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Technology

  • Vt. regulators OK FairPoint plan

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 28, 2010

    Vermont utility regulators have approved FairPoint Communications' revised reorganization plan, removing a final obstacle in the telecommunications company's efforts to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 28, 2010
  • Cyber sleuths | An Augusta firm combines training and consultancy to meet the demand for electronic forensics

    December 27, 2010

    Michael Webber possibly has worked on the biggest cyber crime cases in the country.

    December 27, 2010
  • Contractors picked for CMP project

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 21, 2010

    Central Maine Power Co. has selected three out-of-state companies as lead contractors on its $1.4 billion transmission upgrade, a project expected to add up to 1,000 new jobs.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 21, 2010
  • Security startup coming to BNAS

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 15, 2010

    A third major company has announced its intention to locate at the redeveloped Brunswick Naval Air Station, creating more than 150 jobs.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 15, 2010
  • Fairchild Semiconductor announces layoffs

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 15, 2010

    South Portland-based Fairchild Semiconductor is planning to lay off an unspecified number of employees.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 15, 2010
  • Cos. file appeal over Pike-Idexx agreement

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 15, 2010

    A legal battle over Pike Industries' operation of a quarry in Westbrook is still alive, after two interveners in the case decided to appeal last month's court decision.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 15, 2010
  • FairPoint nears broadband deadline

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 8, 2010

    State utilities regulators yesterday voiced concern over FairPoint's progress in expanding broadband service to 83% of its service area by the end of the year, a deadline agreed upon when the company bought Verizon's landlines in 2008.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 8, 2010
  • Maine Mead Works puts a fresh spin on old techniques

    November 30, 2010

    Improvements to the ancient art of alcohol fermentation rarely happen. What has worked incredibly well for centuries doesn't scream for much tinkering.

    November 30, 2010
  • 'Bridge in a backpack' headed to Russia

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 22, 2010

    The University of Maine's "bridge in a backpack" has garnered the interest of a Russian firm building the site for the 2014 Winter Olympics in that country's city of Sochi.

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 22, 2010
  • MTI awards $2M to six companies

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 22, 2010

    The Maine Technology Institute board of directors recently approved six development awards totaling more than $2 million for companies from Kittery to Madawaska.

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 22, 2010
  • Signal repeaters | A pair of antenna technology entrepreneurs starts over in Lewiston

    Jackie Farwell November 15, 2010

    George Harris stands in an echoing warehouse in Lewiston explaining with obvious enthusiasm where one of his company’s high-powered antennas has wound up.

    Jackie Farwell November 15, 2010
  • PUC denies FairPoint penalty cut

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 10, 2010

    State utilities regulators have denied FairPoint Communications' request to cut penalties it owes to customers for poor service, requiring the company to begin issuing more than $9.1 million in rebates next month.

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 10, 2010
  • MCED appoints new head

    Jackie Farwell November 2, 2010

    The Maine Center for Enterprise Development has welcomed a former telecom entrepreneur and venture capitalist as its new executive director.

    Jackie Farwell November 2, 2010
  • FairPoint asks for penalty break

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 19, 2010

    FairPoint Communications has asked state utilities regulators to reduce penalties it faces for service quality problems following its 2008 purchase of Verizon's landlines.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 19, 2010
  • Snappy management | Bob Neveu, co-founder and president, Certify, Portland

    October 18, 2010

    Bob Neveu doesn’t like to sit still.

    October 18, 2010
  • On a roll | Tony Jabar, CEO, Cerealus Holdings LLC, Waterville

    October 18, 2010

    Tony Jabar is an ideas guy. Described by colleagues as a “serial entrepreneur,” he’s constantly imagining ways chemistry can improve people’s lives.

    October 18, 2010

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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.