Colorado

Boulder Electric Vehicle has sold its first commercial, battery-powered truck.   In development for nearly two years, the DV-500 was sold to Precision Plumbing & Heating of Gunbarrel, Colorado.  Precision Plumbing plans on replacing its current diesel delivery vans with 20 of the all-

Xcel Energy Inc. (NYSE:XEL) officials said Tuesday, October 18, that its Boulder, Colorado subscribers could lose access to the utility’s solar rebates and energy efficiency programs if certain ballot measures regarding forming a new city utility pass.

General Motors (NYSE: GM), the world’s second largest auto-manufacturer has made a $6 million investment in Proterra, a company that makes electric buses.

Shares of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar module products company Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTI) closed up 6% today but is down 35% since announcing March 31 that it was changing its target market from buildings to specialty markets. Other changes include a new CEO and resizing to cut costs.

Here are the TOP 20 performing companies on the EnergyBoom Clean 100 Index during Q1 2011 (January 3 through March 31).

UQM Technologies (Amex: UQM) recently announced it will power Saab's test fleet of 70 all-electric vehicles. Touted as the world’s first all-electric station wagon, the 9-3 ePower Electric Utility Vehicle will be powered by UQM’s PowerPhase 135 kW electric propulsion motor.

Siemens AG (NYSE: SI), the largest company in the EnergyBoom Clean 100 Index (E•B Clean 100) and the world’s leading provider of offshore wind turbines, says the largest onshore turbine order in its history for three wind farms in Iowa will be filled from turbines produced at its two new U.S. factories.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is working on making fuel for vehicles from water, wind, and sun. This idea isn’t as pie-in-the-sky as it first sounds.  

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Dept. of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu recently announced the beginning of a program aimed at helping consumers save energy and money.

Amerigon’s energy efficient Climate Control Seat is used by six automakers in 44 models of cars.