Sunday, January 29, 2012

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (January 23-29, 2012) In Case You Were Not Paying Attention

* GM is running full page newspaper ads in a reputation-rebuilding effort for the Chevy Volt. This followed in the wake of the Volt being cleared by the NHTSA in the recent battery fire investigation. * Our friend and colleague, Bryan Laviolette posted a well-written and insightful commentary about the Volt battery fir ... Continue reading

deCarta, Global Mobile Alert Unite to Power Alerts that Prevent Distracted Driving Accidents

deCarta, the leading independent enabler of location-based services, today announced that it has partnered with Global Mobile Alert to provide critical technology, services and data to a "driving assistant" application that can improve road safety. The first of its kind application is a GPS-enabled early warning system ... Continue reading

Smart City San Diego Delivers Results

With a focus on the San Diego region's job growth, smarter technology development, solar energy storage integration and increased electric vehicle infrastructure and deployment, Smart City San Diego is delivering results. The collaborative is made up of City of San Diego, GE, UC San Diego, CleanTECH San Diego and San D ... Continue reading

Expensive Fuel Economy Proposal Will Price More Than 7 Million Consumers Out of New-car Market, NADA Says

The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) said today that more than 7 million Americans would no longer be able to afford to buy a new car or truck in 2025 if the most expensive fuel economy rule ever proposed goes into effect. The comments were made by NADA director Forrest McConnell in testimony today at the ... Continue reading