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Considering a Tesla Model S or other electric car? Whoa, what will you do when the battery finally dies? Yes, we’ve all heard the arguments filed against electric cars, such as the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt. The most famous...
Covering renewable energy achievements, United States President Barack Obama noted that US wind power generation is number one in the world, but that’s not the whole story. True, wind power generation in the United States is the biggest in the...
NASA predicts a mega drought that is highly likely to alter the landscape of southwest America, if the world does not put an end to carbon emissions right now. Brace yourselves, you climate change deniers. It is all happening, and...
Scientists from Harvard have managed to build an advanced biofuel generator. Using biotechnology and genetic engineering, the team created artificial photosynthesis and converted sun rays into liquid fuel. People tend to think that a solar powered car is the one that has...
MIT researchers are working on the ultimate energy-efficient air conditioning system that follows you around like a puppy, making sure that the space around you is as cool as you want it to be. We all know that air-conditioning  (AC) systems are...
If you ever get a chance, you should definitely take a ride through The Green Mountain State, Vermont, in the Northeast, one reason being that you can visit the Nation’s first city entirely powered by renewable energy, Burlington. Seeing as...
Renewable energy sources just wouldn’t be very high on the priority list with the price of oil less than half that of even six months ago, one might think today. Indeed, OPEC doesn’t seem inclined to decrease oil production anytime...
CarbFix, a project conducted by US and Icelandic researchers, has developed a new approach to carbon sequestration and storage that could completely remove it from the environment. All we need is water, they say. Carbon capture and storage (CCS)  techniques were identified...
UK's Network Rail completed their first test on battery powered passenger trains. The eco-friendly machine moved along British tracks for a period of five weeks, showing that train journeys can be greener. The so-called Independently Powered Electric Multiple Unit (IPEMU) is a remarkable piece...
Here’s a conversation that piqued my interest today: “Are electric vehicle transmissions necessary?”, or "Do electric cars have gears?". Really, could multispeed gearing do anything for electric vehicle performance, acceleration, speed, efficiency, or otherwise? (For the purposes of this...