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Cleantech Forum XXVII - Paris - April 26 - 28, 2010

General Motors

Nissan and ECOtality envision an even Better Place

March 6, 2009 - by Dallas Kachan - New electric vehicle fast charging network in Arizona, announced today, repudiates Better Place's battery swapping model, say principals. Full Story »

Sandia Lab predicts biofuel viability with new forecasting model

February 10, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Study with General Motors shows that ethanol could displace a third of U.S. gasoline use by 2030—assuming technological innovations occur. Full Story »

US car battery companies seek $1B in federal aid

December 18, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - New consortium asks government to level playing field with Asian competitors in race to make batteries for electric vehicles. Full Story »

China's BYD sells first mass-produced plug-in cars

December 15, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Warren Buffett-backed automaker targets Chinese market with its eye on the U.S. and Europe in 2011. Full Story »

Coskata gets $40M as pilot ethanol plant nears completion

December 5, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Coskata also planning first commercial ethanol-from-biorefuse facility to reach goal of $1 per gallon. Full Story »

Tenneco in major restructuring

October 29, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The manufacturer of emission control systems for cars is hit by troubles in the auto industry. Full Story »

Hyundai plans fuel-cell car for 2012

October 28, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - South Korea's largest automaker expects commercial production of the fuel-cell vehicle three years after its planned hybrid-electric car. Full Story »

Coskata enters China ethanol market

October 20, 2008 - by Massie Santos Ballon - Company says China’s agricultural waste could produce 50 billion gallons of biofuel, reducing the need for oil imports. Full Story »

India's Tata Motors reveals electric car prototype

September 3, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Amid protests in West Bengal, India’s Tata Motors is moving forward with plans to sell an electric car in Norway in about a year. Full Story »

Hyundai plans to sell hybrid in U.S. in 2010

August 22, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - The Korean automaker decides to use lithium ion batteries for the gas-electric hybrid sedan. Full Story »
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