Transportation | Green Transportation

A123’s $50M Debt Desperation Play

A123’s $50M Debt Desperation Play

Jeff St. John: May 20, 2012

The lithium-ion battery maker is forced to seek expensive debt as it struggles with recall, record losses.

OPEC Could Earn $1,154 Billion of Net Oil Export Revenues in 2012

OPEC Could Earn $1,154 Billion of Net Oil Export Revenues in 2012

Eric Wesoff: May 14, 2012

That equates to $1.154 trillion with a ‘t,’ according to the EIA short-term energy outlook.

NRG Energy Prepares to Deliver $100M to California for Plug-In Car Infrastructure

NRG Energy Prepares to Deliver $100M to California for Plug-In Car Infrastructure

Herman K. Trabish: May 11, 2012

Here’s how they will turn range anxiety into “range confidence”

Toyota Goes All-Electric With Tesla’s Help

Toyota Goes All-Electric With Tesla’s Help

Herman K. Trabish: May 10, 2012

A sleek new all-electric-drive SUV from Toyota will tighten up the competition for early-adopter dollars.

Guest Post: The Rise and Decline of Oil

Guest Post: The Rise and Decline of Oil

Toby D. Couture: May 10, 2012

Oil’s market share has dropped to below 40 percent and continues to decline.

Siemens Plans to Clean Up Trucking With a Trolley Line

Siemens Plans to Clean Up Trucking With a Trolley Line

Herman K. Trabish: May 9, 2012

Those long lines of eighteen-wheelers waiting to load and unload could be running on clean, quiet electricity.

Coulomb Raises $47.5M to Rev Up Plug-In Charging Network

Coulomb Raises $47.5M to Rev Up Plug-In Charging Network

Jeff St. John: May 7, 2012

The startup raises a Series D round to compete with the likes of ECOtality, AeroVironment and others in linking partnerships for the still-nascent EV charging market.

Schneider Electric Introduces Level-Three EV Fast Charger

Schneider Electric Introduces Level-Three EV Fast Charger

Herman K. Trabish: May 7, 2012

The idea is to take the electric car from ready and willing to able.

Viridity Captures Train Braking Power, Sells It to the Grid

Viridity Captures Train Braking Power, Sells It to the Grid

Jeff St. John: April 26, 2012

The startup captures Philadelphia train braking energy, stores it in a Saft battery, and plays it into lucrative energy markets.

Natural Gas Prices Near Record Lows

Natural Gas Prices Near Record Lows

Eric Wesoff: April 19, 2012

Renewable energy competes, to some extent, with natural gas—a commodity reaching record lows.

VantagePoint Capital Challenged in VC Fund Raising, Staff Moves

VantagePoint Capital Challenged in VC Fund Raising, Staff Moves

Eric Wesoff: April 13, 2012

Fund-raising and personnel woes hit even the largest cleantech VC players.

Startup EV Grid to Pioneer Vehicle-to-Grid Technology

Startup EV Grid to Pioneer Vehicle-to-Grid Technology

Herman K. Trabish: April 10, 2012

“If ten people on the block go out and buy a LEAF and they all plug it in at 6 p.m. when they get home, they’re going to have a problem.”

Fisker Raises $392M, Ups Goal to $500M

Fisker Raises $392M, Ups Goal to $500M

Jeff St. John: April 2, 2012

Fisker joins the billion-dollar VC club with new raise from Advanced Equities, as it struggles to overcome recalls, other setbacks.

NRG Settlement Funds California’s ‘Electric Expressway’ EV Charger Network

NRG Settlement Funds California’s ‘Electric Expressway’ EV Charger Network

Herman K. Trabish: March 26, 2012

$120 million will buy thousands of chargers ordered by Governor Brown that startup Gridtest’s tool can certify.

Bloomberg Names 10 Clean Tech Pioneers

Bloomberg Names 10 Clean Tech Pioneers

Katherine Tweed: March 20, 2012

They’re not all fresh faces, but these 10 winners are all carrying a lot of momentum.