My favorite green technology
No offense to those working hard to bring wind, solar or geothermal energy to scale, or to people who are jazzed about energy efficiency, but I’m going to end my blogging for 2009 by saying that I am...
View ArticleFive myths about electric cars
Mary Ann Wright Today’s guest post comes from three co-authors. Mary Ann Wright is vice president of technology and innovation for Johnson Controls Power Solutions, the largest maker of automotive...
View ArticleFrom the Gulf to the Volt
When trying to save the planet, every litter bit helps. But let’s not lose sight of the forest when we’re saving a tree–or when General Motors is recycling “plastic boom material used to soak up oil in...
View ArticleCODA electric cars, charging ahead
CODA sedan No one said it would be easy for CODA Automotive, the California-based startup that makes all-electric cars and battery systems. Two months ago, CODA delayed the introduction of its first...
View ArticleGM’s sustainability chief: charged up about the Volt
Outside the door to General Motors’ Washington office is a photo of the Chevy Volt framed by the U.S. Capitol. GM loves to market the Volt, the 2011 Motor Trend Car of the Year (“A car of the future...
View ArticleWhat’s the true cost of an electric car?
An electric car motorcade Detroit’s the Motor City. California’s car culture is unsurpassed. But when the electric car industry staged an “innovation motorcade” of electric cars and trucks today, it...
View ArticleIf electric cars are the answer, what’s the question?
An eVgo charging station Like many environmentalists, I’d love to see lots of people driving electric cars. If broadly adopted, electric cars will go some way towards limiting air pollution, reducing...
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