Electric vehicle

Roughly 4.7 million charging points for electric vehicles will be installed globally from 2010 to 2015, according to a report from Pike Research.

1 | May 25, 2010 5:33am | By Larry Dignan

Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation rolled out with the design of YeZ, a leaf car that was inspired by the process of photosynthesis.

1 | May 24, 2010 2:07am | By Boonsri Dickinson

In a joint venture, the two companies intend to start mass production of vehicles for availability by 2012.

8 | May 21, 2010 8:01am | By Joe McKendrick

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley signed a law designed to get consumers to adopt electric vehicles early. One of the big perks: Access to the high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane, even if you're driving...

4 | May 21, 2010 3:58am | By Larry Dignan

Forget the Tesla and the Chevy Volt -- the spider is electric too, and it can walk.

May 20, 2010 5:45pm | By Deborah Gage

China, the world's top polluter, has a reputation for producing smog and lead-tainted toys. But the eastern power is banking on cleantech as its next lucrative export.

1 | May 16, 2010 7:01pm | By Vinnie Mirchandani

General Motors is in talks with Google to use its Android mobile operating system to link phones to GM's OnStar information service.

1 | May 13, 2010 7:12am | By Andrew Nusca

The long awaited climate bill, dubbed the American Power Act, was delivered for discussion in the Senate. The bill carries a number of clean tech provisions to ponder.

1 | May 12, 2010 11:33am | By Larry Dignan

Electronics giant Samsung said it will invest $20.6 billion in solar cells, batteries, LEDs and medical tech over the next 10 years.

May 11, 2010 12:02pm | By Andrew Nusca

Six proposals out of the University of Michigan introduce networked approaches to achieve more efficient driving.

1 | May 8, 2010 4:23pm | By Joe McKendrick

At the GreenNet conference in San Francisco, automotive-industry executives debate how much connectivity is suitable for electric vehicles, which need to be networked to take advantage of utility...

1 | May 4, 2010 1:47pm | By Larry Dignan

At the GreenNet conference in San Francisco, automotive-industry executives debate how much connectivity is suitable for electric vehicles, which need to be networked to take advantage of utility...

May 3, 2010 4:33pm

Berkeley researchers have discovered an inexpensive metal catalyst for generating hydrogen from water.

4 | May 3, 2010 1:30pm | By Andrew Nusca

At the Nordic Green conference in Menlo Park, Calif., Mark Duvall, director of the Electric Power Research Institute, talks to Sven Thesen of Better Place about the economic model associated with...

April 29, 2010 9:42am

General Electric and Nissan have teamed up to build the smart infrastructure needed to power plug-in electric vehicles.

4 | April 26, 2010 7:16am | By Andrew Nusca

Better Place said it has signed an agreement with Chery Automobile to develop electric vehicle technology in China, which aims to be a leader in the market.

April 25, 2010 6:21pm | By Larry Dignan

Stephen Gold mixes modern tech with good old-fashioned volunteerism. He spends his Earth days sending solar care packages to far-flung scientists studying some of the world's most endangered...

4 | April 22, 2010 4:00am | By Melissa Mahony

The Pentagon research agency sets a deadline to fulfill its George Jetson-like dreams.

4 | April 16, 2010 12:00pm | By Melissa Mahony

Investors are showing growing interest in initial public offerings by cleantech companies. Nineteen are on deck for 2010 -- here are 10 more to watch.

April 16, 2010 4:42am | By Andrew Nusca

An influx of electric or hybrid vehicles will create the greatest disruption to the power grid since the onset of air conditioning.

9 | April 14, 2010 9:49am | By Joe McKendrick