GreenBeat Week in Review - Wireless charging for electric cars? - November 29, 2010

View this email as a webpage | Forward to a friend November 29, 2010 FORWARD THIS EMAIL JOIN US ON TWITTER / FACEBOOK Wirelessly charge an iPhone — how about an electric car? Psh. Plugs. They’re, like, so 2008. According to a new report from Pike Research, the technology that makes your plug-free iPhone charging possible (through products like PowerMat) is also showing promise for charging electric vehicles. In fact, the report predicts that that wireless charging for electric vehicles will be a $272 million business by 2015. One startup, Plugless Power, is already working on such a product. - Iris Kuo TOP STORIES A first look at Toyota’s electric RAV4, powered by Tesla November 22, 2010 | John Voelcker, GreenCarReports.com Did Björk (yes, Björk) get it right on geothermal energy? November 23, 2010 | Iris Kuo Hydrogen refueling ramps up in Norway November 26, 2010 | Ciara Byrne Will trucks and buses beat cars in the electric race? November 22, 2010 | Iris Kuo LG releases first water treatment solution November 25, 2010 | Ciara Byrne Nlyte picks up $12 million for greener data centers November 22, 2010 | Iris Kuo UPCOMING EVENTS Social Gaming Summit East - December 1, NYC Berkeley/Stanford Cleantech Conference - December 2, San Francisco IGNITION - December 2-3, NYC Net:Work 2010 - December 9, San Francisco Mobile World Congress - February 14-17, Barcelona VENTUREBEAT JOB BOARD Information Architect Berkeley, CA Conscious Creative COMPANIES IN THE NEWS Boeing, Tesla, Toyota, Pike Research, Magma Energy, Calpine, Plugless Power, WiTricity , LG, Hynor Lillestrom PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Jim Lentz, Peter Asmus, John Gartner Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Join us on LinkedIn Provided by , the leading news source on technology innovation. 50 California Street, Suite 3270, San Francisco, CA 94111 If you would like to no longer receive this newsletter, click here to change your subscription preferences, or click here to unsubscribe. © 2010 VentureBeat