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Cleantech Boosts Jobs in Specific Regions and Segments

By John Addison on January 21, 2011 3 Comments algal fuels, and MiaSole, Bay area, biotech, Bright Source, California, cisco, Clean Edge, Clean Tech Job Trends 2010, cleantech jobs, electric buses, electric cars, energy efficiency, energy efficient homes, energy efficient materials, EPRI, global warming, Google, Green Computing, green jobs, greenhouse gas reduction, High speed rail, information technology, Intel, John Addison, LED lights, Los Angeles, Proposition 23, renewable energy, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, silicon valley, Silver Spring Networks, smart grid, solar power, solar roofs, SPWRA, Sun Power, Tesla Motors, wind power

Cleantech Boosts Jobs in Specific Regions and Segments

As the nation seemingly and slowly pulls out from deep recession there is indication that cleantech sector employment is helping to lift some areas of the country and is starting to provide some jobs in what has been a painfully jobless “recovery” for far too many. This post, by John Addison focuses on some areas of his home state of California that are helping to drive the California economy and boosting jobs growth.

Is 2010 the Year of the Electric (and Plugin Hybrid) Car?

By Chris de Morsella on January 4, 2010 2 Comments Aptera 2e, Aptera Motors, BYD, CA, California, California Air Resources Board 2004 Staff Report, Carlsbad, Chevy Volt, China, Chris Anthony, Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant, DOE, electric motor, electric sports car, extended range plugin hybrid, F3DM, F3DM PHEV, Fisker Automotive, Fisker Coachbuild, fossil fuel, General Motors, greenhouse gas, hybrid car, ICE, internal combustion engine, Irvine, Karma, Laura Marion, LEZ, lithium ion, lithium ion battery pack, Low Emissions Zones, Middlebury, North American Auto Show, off peak load power, parallel hybrid, Paul B. Wilbur, PHEV, PHEV Prius, plugin hybrid, plugin hybrid electric vehicle, Project Nina, Quantum Technologies, San Diego County, series hybrid, Shenzhen, silicon valley, Steve Fambro, Tesla Model S, Tesla Motors, Tesla Roadster, TH!NK, TH!NK Global, Th!nk Ox, Toyota, Toyota Prius Plugin Hybrid, U.S. Department of Energy

Is 2010 the Year of the Electric (and Plugin Hybrid) Car?

2010 will see extended range plug in hybrids — as well as all electric vehicles start to hit the road in significant numbers. The plugin hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is a primarily an electric vehicle with a small non-electric motor to extend their range; it is more of an electric vehicle and less of a gas powered vehicle than current hybrids. This post examines some of the main players in this emerging electic vehicle sector.