CleanTech

Read This: Is peak oil never going to happen?

(Source: AutoblogGreen - References: The Oil Drum,The Oil Drum) Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Etc. You can make a coherent, logical argument for cars that don't burn gasoline without once mentioning global petroleum supply. You can talk about international relations and the power of gasoline exporters

These 6 States Have the Most Dangerous Bridges

(Source: Fool.com Headlines - References: The Oil Drum) The tragedy on Interstate 5 in Washington serves as the latest reminder of the decaying state of our infrastructure.

Report: Nissan's NY taxi deal faces court obstacles

(Source: AutoblogGreen - References: AutoblogGreen) Filed under: Minivan/Van, Government/Legal, Work, Nissan, Specialty Nissan scored a big win for itself when the NV200 was named New York City's Taxi of Tomorrow, but the compact van has been under attack ever since. The latest setback for Nissan

Ernest Moniz, Natural Gas And The “Forgotten Renewables”

(Source: Alternative Energy - References: The Oil Drum) Filed under: Energy News

First Wind/Current Power System To Be Installed Off Japanese Coast Later This Year

(Source: Alternative Energy - References: Climate Progress) Filed under: Energy News

Official: 2014 Fiat 500L to start at $19,100*

(Source: AutoblogGreen - References: AutoblogGreen) Filed under: Car Buying, Hatchback, Fiat We've already driven the decidedly weird-looking 500L in its European-spec form, and now the folks at Fiat have just released US-specific pricing, which means that our US media drive is coming up soon. If you

Quick Spin: 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel

(Source: AutoblogGreen - References: AutoblogGreen) Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Chevrolet, Diesel, Quick Spins Volkswagen has gotten pretty comfortable hogging the (admittedly small) non-premium diesel car market in the US. With Golf and Jetta, the German automaker has been the one and only choice

Spy Shots: Next-gen Toyota Prius spied inside and out

(Source: AutoblogGreen - References: AutoblogGreen) Filed under: Spy Photos, Hybrid, Hatchback, Toyota Toyota has built itself into the industry's standard-bearer when it comes to hybrids, and it isn't going to let the poster child for gas-electric vehicles get stale on the market. These spy shots

NY State puts kibosh on RelayRides car-sharing service

(Source: AutoblogGreen - References: AutoblogGreen,AutoblogGreen) Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal Three-year-old peer-to-peer car rental service Relay Rides has run into a rough ride in New York, accused by the state's Financial Services Department of "repeated false advertising and violations of insurance

Using data and computer models to store wind energy underground

(Source: Earth2Tech - References: The Good Human) This article originally appeared on GigaOM Pro, our premium research subscription service. The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has completed a study that comes up with two ways to use compressed air technology to store wind energy in

Report: Move over Audi, now Chrysler has a beef with Tesla's claims

(Source: AutoblogGreen - References: AutoblogGreen) Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Chrysler, Earnings/Financials, Tesla In the same week that Audi said "not so fast" to some claims from Tesla, Chrysler has responded to a new press release from the California-based EV-maker by saying "not

Toyota increases lithium-ion battery production 6x to upgrade Prius

(Source: TreeHugger - References: Climate Progress) Toyota has been rather slow to adopt lithium-ion technology compared to some other automakers, but it seems like they want to catch up.

Report: VW to retrofit quarter-million TDI diesels with misfueling protection

(Source: AutoblogGreen - References: AutoblogGreen) Filed under: Volkswagen, Diesel According to a report from Autoweek, Volkswagen has plans in place to retrofit a quarter of a million 2009-2012 model-year TDI-engined cars with a system that will prevent misfueling with gasoline instead of diesel.

Solar Impulse In Midst Of Setting Another Solar Airplane record

(Source: Alternative Energy - References: Climate Progress) Filed under: Energy News

China could set absolute cap on emissions in 2016: paper

(Source: Point Carbon News - References: Climate Progress) BEIJING, May 21 (Reuters Point Carbon) - China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has proposed setting an absolute cap on the country’s greenhouse gas emissions from 2016, local media reported Tuesday, a move that would make China’s

Transforming Buildings into Prosumers with the Smart Grid

(Source: Alternative Energy) Filed under: Energy News

Car emissions can turn good cholesterol bad

(Source: AutoblogGreen - References: AutoblogGreen) Filed under: Etc., Safety, Diesel Before you head to the pharmacy to refill your Lipitor prescription, check this out. The American Heart Association's journal on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology has concluded that high levels of

Report: Bloom Energy raises another $130M

(Source: Earth2Tech - References: Next Big Future) Silicon Valley fuel cell startup Bloom Energy has raised another $130 million in funding, according to Fortune’s Dan Primack. The latest funding means that Bloom Energy has closed on over $1.1 billion in venture capital funding over its eleven-year

Report: Fisker Karma prices tanking on used market

(Source: AutoblogGreen - References: AutoblogGreen,AutoblogGreen) Filed under: Car Buying, Sedan, Earnings/Financials, Fisker, Luxury Buying into a new, fledgling automaker is always a big risk - the early-adopter upside has the potential to be great, but the downside can look like the mother of all hangovers.

First Drive: 2013 Nissan Leaf [w/video]

(Source: AutoblogGreen - References: AutoblogGreen,AutoblogGreen) Filed under: Hatchback, Nissan, First Drives, ElectricIf It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It Look at the 2013 Nissan Leaf - even one parked next to a 2012 model - and you'll be hard-pressed to spot the differences. Changes and updates have been made,