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• Biden to Announce Fisker Will Build Plug-Ins at Old Delaware GM Plant
• Lessons from Detroit Conference on Plug-in Electric Vehicles
• Bright’s Plug-in Hybrid Delivery Van Delivers: 40-Mile All-Electric Range, 40 MPG
• Yamaha HV-X Hybrid Motorcycle Debuts in Tokyo
• Dell Builds Solar Trees For Parking Lot

Biden to Announce Fisker Will Build Plug-Ins at Old Delaware GM Plant Posted: 26 Oct 2009 12:23 PM PDT Last week, Fisker Automotive co-founder and CEO, Henrik Fisker, said that his company would very shortly be announcing where project Nina—the company’s upcoming $48,000 plug-in hybrid—would be built. The statement led to all sorts of rumors, but speculation had been growing that the chosen manufacturing spot was a closed GM plant in Delaware. Read more of this story »

Lessons from Detroit Conference on Plug-in Electric Vehicles Posted: 26 Oct 2009 10:53 AM PDT If I could sum up last week’s conference on electric vehicles in a single sentence, it would be this: I’m now certain that my kids will grow up driving electric cars. Advocates have been saying it for a while, but now all sides of the debate—including automakers, utilities, venture capitalists, and policymakers—are saying it too: electric-powered automobiles are the real deal, and we’re on the cusp of the biggest transformation in automotive history since the invention of the internal combustion engine. Read more of this story »

Bright’s Plug-in Hybrid Delivery Van Delivers: 40-Mile All-Electric Range, 40 MPG Posted: 26 Oct 2009 10:10 AM PDT Indiana-based Bright Automotive has released some pretty impressive performance figures for its technically (and aerodynamically!) slick new IDEA cargo van. Aimed primarily at delivery fleets and in-town rental companies, the freshly-upgraded guppy promises to shave operating costs by thousands of dollars per year, per van. More pictures, an official company press release, and my own opinions (that nobody asked for) after the jump. Read more of this story »

Yamaha HV-X Hybrid Motorcycle Debuts in Tokyo Posted: 26 Oct 2009 09:57 AM PDT Yamaha didn’t pull any punches at last week’s 2009 Tokyo AutoMotoShow, bringing no less than five (5!) innovative new eco-conscious motorcycle concepts to a predominantly car-centric show in a bid to monopolize 2-wheeled press coverage and establish Yamaha as the leader in 2-wheeled hybrid technology. Did it work? Maybe! More about the seemingly production-ready HV-X hybrid concept—including video—after the jump… Read more of this story »

Dell Builds Solar Trees For Parking Lot Posted: 26 Oct 2009 09:47 AM PDT Computer technology is always about being one step ahead of competitors. Information technology moves faster than light it seems, and by the time your new computer arrives at your doorstep, it is already out of date. Dell, whose computers can be found in most offices, homes, and campuses across the country, has been doing its best to stay ahead of the curve. Proving it is both environmentally friendly and hip to the trends of popular culture, Dell has just finished installing a grove of solar trees at its Corporate headquarters in Round Rock, Texas. Read more of this story »

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