The Electric Vehicle Symposium 23 (EVS-23) in Anaheim, California offers many noteworthy debuts from the manufacturers. The conference runs from December 2-5, 2007 and is being held at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Most notable are three ZEV’s that are being announced, a solar carport and a follow-up to Exxon’s announcement about their thin film polymer for [...]

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When you think you’ve heard it all in the alternative energy field, a story like this comes around and you just have to say, WTF? ExxonMobile has announced this week that they have developed a thin plastic polymer film that can be used in lithium ion batteries for hybrid vehicles.
Yes, you heard that right. ExxonMobile [...]

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In October 2006, search giant Google announced that it was installing over 9,000 solar panels at its Mountain View, California campus. This 1,600 kilowatt project made Google the envy of Yahoo and other corporate giants with their own green programs.
Then Google announced their RechargeIT Initiative to encourage the development of plug-in hybrid vehicles. Google is [...]

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All I want for Christmas are my solar powered gadgets. Well, this doesn’t have the ring to it like the “my two front teeth” song, but several photovoltaic manufacturers are rolling out interesting products one can give as gifts this holiday season.
Upon any green tech’s Christmas list may be items such as a solar-powered kayak, [...]

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Plug-in gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles are revolting against the rest of the marketplace. Or starting to. Toyota and General Motors have publically announced that they are working on plug-in versions of their Prius and Volt vehicles, respectively.
Now, Ford has jumped into the plug-in fray announcing they will be giving 20 of these vehicles to Southern California [...]

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