Archive for the ‘Automobiles’ Category

Citroën to Deliver the First Air-Powered Automobile

January 30th, 2013

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The world's car manufacturers are working hard to develop engines that aren't reliant on dwindling natural resources to fuel them. So-called hybrid engine cars that combine a conven…

Corporate Social Responsibility in Logistics

July 23rd, 2011

Some shipping and logistics companies have embraced the concept of corporate social responsibility as a way to build their brand image and improve their operations. For shipping companies, corporate s…

Fisker Plans to Make a Profit on Electric Cars

September 24th, 2009

Electric car maker Fisker has put a date on its plans to turn a profit: 2011.Fisker Automotive, prime Tesla Motors competitor and maker of the luxury plug-in hybrid vehicle known as the Karma, has ann…

Electric Cars May be Emission-Free, But They’re Not Yet Problem-Free

August 12th, 2009

BusinessWeek took a close look last week at the problems users may havwe to put up with if they buy BMW's Mini E. While they pick on BMW in the article, the problems aren't unique.Mike Graham,…

Batteries Get Stimulus Grants

May 27th, 2009

VentureBeat pointed out last week that $2 billion worth of federal grants were being awarded to battery makers in the near future. Grants will run between $100 million and $150 million. The deadline t…

No More Hydrogen Cars?

May 22nd, 2009

There's been a lot of nergy legislation news in the past couple of weeks. But TreeHugger pointed out one chunk of news that didn't get much coverage. Federal supportfunding for hydrogen cars s…

Will Japan Subsidize Green Cars?

April 8th, 2009

TreeHugger published a piece last week on the possibilityrumor that Japan's government may start encouraging green cars ownership with a $3000 (300,000 yen) subsidy.The Japanese media has been rep…

Three of Spain’s Cities Getting Electric Car Infrastructure

March 21st, 2009

TreeHugger had a piece last week on development in Spain's move to electric cars.The pretty southern Spanish town of Seville has been chosen along with the capital Madrid and the northern hub Barc…

The Future of Electric Car Maker Th!nk

March 14th, 2009

Norwegian car maker Th!nk is in the news at the moment.

Treehugger describes Th!nk as having "a long and troubled history – gone bankrupt twice, changed hands a couple of times (including a shor…

The Most Powerful Hybrid

March 11th, 2009

I guess everybody needs a little glamour and luxury from time to time. There's no reason that alternative energy shouldn't get some…

BusinessWeek has a piece this week on the debut in Genev…