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GreenRoad’s greener, safer driving technology has gotten another round of investment. The startup, which is backed by Al Gore and Richard Branson’s funds, as well as Benchmark Capital and others, has raised another $13 million and brought on new CEO Jim Heeger. Read more »

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While the Google’s recently revealed robot car project is being looked at as an example of just how far outside of its core business Google has been reaching, the prospect of self-driving, computerized cars are compelling for their ability to make driving more sustainable. Here’s how: Read more »

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Ford announced Thursday that the navigation system in vehicles with MyFord Touch (an interface that provides easy access and controls for Ford’s onboard communication system, Sync) will let drivers select a route that prioritizes not only distance or time, but also efficiency. Read more »

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If you’re impressed by the growing attention on “connected cars” in the U.S. then you haven’t been paying attention to the work that’s been done in South Korea. The country has been investing $230 million dollars per year into Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). Read more »

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GreenRoad — a driving system that can improve fuel efficiency and reduce crashes — can now count Al Gore’s Generation Investments as a backer. This morning GreenRoad announced that it has raised another $10 million from the Generation IM Climate Solutions Fund, which was created by […] Read more »

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Think of it as a friendly backseat driver with a remarkable mind for calculating risk and a keen ability to cut your fuel use and emissions. That’s kind of how 7-year-old startup GreenRoad Technologies’ tool works for improving driver behavior through real-time feedback. GreenRoad’s system uses […] Read more »

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Back in 2006, when Wi-Fi was all the rage, we saw many startups paint a future in which we’d be able to hop from one hot spot to another seamlessly, sharing the bandwidth for free when we could and buying it when we had to. Well, […] Read more »

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The more you know about how you use energy, the better equipped you are to reduce your footprint. That’s the basic premise of energy management tools like Google’s PowerMeter, and increasingly, web-based tools for helping drivers achieve better fuel economy. To that end, Redwood Shores, Calif.-based […] Read more »

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Biofuels and electric vehicles are offering new forms of transportation, but let’s face it: cellulosic ethanol remains years away from commercial-scale production and electric vehicles are years from being manufactured for the mass market. In the mean time, while we’re waiting for those green goodies to […] Read more »

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