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Volvo to Introduce Proprietary Medium-Duty Engine in 2010

Green Car Congress

The Volvo Group is developing its own medium-duty (MD) engine for trucks and buses. Johansson also said that the Volvo Group’s investments in research and technology will remain at high levels in the next few years since new emissions legislation will be introduced for trucks, buses and construction equipment. Leif Johansson.

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The Summit On Clean Tech Law & The New Energy Policy

Creative Greenius

EPA expected to regulate CO2. Stimulus Package allocated for renewables? How can CleanTech companies collaborate with public and private research groups to innovate more effectively and enhance their existing technologies? How can CleanTech companies access the close to $80 billion in the Federal.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

Green Car Congress

Last year people were able to get unleveraged tax equity financing to monetize the production tax credits at yields to the tax investor of 6-7%; this year tax equity investors are seeking yields ranging from 10-15% for leveraged tax equity transactions utilizing the investment tax credit that is now available under the Stimulus Bill.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa. Current consortium members include Accenture, Current Group, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Ventyx. People-Oriented Development Current Status of REDD Financing the Fifth Fuel Peak Phosphorus - Commence Urine Recyling on Space. 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Roadster can go 244 miles EPA. WebWorkerDaily] GE Looking to Tap $2 Trillion of Stimulus Spending [Earth2Tech] Security Exaggeration or Real Threat: Is This the End of an Apple Era? Design by RareEdge Design Group. I should at least own $5 worth of Tesla in return. I’m depressed. The old number was 221.