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San Jose wins electric car plant

San Jose is aiming to be the capital of clean technology following a $250m (£139m) deal with electric car maker Tesla to base its new factory there.

Porsche Stages Plans to Set up a New Painting Plant in Zuffenhausen

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has expressed plans to install a new painting plant at its headquarters in Zuffenhausen. Installation cost of the plant is estimated at €200 million. The plant will be erected on the Dürr AG site, and will form an extension of Porsche plant 1. Construction of the plant is expected to start in fall 2008, and the plant is expected to become operational in 2011. The new plant shall include capacity to paint 170 vehicles per day. Commenting on the development, Porsche AG Chief Executive Dr Wendelin Wiedeking said “This decision will further guarantee not only our growth curve, but also a considerable element of the agreement on safeguarding the site for Zuffenhausen which was entered into between the Board and the Works Council in July 2005.

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spawns Real-Life Car

Car Analogy Please writes to tell us that a new car unveiled at the Paris Auto Show was modeled after the Gran Turismo 5 Prologue car. GTbyCITROËN is the first car that has been designed in tandem with a video game to then spill out onto the actual pavement. "The GTbyCITROËN is the product of a partnership built up during the creation of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. Takumi Yamamoto, from Citroen and Kazunori Yamauchi from Polyphony Digital Inc, the games developer were inspired by each others industries to design a concept car for the game that then flowed further into the real-world. The game version of the car mirrors the real-world performance of the concept."

How to install an open source iSCSI SAN server inside Microsoft Hyper-V

Several virtual infrastructure features require a storage area network (SAN). As you know, a real iSCSI SAN appliance or Fibre Channel (FC) SAN can be very expensive. While iSCSI is becoming more and more affordable for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), an iSCSI SAN appliance for testing and for an IT pro's home network is still out of reach -- for most of us. In this article, you will learn how to install an open source iSCSI SAN application inside a Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machine, without having to dedicate an entire physical machine to this task. Once it's installed, you can use it to store your Windows files with the built-in iSCSI initiator or, even more fun, you can use it as a centralized SAN storage for VMware Infrastructure test systems for advanced features like VMotion, Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) and VMware

Australia Developing Massive Electric Vehicle Grid

blairerickson writes "A US firm Thursday unveiled plans to build a massive one-billion-dollar charging network to power electric cars in Australia as it seeks cleaner and cheaper options to petrol. Better Place, which has built plug-in stations for electric vehicles in Israel and Denmark, has joined forces with Australian power company AGL and finance group Macquarie Capital to create an Australian network. Under the plan, the three cities will each have a network of between 200,000 and 250,000 charge stations by 2012 where drivers can plug in and power up their electric cars. The points would probably be at homes and businesses, car parks and shopping centres. In addition, 150 switch stations will be built in each city and on major freeways, where electric batteries can be automatically replaced in drive-in stations similar to a car wash

Pizarro: Opera San Jose celebrates 25 years of history with elegant gala

Opera San Jose's 25th anniversary gala Saturday started at the San Jose Fairmont Hotel and finished at the palatial California Theatre, managing to encompass a quarter-century of history in the process.

Pizarro: Opera San Jose celebrates 25 years of history with elegant gala

Opera San Jose's 25th anniversary gala Saturday started at the San Jose Fairmont Hotel and finished at the palatial California Theatre, managing to encompass a quarter-century of history in the process.

Car impounded after dog drives away from car wash

A dog waiting in a car while at a car wash slipped the vehicle into gear and drove in a loop before the car came to a stop. Pryor police officer Brent Crittenden said the dog's owner was washing the vehicle when the 70-pound pit bull jumped on the dash and somehow shifted the car into reverse.

Car impounded after dog drives away from car wash

PRYOR, Okla. -- A dog waiting in a car while at a car wash slipped the vehicle into gear and drove in a loop before the car came to a stop. Pryor police officer Brent Crittenden said the dog's owner was washing the vehicle when the 70-pound pit bull jumped on the dash and somehow shifted the car into reverse.

Downtown San Jose condos can't sell; developers turn them into rentals

Lofts on the Alameda, 925 The Alameda, a Barry Swenson project has leased/rented 11 units that did not sell with out talking to owners of the rest of the units building was converted with out notice. Lofts on the Alameda are north of downtown, San Jose, Calif. on Tuesday, September 30, 2008. (Josie Lepe/ Mercury News) With the housing market tanking, the San Jose City Council today moves to allow Barry Swenson Builders to convert its 272 unit, for-sale condo project - The Skyline - near downtown into an all rental project for at least five years.

Renaissance at the Tech: San Jose museum only U.S. stop for Leonardo show

Cavallo Pietro works on a wall September 23, 2008 next to "The Skull As Seat of the Soul, one of the exhibits that will be part of "Leonardo: 500 Years Into the Future," at the Tech Museum in San Jose. This is the only American stop for the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit, the largest ever undertaken. It took 17 ocean containers to transport the components for the exhibits, including 250 models of his invention constructed based on his drawings and his own models. The exhibit will be open September 27th through January 4th,. (Pauline Lubens/San Jose Mercury News)

Dean Kamen Combines Stirling Engine With Electric Car

Colin Smith writes "Dean Kamen, (inventor of the Segway) has combined a Stirling engine with a battery-powered electric vehicle based on the Ford Think to provide a fully decoupled electric hybrid car which can run on any fuel which can provide enough heat to run the Stirling generator. Think are also producing a purely battery 'Think City' car which is capable of 62mph and with a range of 126miles." Some stats on the Ford Think: Top speed, 55mph; 0-30, 6.5 seconds; Range, 60 miles on battery.

In this housing market, downtown San Jose condos can"t sell; developers turn them into rentals

Lofts on the Alameda, 925 The Alameda, a Barry Swenson project has leased/rented 11 units that did not sell with out talking to owners of the rest of the units building was converted with out notice. Lofts on the Alameda are north of downtown, San Jose, Calif. on Tuesday, September 30, 2008. (Josie Lepe/ Mercury News) With the housing market tanking, the San Jose City Council today moves to allow Barry Swenson Builders to convert its 272 unit, for-sale condo project - The Skyline - near downtown into an all rental project for at least five years.

Order your free 'How-To' CD/DVD from the Car Care Council for Fall Car Care Month

Bethesda, Md.--With Fall Car Care Month in October right around the corner, the Car Care Council reminds industry companies and organizations that its "how-to" CD and DVD is available at www.carcare.org. The CD and DVD contain extensive information and marketing materials to help vehicle service providers get actively involved in Fall Car Care Month.

SANYO Announces New Solar Ingot and Wafer Production Plant in Salem, Oregon

San Diego, CA, – SANYO North America Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO), announces SANYO’s decision to construct a new plant for the manufacture of solar ingot and wafer in the Renewable Energy and Technology Park of Salem, having received approval from the city council in the City of Salem, Oregon. The plant is planned to begin operations in October 2009, and be at full operation by April 2010 with a production capacity of approximately 70 MW, bringing the total for ingot and wafer production capacity in America approximately 100 MW.

CAR rise keeps Indian pvt sector banks risk-free

Even as reputed banks tumbling and shutting shop across the world, capital adequacy ratio (CAR) could put to rest any doubt about the health of private sector banks in India. Not only many banks in the country have seen their capital adequacy ratio growing in FY08, private sector banks’ CAR grew more than that of the public sector banks (PSB). A study of CAR of 18 private banks and 27 PSBs during 2007-08 and 2006-07 by FE shows the average CAR of private banks rose from 13.32% to 15.32%.

Sell your Car via SMS

Gaadi.com, India’s No. 2 Auto Portal, today launched a whole host of new features, including a complete used car section where users can engage in customer to customer used car transactions using a mobile phone. The user has to simply enter his / her used car details on Gaadi.com and within a short period of time will start receiving SMS messages from interested parties directly through the site. Gaadi.com estimates that a user to user transaction can save as much as 10-15% for both parties put together, as the middleman (the dealer in this case) is eliminated from the picture. The used car listing is completely free for the user.

Call for Artists: Photography Tour - UnScene San Diego and UnScene Scottsdale

The UnScene Photography Tour and 944 Magazine are looking for San Diego's and Scottsdale's emerging photographers and "unscene" images of their cities. During special one-night-only gallery events at the W San Diego and the Mondrian Scottsdale, five finalists from each city will showcase 10 of their best shots while competing for a chance to make it to the finals. Readers of 944 Magazine will have the opportunity to cast online votes for their favorite San Diego and Scottsdale photographers. The lucky finalists will compete next spring in the Grand Finale event taking place in Los Angeles where they will face off against five other finalists in a showdown for a national spread in 944 Magazine. All works will be on sale during the hotel gallery events with proceeds benefiting San Diego and Scottsdale charities.

SANYO Selects Salem, Oregon For New Wafer Production Plant

SANYO North American Corporation, the North American branch of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. said Friday that it has selected the City of Salem, Oregon for the firm's new plant for manufacturing silicon ingot and solar wafers. According to SANYO, the move comes after having received approval from the city council. SANYO said that the plant will begin operations in October of 2009, and will be fully operational by April of 2010. According to the company, it is investing $80 million in construction of the plant, which will have approximately 70 MW of production capacity a year.

Ballet San Jose Scores A Coup

Ballet San Jose kicks off its 2008-09 season with the fall's biggest coup Nov. 20-23, restaging August Bournonville's two-act comic opera set in Spain, "The Toreador," featuring Symphony Silicon Valley performing the score live.

Great Cities Speakers Series Presents Playwright, Film Maker and Educator Luis Valdez Discussing Mayan Influence on Designing Vibrant Communities

SAN JOSE, CA -- 10/28/08 -- Playwright, film maker and educator Luis Valdez will be featured at the 2008 Great Cities Speakers Series, 6-7 p.m., Monday, November 3, at the San Jose Repertory Theatre, 101 Paseo De San Antonio. A reception will follo..

Car thief turns up to court in a stolen car

A man who was charged with car theft should have left a note to self: "don't drive a stolen car to court."

weComm: weComm Wins Symbian Star Developer Award; Sky Anytime on Mobile wins award as chosen by Motorola

TMCNet: weComm: weComm Wins Symbian Star Developer Award; Sky Anytime on Mobile wins award as chosen by Motorola

Gospel choirs from San Jose and East Bay sing their hearts out at regional competition

On Friday, six Bay Area church choirs — including one from San Jose — will go head-to-head in a national sing-off semifinal at the Oracle Arena in the hope of advancing to the final stop next month, where a check for $25,000 awaits the champion.

GEM Introduces Peapod Neighborhood Electric Vehicle - the Next Generation of Clean and Green Transportation - No Gas. No Emissions. Pure Electric.

GEM Introduces Peapod Neighborhood Electric Vehicle - the Next Generation of Clean and Green Transportation - No Gas. No Emissions. Pure Electric.

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