Comments on: What the ARPA-E Bets Mean for the Future of Green Cars http://gigaom.com/cleantech/what-the-arpa-e-bets-mean-for-the-future-of-green-cars/ Sun, 27 May 2012 08:45:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: What the Feds’ Risky Greentech Fund Can Do for Electric Cars http://gigaom.com/cleantech/what-the-arpa-e-bets-mean-for-the-future-of-green-cars/#comment-27947 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:32:03 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=43991#comment-27947 [...] likely won’t see the impact of it for years to come. As as CalCars.org founder Felix Kramer has put it to us, ARPA-E is “explicitly for long-term home runs,” rather than near-term [...]

]]> By: What the ARPA-E Bets Mean for the Future of Green Cars « Josie Garthwaite http://gigaom.com/cleantech/what-the-arpa-e-bets-mean-for-the-future-of-green-cars/#comment-27946 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:48:26 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=43991#comment-27946 [...] under the federal ARPA-E program, more than a fifth has been allocated for green vehicle projects. Over on Earth2Tech, I’ve looked at how wisely the DOE is placing its chips when it comes to choosing risky ideas [...]

]]> By: [#SmartGrid #スマートグリッド] エネルギー省が$100Mの助成金の提供を発表：対象は次世代電池、バイオ燃料、CO2貯蔵技術 « Ippei Suzuki’s Blog http://gigaom.com/cleantech/what-the-arpa-e-bets-mean-for-the-future-of-green-cars/#comment-27945 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:45:22 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=43991#comment-27945 [...] not at all move the needle” for larger companies, as Lux Research analyst Jacob Grose told us after the first round of grants back in October, “they will certainly allow these longer-term research projects to continue at a faster pace [...]

]]> By: DOE Opens Up $100M for High-Risk Battery, Biofuel & Carbon Capture Tech http://gigaom.com/cleantech/what-the-arpa-e-bets-mean-for-the-future-of-green-cars/#comment-27944 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:31:30 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=43991#comment-27944 [...] not at all move the needle” for larger companies, as Lux Research analyst Jacob Grose told us after the first round of grants back in October, “they will certainly allow these longer-term research projects to continue at a faster pace [...]

]]> By: Automotive X Prize Scores $5.5M DOE Award for Green Car Contest http://gigaom.com/cleantech/what-the-arpa-e-bets-mean-for-the-future-of-green-cars/#comment-27943 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:13:49 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=43991#comment-27943 [...] manufacturing loan program, raised the bar on fuel efficiency for cars, and just handed out some $33 million for cutting edge green vehicle tech development, among other things. Announcing today’s award, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said, “This [...]

]]> By: waltinseattle http://gigaom.com/cleantech/what-the-arpa-e-bets-mean-for-the-future-of-green-cars/#comment-27942 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:09:42 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=43991#comment-27942 replacement studies abound for a horseshoe replacement, meanwhile the kings battle steed needs a few horshoe nails or the kingdom is gonna be lost!

Its nice to think long range. But does America ever settle for a middle range? We have in the left corner, the current fiscal quarter. In the challenger corner we have “perhaps manyana, or the day after, but definately not in the forseeable future.”

Is there a “contender” in the house ‘right now, today, for’ us?

On the other hand, lightly, this DARPA et all energy issue has me wondering if someday I could have a green nuclear fueled car (sizewize its already a plausable unit) and when someone stole it from the parking space, I could sic the feds, the DOE and DOD even on them instead of the local constbulatory. Just a dream….

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