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Spain Will Have 1 Million EVs Running on their Roads by 2014
The Spanish government led by José Luis RodrÃguez Zapatero wants one million electric cars on their streets by 2014. This happens while some of Europe’s countries, such as Romania, ban the free trading of second hand cars to “stop” pollution, they do nothing but collect the money from the “pollution tax” and do nothing about the environment.
ICP Solar Panels to be Mounted on Future Nissan Models
Modern cars need a lot of battery power due to the high electricity consumption by those electronic gadgets people have in them. Often, the car sales personnel confronts with the issue of a dead battery when they are trying to sell a vehicle that has been standing parked for a long time.
Hybrid Electric Aircraft to Take Off by 2009
Falx Air Vehicles, from Staffordshire, UK, will release commercially a tilt-rotor hybrid airplane by the end of 2009. The tilt-rotor concept is present in the aviation since the 1950’s, but there haven’t been any breakthroughs in this area yet. Still, Falx puts a 100hp combustion engine on it, a powerful solar array, and an electric [...]
