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Daimler will double spending on green tech 

Big auto and EU face off over CO2 targets for vans 

Toyota's recalls and the electronification of the car 

Recent problems with both Toyota and Ford cars that required software fixes, not mechanical ones, have raised important questions over the increasing electronic ... content of modern vehicles, reports E&T . Comments As Dr Gilbert of Southern Indiana University has demonstrated, a shorted input to the electronics...   [More...] [Less...]

Porsche puts muscle into hybrid 918 

Secrets of sustainable living: urban eco-warriors 

What are the secrets of sustainable living? E&T looks at towns and cities from around the world as look at renewable energy, recycling and green living ... as they try to curb their carbon emissions to combat global warming. On 4 May 2007, one of the strongest tornadoes ever recorded ploughed through Greensburg,...   [More...] [Less...]

Despite woes of '09, GM was busy at patent office 

Tata to bring electric Nano to Europe in 3 years 

JAPAN: Automakers and utility form EV charging standards group 

JAPAN: Automakers and utility form EV charging standards group 15 March 2010 | Source: just-auto.com editorial team Four Japanese automakers and the ... Tokyo electric utility have established an association to standardise electric vehicle charging and promote the installation of fast charging systems...   [More...] [Less...]

GreenTouch alliance aims to cut network power 

In January, 13 organisations came together at a hastily arranged press conference in London to announce the GreenTouch alliance, an effort to cut the energy ... used by communications networks by 1000-fold. They were driven by the realisation that, with the mass uptake of mobile data services, and the continuing...   [More...] [Less...]

Creating sustainable biocrops 

The debate has raged long and hard about the effects that the growing demand for biofuel crops has had on the world food supply. A report from the World ... Bank in 2008 attributed the vast share of the increase in global food prices to the large increase in biofuel production'. Claims have regularly been...   [More...] [Less...]

SWITZERLAND: Infiniti introduces diesel engine at last 

First Infiniti diesel in brand's 20-year history Three-litre unit developed with Nissan-Renault alliance Made in Cleon, France, from compacted graphite ... iron Will also be used in other Nissan and Renault cars Will power front-, rear- and four-wheel drive models Infiniti is plugging plug a big gap...   [More...] [Less...]

Malaysia's Proton to sell hybrid car in Europe 

Telepresence on TV is next for videoconferencing 

High-definition videoconferencing, or telepresence, through conventional TV will be available soon in Europe, say experts - while Samsung has become the ... latest TV manufacturer to partner with Internet voice and video software specialist Skype. Telepresence systems are now used in corporate boardrooms...   [More...] [Less...]

Energy Efficiency Scheme: winners and losers 

'Why EES doesn't work' According to Memset's MD Kate Craig-Wood EES is already changing business behaviours in negative ways. 'We - as a managed hosting ... provider - were planning to invest in a leading, semi-experimental, 'super-green' data centre, which would incorporate latest innovations in efficient...   [More...] [Less...]

Brazil struggles to keep the power on 

As far as power failures go, few can match the dubious record set by Brazil last year. On the night of 10 November, nearly 70 million people were left ... in the dark - some of them for up to five hours - in an incident that is still being investigated by national authorities. The massive blackout affected...   [More...] [Less...]

Tough coating for airplanes 

For decades, materials scientists have looked to naturally existing composites as inspiration for tough, lightweight materials that could lighten vehicles. ... Such materials could save on fuel costs, protect airplanes, and be used in engine turbines that run more efficiently. The material that lines abalone...   [More...] [Less...]

GERMANY: BMW confirms 'Megacity' EV for Leipzig plant 

BMW Group has confirmed that it is developing BMW Plant Leipzig to produce an electric vehicle while also making additional investments in a number of ... facilities in Bavaria. In a joint venture with SGL Carbon, SGL Automotive Fibers GmbH & Co KG, carbon fibre fabrics will be produced in Wackersdorf and...   [More...] [Less...]

US: Nissan EV purchase process outlined 

Nissan has announced the purchase process for its Leaf electric car in the United States. Prospective purchasers already can register on the automaker's ... website, with 50,000 signed up to date, and they'll get first priority when the "reservation process" begins in April, soon after the EV's price is...   [More...] [Less...]

Lexus to fight Audi A1 with hybrid-only compact car 

GENEVA PREVIEW: Lotus to provide hybrid power for Proton concept 

GENEVA PREVIEW: Lotus to provide hybrid power for Proton concept 23 February 2010 | Source: just-auto.com editorial team The ' Proton Concept' car, to ... be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show next week, will showcase an advanced series hybrid drivetrain , designed and developed by Lotus Engineering. The...   [More...] [Less...]