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Technology

  • DeLorme lays off 15 workers

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 14, 2011

    Mapmaker DeLorme has cut 15 employees in its first round of layoffs in nearly a decade.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 14, 2011
  • MTI grant to help manufacturing R&D

    March 8, 2011

    The Maine Technology Institute has given the University of Southern Maine and University of Maine a $493,577 grant to boost their partnerships with private-sector manufacturers.

    March 8, 2011
  • Report: Industry R&D investment needed

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 8, 2011

    Maine should do more to fund R&D for private industry and help startups grow, according to a new report from the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development's Office of Innovation.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 8, 2011
  • Booting up | UMaine constructs a high-powered supercomputer with private sector customers in mind

    Jackie Farwell March 7, 2011

    A cluster of 700 computers hums away inside a classroom building at the University of Maine in Orono. Students pass by, oblivious to the machines’ presence or to what, together, the computers can accomplish.

    Jackie Farwell March 7, 2011
  • Speaking the same language | A Portland tech company grows along with its ability to get machinery to communicate

    Whit Richardson March 7, 2011

    On the fourth floor of 400 Congress St., across the street from Portland’s City Hall, is a room of software developers, each tucked into his or her gray cubicle. They work elbow to elbow, their company having outgrown its office space.

    Whit Richardson March 7, 2011
  • Staying in touch | New VOIP options put a greater emphasis on knowing what you need from a phone system

    Thomas Wales March 7, 2011

    Vice president, Utility & Telemanagement, New Harbor  

    Thomas Wales March 7, 2011
  • Exports rebound in 2010

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 4, 2011

    Maine exporters made more than $3.1 billion in foreign sales in 2010, setting a new record, the Maine International Trade Center announced.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 4, 2011
  • Game plan | A Brunswick entrepreneur is on a roll with his dice game, Cabin Fever

    February 21, 2011

    While this winter’s snowy conditions have hindered businesses across a good chunk of the country, they’ve been a boon for Brunswick game maker Mark Leaman and his apropos dice game called Cabin Fever: The Game from Maine.

    February 21, 2011
  • Flash forward | Photography studio Howell Ltd. eyes a niche in art preservation from a new home in Westbrook

    Jackie Farwell February 21, 2011

    Paul Howell makes his living off of light — manipulating it, capturing it, studying it.

    Jackie Farwell February 21, 2011
  • HealthInfoNet wins $1M grant

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 17, 2011

    HealthInfoNet, the state's electronic health information exchange, has won nearly $1 million in additional federal grants.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 17, 2011
  • Tech firm expands to D.C. for new opportunities

    February 15, 2011

    Positioning itself to better compete for government contracts and to handle an anticipated growth spurt, a Portland-based technology company has opened a satellite location in Arlington, Va., and moved into a bigger office on Middle Street.

    February 15, 2011
  • UMaine composites center wins patent

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 11, 2011

    The University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center has been issued a patent for a unique technology used to strengthen bridge and building beams.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 11, 2011
  • FairPoint hits broadband goal

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 28, 2011

    FairPoint Communications announced yesterday it has met a state goal to expand broadband access to 83% of its customers.

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 28, 2011
  • FairPoint bankruptcy to end this month

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 14, 2011

    A federal bankruptcy court yesterday gave FairPoint Communications the green light to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 14, 2011
  • State nets $410K in computer settlement

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 11, 2011

    A Massachusetts company and its South Portland affiliate that sold computers to the state from 2004 to 2008 must pay $410,000 over the next year for violating contract conditions.

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 11, 2011
  • Fairchild to lay off 120

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 6, 2011

    Three weeks after announcing impending layoffs, Fairchild Semiconductor in South Portland has confirmed it intends to trim its staff by 120 workers over the next nine months.

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 6, 2011

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Sales of electric vehicles rose by 25% last year, with 17 million sold worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency's recent "Global EV Outlook." The trend is led by China, where half of the new cars sold were EVs. 

In the U.S., sales of EVs increased by 10% last year, but that was off the pace of 2023, when a 40% gain was recorded.  

The report noted a plateauing of sales in Europe, where some countries are rolling back incentives offered to EV buyers.