Category Archives: Investing in Electricity

India’s Looming Energy Crisis

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Electricity.com Editorial Team

Indian laborers work at a coal warehouse in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010. According to news reports, Coal India Ltd’s $3.5 billion initial public share offer, the largest in India’s history, was oversubscribed by 1.57 times hours before closure … Continue reading →

Posted in Investing in Electricity, News, Sources of Electricity | Tagged coal, Coal India Limited, electricity, energy crisis, fuel, India, power plants, power stations | Leave a comment

TAQA Sells Tesla Motors Stake

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Electricity.com Editorial Team

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) sold its stake in US electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. after the company’s shares surged to a 20 percent high over last year. The 75 percent government owned company made a profit of … Continue reading →

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Heat Pump to Make Electric Cars More Affordable

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Electricity.com Editorial Team

President Obama is aggressively promoting his plan of having 1 million electric cars on the road by 2015, by convincing the Congress to increase the tax credit to $10,000 next year. While Republicans scorn at the idea of increasing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Electric Cars, Innovations, Investing in Electricity | Tagged Electric cars, Electric vehicles, electrical metal-organic framework, EMOF, EV, heating and cooling system, internal combustion engines, Mike Zaworotko, molecular heat pump, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Pete McGrail, PNNL, Praveen Thallapally, Shengqian Ma, University of South Florida | Leave a comment

Jo-Mojo Bulletproof Roadster – The Coolest EV Around

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Electricity.com Editorial Team

Dart Jo-Mojo Electric Roadster is one of the refreshing announcements to happen in quite a long time. At a price, one third of the Tesla Roadster, it sounds within the reach of many and not just for the countable set … Continue reading →

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Volkswagen Plans To Design Electric Vehicles In China In 2013

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Electricity.com Editorial Team

Europe’s largest automaker, Volkswagen AG (VOW) has finalized plans to build two models of electric vehicles. The maker of Jetta Sedan, VW counts on partners in China to accomplish the project that will kick start in 2013.

Posted in Electric Cars, Electrical Products, Innovations, Investing in Electricity | Tagged automakers, cars, China, Electric cars, Electric vehicles, electricity, Europe, EV, Volkswagen, VW | 8 Comments

GM renewed interest in the electric car market

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Electricity.com Editorial Team

General Motors Co. has shown renewed interest in the electric car market nearly twelve years after its EV1 car was controversially discontinued from the market in 1999.

Posted in Investing in Electricity | Tagged Chevrolet Spark minicar, Electric cars, Electric vehicles, EV1, General Motors, General Motors Co., GM | 1 Comment

Dominion Virginia Power breaks records of Electricity Supply

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Electricity.com Editorial Team

A high heat wave made Dominion Virginia Power customers use a record breaking amount of electricity. The power company supplied approximately 20,061 megawatts of power during afternoon; surpassing the earlier record of 19,668 set in 2007.

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