4 posts and columns on electric cars

2011: Apps Get Spendy, Carriers Get Grabby, Google Loses Its Way

in Enterprise on December 9, 2010 at 6:42 pm PT

Plus, e-books, electric cars and Internet TV cross over into the mainstream. Analyst Mark Anderson makes his annual predictions for the tech economy in 2011.

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Electric Cars: A Boon for Commercial Vehicle Trade?

in News on October 18, 2010 at 11:15 am PT

It may take decades for electric cars to become an everyday sight in parking lots and garages. But Mitsubishi Motors Corp. president Osamu Masuko sees big potential demand in the market for commercial vehicles used by businesses, even though neither his company nor its biggest local rival Nissan Motor Co. has yet specifically targeted the sector.

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Big Sony Vs. Small Toshiba at Ceatec

in News on October 7, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Several themes are emerging at Japan’s largest annual electronics trade fair this week, including green technology, such as electric cars, and tablet devices, such as Sharp Corp.’s Galapagos and Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Tab.

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Germany's SolarWorld Wants to Buy…a Car Company?

in News on November 19, 2008 at 12:34 pm PT

Have things gotten that bad in the solar industry? Something has prompted Germany’s SolarWorld to state its intention of offering one billion Euros to acquire four production plants and one headquarters currently owned and operated by the Opel division of General Motors. The goal? To create Europe’s first “green” car company and–presumably–sell enough electric and hybrid cars to offset the dismal margins of the company’s core solar business. One would think there’d be other fish to fry.