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NHTSA close Chevy Volt battery investigation
Posted on February 21st, 2012 by Jeremy Barnett
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has closed its safety defect investigation into the potential risk of fire in Chevy Volts that have been involved in a serious crash.
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Read MoreAcquisition International Sector Talk January 2012
Posted on January 26th, 2012 by Jeremy Barnett
In this interview with Jeremy Barnett, Acquisition International, the leading online Venture Capital magazine sets out his vision for the future of legal services. Jeremy was awarded the UK Health and Safety...
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Read MoreThe Internet of Things
Posted on January 8th, 2012 by Jeremy Barnett
The 'Internet of Things' describes the trend for environments, buildings, vehicles, clothing, portable devices and other objects to have more and more information associated to them. Electronic devices and...
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Read MoreBMW goes electric but Chevrolet backtrack
Posted on December 4th, 2011 by Jeremy Barnett
In an interesting week for electric vehicles, BMW announced a joint venture with Toyota to build a better EV battery as Chevrolet move to dampen criticism of their reported Volt Battery failure that was...
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Read MoreVolt EV test fire and result of Hangzhou EV battery explosion
Posted on November 16th, 2011 by Jeremy Barnett
A Chevrolet Volt that caught fire three weeks after it 's li-ion battery was damaged in a crash test has caused American regulators to review safety protocols for electric car batteries. The fire comes after...
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Read MoreLow Carbon, the circular economy
Posted on October 12th, 2011 by Jeremy Barnett
Jeremy Barnett moderates at the Centre for Low Carbon Futures, York University 6th October How can we respond to the twin challenges of increasing limited global resources and rising demand for...
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Read MoreG Wiz fatal accident inquest verdict
Posted on September 14th, 2011 by Jeremy Barnett
A recent inquest has concluded that a fatal accident that occured when scientist Judit Nadal was thrown from her car following a collision, was an accidental death. The car's importer said that 'the GWiz has...
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Read MoreEcovelocity review - Hybrids excel
Posted on September 12th, 2011 by Jeremy Barnett
Ecovelocity was the first low carbon motor festival in London, September 2001 . Click here to go to the website Most manufactureres of Electric Vehicles and other hybrids were there, together with smaller...
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Read MoreBalancing the load. A look at the prospects of UK V2G
Posted on August 23rd, 2011 by Jeremy Barnett
The UK represents one of the most open energy marketplaces in the world and therefore offers an opportunity for reliable financial modelling. In a recent report by the National Grid and Ricardo, the future...
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Read MoreKPMG survey criticises government energy policies
Posted on August 20th, 2011 by Jeremy Barnett
A recent survey by KPMG of renewable energy investments has concluded that government policies have held back development of major green energy projectsl in the UK.
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