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For years, Nordstrom has had a commitment to social and environmental responsibility. But until recently the firm had been so low key in telling its sustainability story that it was a challenge to find.
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Every aspect of the new Chevy Volt, from its conception to its execution, exemplifies disruptive innovation. Here's how the old-school automaker overcame internal and external challenges to create a truly game-changing technology.
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'Tis the season for low expectations on climate change and other global sustainability challenges. Yet there's no reason to think our stockings will forever be stuffed with coal.
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Company announces trial of electric vans and promises wider roll-out if the pilot scheme proves successful.
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Two car rental companies have signed up to offer Coda Automotive's new all-electric Coda Sedan next year.
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The question is no longer whether electric vehicles are coming, but "How fast?" and "Where first?" In a recently published report, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and RMI's Project Get Ready looked at the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S. to see how they stack up in terms of EV readiness.
by Kelly Vaughn
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In what it is hailing as the largest commitment of its kind, GE will buy 25,000 electric vehicles over the next five years for its own fleet, as well as for customers in its fleet management business.
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The future of alternative energy is arriving faster than you might think. Advanced biofuels, solar thermal power and solar photovoltaics are all on a path to being cost-competitive with fossil fuels. Wind is already there.
by Marc Gunther
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We've heard about the elusive electric car for some time, and it's long been "just around the corner." Now, it seems that electric vehicle enthusiasts, tech pioneers and eco-conscious consumers might finally have their way with the help of tweets and an onslaught of friending.
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Shares of Tesla continued trading above $24 Monday, less than a week after the electric car maker announced Panasonic would pour $30 million into firm.
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The Volvo Group, whose brands include Mack Trucks, Volvo Trucks, Renault Trucks and UD Trucks, has become the world's first vehicle manufacturer to join the WWF Climate Leaders program. Volvo truck companies have vowed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions produced over the lifetime of the trucks they manufacture through 2014 by 13 million tons.
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Cleaning products firm Seventh Generation set a range of new sustainability goals this week with the release of its latest Corporate Consciousness report, including a commitment that all 100 percent of its products would come from renewable plant and mineral sources by 2015 and reduce life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from its products by 15 percent.
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Amtrak, the government-owned passenger rail corporation in the U.S., has awarded Siemens a $466 million contract to build 70 electric locomotives with energy efficient features.
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All the recent attention paid to electric vehicles, particularly those that run without gasoline, may not translate into sales, unless fuel prices skyrocket, a breakthrough technology emerges, or the government intervenes with incentives, according to a recent report.
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The Obama administration today took the wraps off its proposed national standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel efficiency for heavy duty trucks and buses -- the first measures for such vehicles in the U.S.
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The two companies will collaborate on developing the underlying technology needed to support widespread electric vehicle use, including the infrastructure needed between charging stations and the back-end systems that will process various utility transactions.
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For the fifth consecutive time, Honda earned the title of Greenest Automaker for its efforts of maintain low smog and greenhouse gas emissions levels in its fleet.
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The move follows the first phase of the national program that will boost fuel efficiency to 35.5 miles per gallon by model year 2016. Some have speculated the administration could require automakers to increase fuel economy to 62 miles per gallon, but the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently balked at the suggestion until it conducts a full review.
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The EPA announced it will redesign its label for new cars to make it easier for consumers to buy the cleanest, most fuel efficient models. But in a recent poll, the two label designs proposed by the EPA confused consumers, who cared more about gas mileage and fuel costs than the new environmental information the EPA now wants to include.
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The arrival of the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt in just a few months could become a watershed moment for the auto industry, as well as for the environmental movement. Unlike the Prius, the Leaf and Volt are not aimed at the early-adopter, eco-conscious, well-to-do niche buyers. They are being built for the mass market.
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by Marc Gunther
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Better Place, the high-profile Californian firm working on a new model for recharging electric vehicles, last week pulled off another major coup, inking a technology and financing deal with GE that should accelerate the roll-out of its battery recharging infrastructure.
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Today, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) joins with Donlen, a leading fleet management company, and GreenDriver in a commitment towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the commercial fleet sector by 20 percent over the next five years.
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PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division will deploy five all-electric trucks in New York City this month as part of a green fleet expansion that will place 176 electric delivery vehicles on the road over the next year.
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The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have proposed new fuel economy labels for cars and light trucks that will score each vehicle with a grade from A+ to D, aiming to encourage adoption of more fuel-efficient vehicles.
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A waste firm will introduce plastic vehicles to its fleet which are lighter than traditional trucks and could each save up to 11 tonnes of carbon a year.