electric vehicle
Coulomb begins worldwide EV domination with ChargePoint expansion to Australia and Poland
Look around you. Are you at an electric vehicle charging station? If so, good for you! If not, that’s okay, because the things are still mighty rare
Tesla deal with Toyota is ‘not formal,’ $50m investment dependent on IPO
Tesla Motors seemed to have scored quite the coup earlier this month when it landed a deal with Toyota , but it now looks like things might be a tad more complicated than first suggested.
Inhabitat’s Week in Green: surfing renewable energy, hexagonal LEDs, and ultra-efficient aerodynamics
The Week in Green is a new item from our friends at Inhabitat , recapping the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us. This week Inhabitat reported live from the scene of New York Design Week , where we sifted through thousands of new home furnishings and interiors products to bring you the state-of-the-art in green design. Fresh from the floor of the International Contemporary Furniture Fair is this stunning hexagonal crystal LED light , which is composed of glowing geometric blocks that snap together to form a myriad of shapes
Nissan opens all-electric Leaf pre-orders to the US public: $99 to reserve
Nissan didn’t hesitate to gloat about its ability to book 8,000 Leaf pre-orders in just nine days during a pre -pre-order for those who specifically requested early access to the automobile, and now the outfit’s looking to make good on plans to have 25,000 orders in place by December. If all goes well, the all-electric car will be “widely available” in 2012, with a semi-wide release slated for next Spring.
Levant Power’s GenShock absorbs energy as well as bumps (video)
Hey, who’s this charming young rogue giving Ma Earth a peck on the cheek? While opinions may differ on the utility of regenerative braking , we can’t envision anyone outside of Chevron or BP’s head offices complaining about suspensions that generate electricity out of the bumps you encounter on the road
Telekom Austria to turn phone booths into EV recharging stations, stave off obsolescence
For most Engadget readers, telephone booths rank somewhere up there with smoke signals in the annals of communication devices — old , primitive , and bypassed by newer and better technology. Ah, but wait, what if we used all those cables we have wired into those boxes for something actually helpful? Telekom Austria’s trying to do just that with its newly unveiled plan to roll out 30 electric vehicle recharging stations over the rest of this year
