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Porsche launches ideas competition for sustainable mobility; €20,000 in prize money

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At ‘re:publica’, the digital conference in Berlin, Porsche launched the ideas competition ‘Mobility for a Better World’. Creative ideas and solutions, regardless of their degree of maturity, can now be submitted in the four categories of ‘People’, ‘Wheels’, ‘Cities’ and ‘Trust’ via an application form on Porsche’s technology blog.

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Visualizing the Coverage Of and Media Discussion Around COP15

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While the “scandal” of the hacked CRU emails has led blog coverage, the topic doesn’t make the top 5 in the mainstream media, according to Media Watch.

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Webchat with EPRIs Mark Duvall and GMs Britta Gross on Electric Infrastructure at 4pm EDT

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Both are participating in the inaugural Business of Plugging-in conference in Detroit (which has drawn more than 600 conferees), and the primary topic of the webchat will be developments in electric infrastructure to support the commercialization of plug-ins. The webchat is accessible below, or at GM’s Fastlane Blog , as well as other sites.

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GM Holding Advanced Technology Briefing Today with Blogcast, Chat

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One of GM’s subject matter experts (SME) in the area will be available from approximately 8:45-9:30 am for a live chat, with the announcement and press conference to follow. The live content and chat access will be available on the GM FastLane blog site or via the window below. GM Advanced Technology Announcement.

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Tesla makes ~$2.8B all-stock offer to acquire SolarCity

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In a blog post, Tesla management said that: Tesla’s mission has always been tied to sustainability. More succinctly, Musk noted in a conference call that Telsa had considered the deal “blindingly obvious” for awhile.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (52) ▼ April (6) Waxman-Markey and REDD BlogRoll Review: Space Beams, Leaded Batteries, an.

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GM: Putting 1M Plug-ins on the Road Will Require a Plug-In Ecosystem

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Those wishing to participate will be able to tie into the multi-site webchat from Green Car Congress tomorrow, as well as directly on GM’s FastLane Blog , the EV World site, or the GM-Volt site. Bookmark this post and return to it tomorrow if you wish to participate, the viewer is at the bottom.

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