Electric/hybrid cars

India, EU lead the week’s agribusiness investments

November 5, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Agriculture’s funding streak continues with five deals, including a $365M acquisition. Details of this, plus 31 deals we spotted in the past seven days. Full Story »

VW fleet to run on Basel city garbage?

October 28, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology research is expected to be tested over the next year in a real world setting with a near-zero emissions biogas vehicle. Full Story »

Rinspeed unveils new details about urban commuter EV

October 26, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Switzerland CEO shares his vision for his 2010 concept car, while predicting that the Teslas and Thinks of the world will go belly up in three years. Full Story »

Bright Automotive scores military contract

October 26, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - U.S. Army plans to use the Indiana-based firm's plug-in hybrid vehicles in non-combat situations. Full Story »

Indian carmaker Reva to manufacture in NY

October 23, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Bangalore-based EV maker to produce more than 20,000 cars a year at new facility, employing 100 people. Full Story »

Cash starts flowing for water and waste

October 1, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Sector scores five deals, including biggest VC round of the week, and a Swiss battery maker goes public. Details of this, plus we spot 25 deals in the past seven days. Full Story »

IPO flood or not?

Risk aversion to investing in cleantech is starting to change and improve, but we’re not about to see a wave of IPOs in the sector anytime soon.

Or at least that was the consensus today from venture capital and private equity folks at the Renewable Energy Finance Forum-West conference in San Francisco. And while the primarily Silicon Valley-based panel had opinions that differed at times, they all agreed they have one thing in common: Their names are hard to pronounce.

Back on track? Cleantech VC deals continue global growth

September 30, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Cleantech sees second straight period of recovery in third quarter, as it takes biotech's crown as the dominant category for venture capital investment. Full Story »

U.S. East Coast ports offer $9M to improve air quality

September 30, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Ocean vessel operators are being incented to use low sulfur fuel and cargo handling equipment that meets current emissions standards. Full Story »

New business opportunities opening with lithium battery recycling

September 25, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Canaccord Adams analyst suggests lithium recycling and price increases are likely to go hand in hand with demand for hybrid and electric vehicles.  Full Story »
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