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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[GM, Kleiner Perkins bet on electric bus maker]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[General Motors isn't in the business of city buses, but an investment announced today in electric bus maker Proterra opens up the possibility Proterra said that GM Ventures and venture capital company Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield &amp; Byers have put $30 million into the Golden, Colo.-based start-up. Kleiner, Perkins led the round, which also brought money from Japanese industrial conglomerate Mitsui, Vision Ridge Partners, and 88 Green Ventures.(Credit:Proterra)The investment will allow Proterra to further develop and market its all-electric bus, which the company has designed as a replacement for typical diesel municipal transit buses. The buses are already in service in Los Angeles County and the company has two other customers, according to president Jeff Granato. Within the next two years, Granato predicts that the company will be able to bring the cost of Proterra's electric bus in line with the cost of a diesel-hybrid bus. The fueling and maintenance costs of electric buses are already lower than traditional buses, he added. Mileage is the equivalent to getting 24 miles per gallon on diesel.One unusual feature of the bus is that it's able to recharge its batteries in 10 minutes using an onboard rapid recharge system. The company says that its composite material buses are 20 percent to 40 percent lighter than conventional steel or aluminum buses.The investment will allow the company to meet federal testing and roll out more buses for pilot electric bus programs. The company has manufacturing in Greenville, S.C. GM created a venture capital arm, GM Ventures, last year to invest in start-up in different technology area, including clean tech, in-car information and entertainment, and lightweight materials to improve efficiency, said GM Ventures President John Lauckner. Its investment in Proterra signals its interest in urban mobility, he said.GM doesn't sell municipal buses and does not have a commercial agreement, but the investment gives GM an &quot;option,&quot; Lauckner said.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CES: Denon, Marantz add AirPlay with $50 upgrade]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 08:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AirPlay is available on Denon and Marantz products.(Credit:Screenshot by Don Reisinger/CNET)AirPlay is making the rounds atCES this year, and now it's coming to Denon and Marantz receivers.D&amp;M Holdings, the company that owns both Denon and Marantz, announced today that several of the companies' receivers are getting AirPlay support. Apple's AirPlay, which allows consumers to wirelessly stream songs from their iTunes libraries on their computer,iPhone, iPad, oriPod Touch to another device, is available for the Denon AVR-4311CI and Denon AVR-991, among others. It's also available for the company's N7 Networked CD Receiver and 2.0 Channel Speaker System. Those who own the Marantz SR7005 receiver, along with its AV7005 preampllifier, M-CR603 Networked CD Receiver, and NA7004 Network Audio Player will also have access to AirPlay. However, there is a catch with D&amp;M Holdings' new offering. The company said that in order to get AirPlay on the supported devices, consumers will need to purchase the upgrade for $49.99 on the Denon or Marantz Web sites. Denon and Marantz aren't the only companies getting in on the AirPlay craze at CES this year. Bowers &amp; Wilkins unveiled an AirPlay-compatible wireless iPod speaker yesterday, while Klipsch showed off AirPlay-enabled sound bars at the event. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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