Green Tech

A Toyota Prius owner waits for the recall

Martin LaMonica — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:20:00 PST

Last summer, CNET's Martin LaMonica wanted to see if his new Prius could hit the magic 50-mpg mark. Now he's wondering when his spiffy hybrid will get a fix for faulty brakes.

Ford to debut all-electric Transit Connect van

Lance Whitney — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:21:54 PST

Automaker to unveil 2011 Transit Connect Electric van at Chicago Auto Show. New model expected to go into production late 2010.

Originally posted at The Car Tech blog

Hints of a bubble in green-tech IPOs

Martin LaMonica — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:05:00 PST

Electric car maker Tesla, solar company Solyndra, and others have plans for public offerings. Is it too much too soon or will there be more start-up acquisitions?

Toyota adds 2010 Prius to global recall list

Reuters — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:27:48 PST

Recall to affect more than 400,000 hybrid models, including the latest Prius, as Toyota seeks to fix a problem with the regenerative brakes, which help charge the cars' electric batteries.

Survey: More people looking for help on recycling

Lance Whitney — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:26:00 PST

Report from Earth911.com shows more people with questions on how and where to recycle in 2009, with PCs, batteries, and TVs topping the list of search queries.

Areva buys solar-thermal start-up Ausra

Martin LaMonica — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:43:00 PST

Strong in nuclear power, Areva purchases concentrating solar-power company Ausra to expand its renewable energy portfolio.

Israeli gas stations to swap Better Place car batteries

Martin LaMonica — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:20:00 PST

Electric-car services company Better Place forges ahead with plan to install tens of thousands of charging stations and battery-switching locations in Israel by next year.

Turn your office expense reports into toilet paper

Tim Hornyak — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:00:00 PST

Ever feel like the paper you handle at work every day isn't worth wiping your butt with? Well, a Japanese machine can turn it all into toilet paper. Magically.

Originally posted at Crave

In clean energy, U.S. needs more steel in ground

Martin LaMonica — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:00:00 PST

Researching technology breakthroughs is worthwhile, but people in renewable energy say the U.S. needs to speed up installation of products to lower costs and stay competitive globally.

SAP bets on software for sustainability (Q&A)

Martin LaMonica — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:59:00 PST

Environmental software isn't just for complying with laws. SAP Chief Sustainability Officer Peter Graf says forward-looking companies are managing natural resources to save money and lower risk.