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Kleiner Perkins going greener

May 1, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The venture capital group forms a new $500 million cleantech fund, and we spot 13 other deals over the past week. Full Story »

Accelerated CAFE standards unveiled

April 22, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The new rules call for a 25 percent increase in fuel efficiency standards over 5 years for passenger vehicles and light trucks. Full Story »

Consumer cleantech market could hit $104B

March 24, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Two new surveys find consumers want to buy more cleantech products, but suggest leading brands may not yet have emerged. Full Story »

Bentley rolls on renewable fuels

Bentley Continental
  
To the manor born, to today's green-minded world adapted?

Will a luxury car lose street cred if it starts talking about fuel efficiency?

Ferrari shows off biofuel car

January 15, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The F430 Spider Biofuel prototype can run on a mix of up to 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. Full Story »

Wal-Mart & Microsoft's new cleantech deals

October 25, 2007 - by Dallas Kachan - Two giants in their industries today signaled new initiatives to accelerate adoption of clean technologies. Full Story »

Scania cuts price of ethanol-powered buses

October 10, 2007 - by David Ehrlich - The reduced price is part of an agreement the company made with the Clinton Climate Initiative. Full Story »

Pics of Hummer 02 green concept vehicle

Heard of GM's Hummer 02 concept?

GM designers used a far-future Hummer design to win a competition at the L.A. Auto Show to design an environmentally sustainable vehicle of the future.

Hummer 02 

What you're looking at will likely never be built - it's a 2D design only. Not even a small scale mockup has been made.

Biodiesel finder for your cell phone

Looking for the nearest biodiesel fueling station? Point your cell phone to www.nearbio.com, or nearbio.mobi.

This new site will show you maps directing you to nearest biodiesel pumps. The company says it's individually verifying all pumps for accuracy.

Additional features include the ability to find fueling locations while at a computer but send the information to a cell phone for later reference, and the ability to find biodiesel filling stations through SMS messages.

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