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UOP/Solazyme Neat Renewable Diesel from Algae Oil Powers Vehicle at United Nations Climate Change Conference

Green Car Congress

Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has organized a “ Driving the Future ” showcase during the COP 15 climate conference that begins today. Attendees needing a ride to the center of Copenhagen or journalist wanting to visit Danish cleantech solutions are free to use the COP15 showcase vehicles.

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Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide Fight for Green Tech Domination

Cars That Think

Can advanced semiconductors cut emissions of greenhouse gases enough to make a difference in the struggle to halt climate change? The rise of GaN and SiC power electronics will ultimately have a greater positive impact on the planet’s climate than will the replacement of incandescent and other legacy lighting by GaN LEDs.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. August 9, 2007 (Multiple reports on speech and press conference by GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz) Lutz said his goal is for GM to develop a plug in hybrid on sale by 2010. told the Nikkei International Automotive Conference in Tokyo. GM Press Release ).

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

Already Porsche, Mercedes and other high-end automotive manufacturers are making such PHEVs because of the availability of low-cost electricity from wind and solar and the availability of government incentives which make them competitively priced in the beginning. This helps to explain the climate changes we are now experiencing.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

His only indulgences are a Mercedes and a Lexus, and they have a practical purpose: He takes their engines apart to see how they work. His people at MidAmerican have studied clean technologies like batteries and wind power for years because of the threat of climate change. He certainly doesnt live a very lavish lifestyle.

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