Porsche 918 Spyder Plug-In Hybrid A $845,000 Reality

Only Porsche could make hybrids cool, and have a series of hybrid concept including the sumptuously sexy 918 Hybrid, the German sports car maker has announced that it will build the 918 Spyder Plug-In Hybrid, with the price starting at $845,000.
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Tesla’s Musk says capacitors "will supercede" batteries

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Tesla MotorsWhile speaking at the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, CA last week, Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla, said he’s willing to bet against batteries to be the technology that finally …

Amyris and US Venture plan JV on renewable lubricants

Amyris, Inc., and US Venture, Inc., a distributor of industrial and automotive aftermarket products and lubricants, plan to form a joint venture for the production, marketing and distribution of finished renewable lubricants for the North American mark…

Saudi Aramco and PetroChina sign MoU for refinery in Yunnan

Aramco Overseas Company B.V., a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, and PetroChina Company Limited, a subsidiary of CNPC, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) related to the planned development of a 10 million metric tons per annum (200,000 barrels per d…