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Revolutionary scooters from a fresh Taiwanese start-up hold the potential to wipe out the competition and completely transform urban transportation. This is not only because of the sleek design, electric engine, and great ambition, but also because the two-wheelers come...
For the latter half of 2014, gasoline prices have dropped precipitously, some 40% lower than just six months ago, which some feel may suppress the sales of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. Interestingly, this hasn’t turned out to be...
Building a solar panel on your car and disconnecting completely from the grid is quite a challenge even for the most determined of us. However, doing so in stages, starting from, let's say, charging cell phones and laptops, does not have...
Quick emergency phone charging can now be much easier, cheaper and eco friendly with the new concept of recycled cardboard batteries. Easy to transport and with biodegradable packaging, these new tiny energy storage devices could give as much as...
Currently, Volkswagen electric vehicles, as well as every other electric vehicle, use conventional lithium-ion battery technology. On the energy storage level, practically the only thing that separates the Volkswagen electric vehicles from Tesla Motors electric vehicles, such as the e-Golf...
It's that time of the year, so here are the most read pieces of 2014. Hope you enjoy them, as you did each time. #10: General Electric Magnetic Refrigerator 20% More Efficient   #9: New Graphene-Based Solar Cells Have Doubled Efficiency   #8: BMW X5 eDrive –...
We have a question for all buyers of Tesla Motors and Toyota Prius high-efficiency vehicles: “Why did you buy your electric vehicle or hybrid electric vehicle?” There seems to be two schools of thought on this. One might say that...
An American solar panel manufacturer claims to have found what was missing in solar technology. They developed the cheapest and most efficient panels made with minimal amounts of silicon, yet still performing with record braking efficiency. The incredible technology is...
A few years ago, General Motors filed to protect the name “Chevy Crossvolt,” designated for a crossover sport utility vehicle based on the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle (EREV). In 2010, General Motors unveiled a crossover EREV concept, the Chevy...
On the coattails of the announcement by the  government of Kawajima-machi’s plans to develop a 7.5 MW solar power plant at Umenokifurukori reservoir comes the announcement of Kyocera to develop the world's largest floating solar power plant in the...