Porsche revealed an ultra-efficient, low-emission, mid-engine super sports car that features hybrid and electronic drive technology at this month’s Geneva Motor Show.
The 918 Spyder combines high-tech racing features with electric-mobility to offer a wide range of innovative new qualities. For example, it comes with a fuel consumption rate of nearly 78 mpg, which is [...]
Filed under: News on March 8th, 2010 @ 10:56 am
Tagged with: clean energy, consumer, innovation, innovative, Technology
The Society for Information Display (SID) announced this week its lineup of keynote presenters slated for Display Week 2010, May 23-28, 2010, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. The 48th annual SID International Symposium, Seminar, and Exhibition returns to the Pacific Northwest this year amid growing commercialization and the first stirrings of an [...]
Much has been written about crowd and group behavior in the investment industry, but one aspect that has received little attention is what has been called ‘emotional contagion.’ As the term suggests, people can infect each other behaviorally, and in the investment sector, that can cost everyone a lot of money.
The term ‘contagion’ is accurate [...]
Filed under: News on February 11th, 2010 @ 11:18 am
Tagged with: Business, consumer, economy, entrepreneur, insights, investing, marketing, strategies
Confluence Solar, which makes monocrystalline silicon ingots for solar PV products, recently invested $200 million in Tennessee’s statewide Solar Initiative technology development program. The money will fund a manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution facility in Clinton, Tenn., near Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
According to Governor Phil Bredesen, the investment is the latest in a series of infusions [...]
Filed under: News on January 28th, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, Community, consumer, economy, efficiency, energy, growth, innovation, sustainability, Technology
The IDF is looking into the possibility of purchasing electric cars from the Israeli company Better Place as part of an effort to cut fuel expenses for the military. Better Place plans to begin marketing electric-powered cars in Israel sometime in 2011.
Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi founded Better Place in 2007, and within a year Israel [...]
Filed under: News on January 15th, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, Community, consumer, economy, efficiency, entrepreneur, innovation, markets, sustainability
On Monday Volkswagen introduced a hybrid concept car the company said will get 45 miles per gallon by combining a four-cylinder gasoline engine from Volkswagen’s TSI with a 1.1 kWh lithium-ion battery.
When the New Compact Coupe’s gasoline engine isn’t needed, it shuts off and is disengaged from the transmission to cut down on drag, including [...]
Filed under: News on January 13th, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: brands, consumer, economy, efficiency, innovation
The TechCrunch conference recently took place and its worthwhile event that I try to follow every year. It seems the big trend to emerge this year is around sites that provide consumer ratings and services. In essence, these sites are looking to merge phone book style listings with greater utility.
To that end, start-up Redbeacon.com took the top [...]
Filed under: News, Technology on September 18th, 2009 @ 5:41 pm
Tagged with: consumer, entrepreneurship, innovation, internet, local, online, Redbeacon.com, San Fransisco, search, service, tech crunch, Technology
Just when Microsoft seemed poised to recapture some of Apple’s market dominance with the release of its Zune HD – a worthy opponent to the iPod (mp3 player of choice and current industry leader) – I read press stating that the device won’t be an open platform for third party app developers. Instead, Microsoft has [...]
IBM announced yesterday that it planned to lend much of its “hardware and systems design expertise” towards research seeking to improve the efficiency of battery technology within the realm of the electric car market. The goal, according to an article in the New York Times, will be to achieve a “tenfold improvement in battery storage, with hopes [...]
Filed under: News, Technology on September 16th, 2009 @ 11:00 am
Tagged with: battery efficiency, CARS, consumer, efficiency, electric vehicle, IBM, innovation, Lithium-Air, Lithium-Ion, Lithium-Sulfur, markets, New York Times, research, sustainability, Technology, Tesla Roadster, vehicle
No matter how successful a business gets, it’s important not to lose sight of the strategies that have taken you there. For most that involves building strong customer relationships and consistently delivering a great product or service. In recent months, eBay, the popular online auction house has veered from that path perhaps, but its CEO [...]
This week industrial engineer James Dyson stressed the role of science and engineering with the release of a new report entitled “Making the UK the leading high-tech exporter in Europe”. Dyson – who is perhaps best known for his bagless vacuum cleaners – is calling for more investment and support for innovative engineering.
GreenRoad announced last month that it has raised $10 million in financing from Generation Investment Management, the investment firm co-founded by Al Gore in 2004. GreenRoad, which is developing technologies to encourage safe and fuel-efficient driving behavior, intends to use the proceeds to accelerate the deployment of its GreenRoad 360 service among new and existing customers. GreenRoad [...].