Clean Energy Digest

Now that BMW has announced production of an electric version of their very popular Mini Cooper subcompact, interest in electric cars for urban use is likely to increase. Popular Mechanics reports, “Dubbed the Mini E, it will be available for lease in three states—California, New York and New Jersey—and only to those companies and individuals [...]

Google, along with the Brookings Institution, is sponsoring a conference to discuss plug-in hybrid automobiles. In addition to the conference Google has put out a call for videos. According to the Google.org website, “Would you like to drive a plug-in car or truck? Create a video telling us why. If you already own one, create [...]

The Aptera electric vehicle is the most futuristic of all the plug-in hybrids that I’ve seen. Popular Mechanics took a very detailed look at this vehicle recently as shown in the photo below. The manufacturers are promising 300 miles per gallon. This is an extremely innovative vehicle. In addition to plugging in, this vehicle also [...]

It’s comforting to know that Silicon Valley is putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to clean energy. Cleantech is becoming all the rage these days. That’s a very good thing in my opinion. Unfortunately, when anything becomes all the rage it also becomes susceptible to hype and bubbles. I don’t think [...]

Of all the areas where I’ve seen progress on clean energy over the past three months, automobiles are definitely a stand out performer. Perhaps autos are the most logical entry point to a new clean energy economy. We see cars everyday. Almost all of us drive cars on a daily places. And cars are the [...]

The Ford HySeries Edge is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle with a twist. The car is powered by an electric motor that is charged by either an on board hydrogen fuel cell or by plugging the vehicle in to an electric outlet. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

The Chevy Volt is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that the company plans to have in production some time in 2010.

This video from Google shows what they are doing with plug-in hybrid technology as part of their recently announced RechargeIT initiative.   You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video