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Neste to receive €88M from EU toward green hydrogen and carbon capture & storage at Porvoo; SHARC

Green Car Congress

This is a great recognition for Neste and its innovations as a front runner and key contributor to the European energy transition. TANGO, led by Enel Green Power. TANGO will develop an industrial-scale pilot line for the manufacture of innovative and high-quality bifacial heterojunction (B-HJT) photovoltaic (PV) cells.

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Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Concludes Knockout Qualifying Stage; 15 Vehicles from 12 Teams Continue On

Green Car Congress

The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a $10-million competition to inspire a new generation of vehicles capable of achieving 100 MPGe (miles per gallon or its energy equivalent), concluded its Knockout Qualifying Stage. Commuter Cars, Tango (Spokane, WA) Battery Electric. Alternative Class - Tandem (Five vehicles, four teams).

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IHS Automotive forecasts 88.6M unit global light vehicle market in 2015; 2.4% growth

Green Car Congress

In India, falling inflation, lower interest rates, energy prices and a regained confidence will help lift the car market into growth mode starting in 2015 after a two-year lull. Argentina is displaying hints of the “tango crisis” of 1998: uncontrolled inflation, lack of foreign currency and risk of devaluation. North America.

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The "Spirit of DC's" Back on the Road Again! Yahoo, Yahoo! Coming out of Winter Quarters, Bisbee, Arizona

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Plus there was visiting with Elsie, the Sierra Toyota General Manager, who's warming up to the "Spirit" and handing off a pile of plug-in literature, including two x DVD -- Austin Energy's "PluginPartners," and one on the Tango. EVJerr even signed up for the 2009 Prius PHEV, too! A Historic first at Sierra Toyota.

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EVs for posterity

Electric Auto Association

“We’ve been very lucky because the museum recently improved on the large multi-purpose event hall,” said SacEV Infrastructure Board Member Eugen Dunlap, citing new insulation as one of the major energy upgrades to the museum. It’s been great to have this room as a regular home for our meetings.”. It’s right where you enter the museum.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? Learn About Plug-ins What Are Plug-ins? Where Can I Buy One? 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? Congresswoman Linda T. htm Advocates of the Th! htm Advocates of the Th!

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The tango (commuter cars) says they only need 50 million to become profitable. Hopefully the funding was from the same place as well… 2 Bill C said on March 13th, 2009 at 1:21 pm I think a few billion should be taken out of the Detroit bailout and give some capital to all of the electric car companies. This is a drop in the bucket.

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