Russia’s richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov, gets a nod of approval from Putin on his new electric car investments. Read more in the article:
Putin Backs Russia’s First Electric Car Project
By Gleb Bryanski and Gleb Stolyarov for Reuters.
From the article:
“Russia’s richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov won early backing from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for his plan to start [...]
A new European-wide electric car initiative will be launched as part of the Spanish presidency of the EU next month.
Read more about it in the Irish Times article:
EU to introduce electric car initiative
From the article:
“Spanish rime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, whose country currently holds the EU presidency, said there was a need for a [...]
(December, 2009)
Late night on the streets of Copenhagen, and biting cold. It was a dark and snowy night. But what I really wanted was…a bicycle.
Two weeks in on a trip to Denmark and my perspective on weather and transportation had shifted. The fastest way across town was on a bike regardless of conditions. Sure, an [...]
Ford is starting EV trials in Germany.
For more details, follow the link …
Ford Plans to Start Electric-Car Tests in Germany Next Month
“Ford Motor Co. will start a two-year test program of electric Focus compact cars and Transit vans in Germany on Jan. 4 as the U.S. company prepares to introduce battery-powered models as early as [...]
Ahead of the Copenhagen summit, PBS look into the electric future in Denmark — and checks
in with Project Better Place.
Watch the show here.
Our Consulting Producer Chelsea Sexton got to test drive the GM Volt recently.
Here’s her verdict :
From the first Volt unveiling over two years ago, I’ve wanted to drive one. At some point last year, Tony Posawatz’s first words upon seeing me ceased to be “Hey, chels”, and became “I know, I know”. Given the [...]
Say Hello to Guest Blogger Alexis Ringwald – with this first dispatch from the Climate Change Caravan in India.
On January 3, 2009, a group of passionate individuals launched the Climate Solutions Road Tour : an epic month-long 3,500 km journey from Chennai to New Delhi, India to demonstrate that clean transportation solutions do exist and [...]
