigan SUV plant to produce its more fuel-efficient Ford Focus, including an electric version in 2011.
Ford is spending $550 million to transform ...
Sony Adds Recycling Kiosks at Retail
Sony Electronics has added recycling kiosks at more than 80 retailers so far, with more in the works.
Sony's stated goal is to accept a pound ...
Four Lithium-Ion Battery Makers Setting Up Shop in Michigan
Michigan's sagging manufacturing base is getting a boost from makers of lithium-ion batteries, with a substantial nudge from government incentives. The auto industry will be a ...
A New Generation of Batteries Awaits
If you are a parent, homeowner or someone who frequently uses a cell phone or laptop computer, replacing or re-charging batteries is a way of life. ...
Dewalt Offers $10 Discount to Promote Battery Recycling
To help increase the recycling of batteries used in portable power tools, DeWalt, a leading manufacturer of industrial power tools, has announced that April is ...
FedEx Reduces Fuel Use 26% With Hybrid Trial
In an extended trial period using hybrid diesel trucks from Iveco, FedEx has achieved fuel savings of 26.5 percent.
The Daily hybrid trucks trial began last fall ...
Mitsubishi Has Big Plans for Electric Vehicles
Mitsubishi says its will boost its production target for i-Miev electric cars to 20,000, and it also plans to more than double its lithium ion ...
Better Battery Management Can Save Money
Corporate managers are starting to view lift-truck batteries as motive-power assets worthy of careful management, rather than costly burdens, reports an article written for Material Handling ...
Stimulus Package Delivers $2.4 Billion for Electric Vehicle Projects
President Barack Obama has announced the launch of two major electric vehicle programs that will help meet the president's goal of putting one million ...
IBM Joins Smart-grid Consortium
IBM has joined the EDISON research consortium, a Denmark-based collaborative aimed at developing an intelligent infrastructure for large-scale adoption of electric vehicles powered by sustainable energy. EDISON stands for Electric Vehicles in a Distributed and ...
Volkswagen Teams with Toshiba to Sell Electric Car by 2012
German automakers have been late in coming to the electric car game. However, ...
LG and Samsung Announce Solar-Charging Phones
LG and Samsung are both launching cell phones with built-in solar panels for recharging the battery, PC World reports.
Samsung's "Blue Earth" is meant to look like ...
Ingram Book Co. Saves with Energy Efficient Warehousing
Ingram Book Co. distributes over 30 million books a year from a 355,000 square foot warehouse in Oregon, reports the News-Review. Here are some of the steps they've taken to save energy and resources:
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Obama’s Energy Nominee: ‘Efficiency Is No. 1 Priority’
Steven Chu, the Energy Secretary nominee for the Obama administration, told a congressional committee this week that he while he supports nuclear and clean coal energy sources, he believes that the ...
Apple Unveils Super Green 17′ Macbook Pro
Yesterday Apple showed off the new generation 17-inch MacBook Pro, the latest edition of "the world’s greenest family of notebooks."
The notebook is less than an inch thick, is made of highly ...
Ener1 Applies For DOE Funding
Ener1 Inc. was the first applicant for the Department of Energy's Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive Program, a $25 billion low-interest federal loans to encourage development of fuel-efficient vehicles and components, AP ...
Utilities Partner For Plug-In Vehicle Trial
Advanced Energy, in partnership with Duke Energy and Progress Energy, announced it is initiating a smart charging trial of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Twelve converted Toyota Priuses will be equipped with ...
GM, Utilities Partner to Speed Up Commercialization of Plug-Ins
General Motors Corp. and the Electric Power Research Institute, a consortium of over 30 electric utilities, recently announced a partnership to speed the commercialization of plug-in vehicles, the Detroit News reports.
The ...
Tesco Tackles Food Waste with Ethylene-Absorbing Strips
