Selling a car the iPod way
Chevy is hoping to tap into the same sentiments that spark gadget fandom with its new Volt electric car. But is the crowd at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival the right audience?
Originally posted at The Social
Posted on 13 March 2010 | 5:24 pm
'Runaway' Prius: Questions raised about driver
The case of a "runaway" Prius in San Diego demonstrates how claims about electronic flaws requires investigators to look carefully at the human element too.
Originally posted at Nanotech - The Circuits Blog
Posted on 12 March 2010 | 6:01 pm
'Deep-energy retrofits' take root in homes
The talk at an annual building conference in Boston is about how to reduce energy use in houses by more than 50 percent. Early pilot tests show it can be done, but with steep costs.
Posted on 12 March 2010 | 8:07 am
Lithium or hydrogen bike? Choose your steed
Sanyo's new eneloop hybrid bicycle recharges while it's being pedaled; Iwatani showed off a fuel cell bike that runs on a hydrogen fuel cell stack.
Originally posted at Crave
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 4:22 pm
Sen. Reid helps win wind turbine plant for Nevada
Production and assembly factory producing 1,100-megawatts worth of turbines annually will create 1,000 permanent jobs for the state.
Originally posted at Planetary Gear
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 11:32 am
Italy green-lights largest PV solar plant in Europe
SunEdison's 72-megawatt photovoltaic solar power plant finds a home in Italy's Veneto region.
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 11:15 am
Report: Time for next stage of sustainable business
Activist investor group urges companies to track their use of energy and resources as closely as it does its hiring and cash flow.
Posted on 10 March 2010 | 11:05 pm
Green tech can't shake the bubble question
Investors say we've already experienced "mini bubbles" driven by hype or subsidies. But there remains a societal push for cleaner and domestic sources of energy.
Posted on 10 March 2010 | 2:36 pm
Green plastic breakthrough from Big Blue, Stanford
Material sciences achievement in organocatalysts research could lead to more sustainable plastics, better recycling methods.
Posted on 10 March 2010 | 11:04 am
Waterpebble gets water-wasters out of the shower
Water-saving device uses the length of your first shower as a benchmark, indicating via a series of gently flashing "traffic lights" when you need to get out of the shower already!
Originally posted at Crave
Posted on 10 March 2010 | 8:00 am