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• Think hoping to deliver web-enabled electric car

  Published: July 31, 2007, 11:08 am

  Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternativeenergy, Electric Car, Electriccar, Europe, Green, Li Ion, Norway, Think

  Filed under: TransportationWee electric cars such as the one pictured to the right aren't exactly uncommon, but if Think CEO Jan-Olaf Willums can get his dreams to pan out, his version of the urban green car may actually gain some serious traction. Reportedly, the firm has garnered upwards of $78 million from Silicon Valley and European investors

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• GM mulling battery rentals for the Chevy Volt

  Published: August 15, 2007, 8:30 am

  Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuel, Alternativeenergy, Alternativefuel, Battery, Chevrolet, Chevy, Electric Car, Electric Motor, Electriccar, Electricmotor, General Motors, Generalmotors, Green, Lease, Rent, Volt

  Filed under: Transportation Tossing out the idea of renting / leasing the battery of an electric car isn't exactly revolutionary, but it sounds like GM may be hitching a ride on the ever-growing bandwagon. Reportedly, the firm is mulling the idea of allowing Chevy Volt buyers to "rent the vehicle's battery as a way of pricing the automobile at a

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• Miles XS 500: the $30000 all-electric sedan?

  Published: August 16, 2007, 7:26 am

  Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuel, Alternativeenergy, Alternativefuel, Electric Car, Electriccar, Green, Miles, Miles Rubin, Miles Xs 500, Milesrubin, Milesxs500

  Filed under: Transportation While a number of fancier all-electric automobiles have still not yet hit the streets en masse, quite a few companies are already looking at the prospects of bringing plug-in cars to a wider range of individuals. One of those folks would be Miles Rubin, who apparently hopes that his "$30,000 Miles XS 500" can deliver

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• Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 breaks 200 miles-per-hour

  Published: August 16, 2007, 7:40 pm

  Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuel, Alternativeenergy, Alternativefuel, Ballard Power Systems, Ballardpowersystems, Electric Card, Electriccard, Ford, Fuel Cell, Fuelcell, Green, Ohio State University, Ohiostateuniversity, Osu, Roush, Speed, World Record, Worldrecord

  Filed under: Transportation Looks like minuscule RC cars aren't the only alternatively powered vehicles trying to break 200 miles-per-hour, as Ford just became the "world's first automaker to set a land speed record for a production-based fuel cell powered car." The whip used to set the bar, of course, is none other than the Fusion Hydrogen 999,

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• Fujitsu installs hydrogen fuel cell on Sunnyvale campus

  Published: August 17, 2007, 9:13 pm

  Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuel, Alternativeenergy, Alternativefuel, Fuel Cell, Fuel Cell, Fuelcell, Fujitsu, Hydrogen, Silicon Valley, Siliconvalley, Utc Power Purecell, Utcpowerpurecell

  Filed under: Misc. GadgetsAlways down for a little self-glorification, Fujitsu has just announced that it has become the "first Silicon Valley company to install hydrogen fuel cell power." The firm reportedly "dedicated a hydrogen fuel cell on its Sunnyvale campus," which aims to provide "clean, efficient power for the campus data center and other

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• First all-electric police car takes to the streets

  Published: August 24, 2007, 9:31 am

  Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuel, Alternativeenergy, Alternativefuel, Cop, Electric Car, Electriccar, Green, Pennsylvania, Police, Police Car, Policecar

  Filed under: TransportationC'mon, fess up -- you'd be a lot less intimidated by a whisper quiet, all-electric squad car than one with a roaring V8, but it's hard to argue the fuel savings that would accrue if an entire precinct resorted to using the former. Such a car has now been loosed by the Connellsville Police Department, which had its

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• Toyota looking to develop recharging points for plug-in hybrids?

  Published: September 3, 2007, 11:04 pm

  Tags: Agreement, Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuel, Alternativeenergy, Alternativefuel, Batteries, Battery, Business, Deal, Edf, Electric Car, Electriccar, Electricite De France, Electricitedefrance, France, Partner, Partnership, Plug In, Plug In Car, Plug Incar, Toyota

  Filed under: Transportation There's been no shortage of news surrounding Toyota and its hybrid plans of late, so it makes perfect sense to hear that the automaker may be on the verge of inking a deal to "develop recharging points for plug-in hybrid electric cars." Reportedly, Toyota and Electricite de France are set to "announce a deal next week

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• Inventor claims electric van can cruise for 500-miles on full charge

  Published: October 3, 2007, 3:31 pm

  Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuel, Alternativeenergy, Alternativefuel, Daren Luedtke, Darenluedtke, Electric Car, Electric Van, Electriccar, Electricvan, Green, Lei Global, Leiglobal

  Filed under: TransportationWe've heard some pretty zany claims when it comes to alternatively-powered vehicles, but Daren Luedtke is suggesting this his homemade electric van can propel itself some "500 miles" on a single charge. He also noted that it can be fully recharged in just eight hours, and he has apparently filed for a number of patents

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• Nissan takes wraps off conceptual Pivo 2 electric car

  Published: October 5, 2007, 12:42 pm

  Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternativeenergy, Concept, Electric Card, Electriccard, Green, Japan, Li Ion, Nissan, Pivo, Pivo 2, Pivo2

  Filed under: Transportation Apparently, one Pivo just isn't enough, as Nissan today unveiled the Pivo 2 concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show. The fully electric vehicle boasts a 360-degree turning cabin, 90-degree turning wheels and "employs by-wire technologies for braking and steering." Yes, that means that this thing can "drive sideways as well

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• Excess wind energy to be stored underground for future use

  Published: October 5, 2007, 9:57 pm

  Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternativeenergy, Electricity, Energy, Green, Iowa, Power, Underground, Utilities, Wind

  Filed under: Misc. Gadgets We've seen some fairly impressive uses of wind power, but a group in Iowa is looking to actually capture and preserve excess wind energy for use when demand peaks. At the Iowa Stored Energy Park, a number of local utilities is "building a system that will steer surplus electricity generated by a nearby wind farm to a

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• FuelPod2 converts excess cooking oil into biodiesel

  Published: December 5, 2007, 8:56 am

  Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuel, Alternativeenergy, Alternativefuel, Biodiesel, Fuelpod2, Green, Green Fuels, Greenfuels

  Filed under: TransportationEngineering folks have long since been powering their automobiles with less than scrumptious liquids, but Green Fuels is hoping to make the usage of homegrown biodiesel entirely more common. The firm's FuelPod2 is aimed squarely at the domestic market and is capable of churning out 50-liters of fuel each day from waste

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• UK wants every home wind-powered by 2020

  Published: December 12, 2007, 12:36 pm

  Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternativeenergy, Britain, Energy, Offshore Wind Farm, Offshorewindfarm, Wind Farm, Windfarm

  Filed under: Misc. Gadgets In an ambitious scheme than even industry proponents seem skeptical of, Britain has unveiled plans to power every home in the country via off-shore wind farms by the year 2020. Right now the UK produces approximately half a gigawatt through this method of power generation, enough to provide 2% of the country's

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• Kite-assisted ship to set sail in January

  Published: December 19, 2007, 4:31 am

  Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuel, Alternativeenergy, Alternativefuel, Beluga, Beluga Skysails, Belugaskysails, Boat, German, Green, Kite, Ship, Skysails

  Filed under: TransportationIf you thought a solar-powered ferry was far out, get a load of this. Reportedly, a 132-meter long vessel will be making its maiden voyage next month, but rather than chugging copious quantities of diesel while traversing the Atlantic, it'll be sipping down fuel and receiving a good bit of help from the computer guided

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• Samsung partners with HydroGen to distribute fuel cell power plants

  Published: January 17, 2008, 8:21 am

  Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternativeenergy, Fuel Cell, Fuelcell, Green, Hydrogen, Pafc, Samsung

  Filed under: Misc. GadgetsTrust us, this ain't the first time we've heard "Samsung" and "fuel cell" mentioned in the same breath, but signing up with another firm to be its "sole and exclusive distributor" of fuel cell power plants sounds pretty serious. Sure enough, Sammy has inked an agreement with US-based HydroGen, and will soon be selling its

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• Motorola curiously shows off fuel cell technology at MWC

  Published: February 13, 2008, 11:46 am

  Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternativeenergy, Energy, Fuel Cell, Fuelcell, Green, Mobile World Congress, Mobileworldcongress, Moto, Motorola, Mwc, Wimax

  Filed under: CellphonesOkay, we suppose cellphone companies trumpeting some sort of fuel cell technology isn't that weird, but nevertheless, Moto sure seems proud of its most recent advancements. Showcased at this year's Mobile World Congress are a number of "alternative power solutions including fuel cell and reflow batteries," which can be

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