June 20
Google Inc.īs philanthropic arm is providing $11 million in funding to accelerate the adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and oil dependence.
Google.org awarded $1 million in grants to several entities that are promoting, researching and developing plug-in hybrid technology. It has announced plans for another $10 million in requests for proposals to fund the development, adoption and commercialization of plug-ins and fully electric cars.
The Mountain View, Calif., company also has switched on the 1.6-megawatt solar panel installation at its headquarters, the largest solar installation on any U.S. corporate campus. It will use electricity generated by the panels to reduce its environmental footprint and power its plug-in vehicles.
More information is available at www.google.org .
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