Superconductor Powered Toyota Shows Increased Power
Sumitomo has shown a prototype of a car (a Toyota - shown in picture) that uses special type of engine, a liquid-nitrogen cooled one. The use of liquid nitrogen makes usual copper conductors have superconducting properties.
Japanese Car Runs Exclusively on Water!
The Japanese company Genepax has unveiled a car that runs exclusively on water. They even have a working prototype that was showed off in front of the press. They claim that using only one liter of water it can run with 80km/h.
Aerodynamic Trucks Fight Diesel Rising Prices
While diesel is approaching $5 a gallon, researchers become more interested in finding a way to reduce fuel consumption on the heavy trucks at highway speeds. Now they have come up with an interesting idea: while there's little point in firstly modifying the engines to consume less, and spending a lot of money on upgrading them, the focus went on making the existing heavy weight trucks more aerodynamic.
Mazda Makes Eco-Friendly Plastics from Biomass
Mazda Motor Corporation and Hiroshima University are researching together to develop a brand new "green" plastic material from cellulosic biomass. They want to use it in vehicles by 2013.
General Motors to Open Hydrogen Fueling Station Near LAX
Despite all the accusations that blame them not caring for, it seems like General Motors is getting more and more involved in the making of a fueling infrastructure for their fuel cell cars. GM has already invested heavily in two different ethanol companies (Coskata and Mascoma). Now they have partnered with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to open a hydrogen fueling station near the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The stationshould be operational by 2008 fall.
Apple to Develop Self-Charging Solar Devices
Apple wants to develop a solar technology for its devices (laptops, ipods, etc). They want to incorporate solar panels in the devices' screen, so...
Mindset Six50: solar/battery/gasoline powered car
Mindset, a newcomer in the auto industry has announced Six50, a hybrid 2+2 seater that incorporates solar power, Li-Ion battery and a two-cylinder gasoline motor that also kicks in as a generator as required. Battery charging is further assisted by the roof-top solar panels.
Turbine Engine: a Different, 30% More Efficient Way to Move Trucks
The following is an excerpt from tt engines, a company who made a truck engine that does not have any pistons, valves, or any...
Low Energy Water Desalination Through Nanotechnology
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has found out a greener way to desalinize sea water. It uses carbon nanotubes which have pores that are 100,000 times smaller than a human hair, and were able to determine the rejection mechanism within the pores.
$150,000 Sportscar Runs on Water and Gasoline
Ronn Motor Company has proven what thousands of amateur energy enthusiasts from around the world keep researching in their garages for years: that it can run a gasoline sportscar (Scorpio) on both hydrogen and gasoline, mixing them on a 30 to 40 percent ratio.
