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Who Killed The Electric Car? (full movie)
The EV1 has been a dream that ended up quickly and painfully for everyone to forget it. Although it's an oldie, this movie shows the facts that stood behind the decision of not only shutting down the EV1 production line, but also destroying all of them altogether.
Ford hybrid and electric cars vs GM Volt electric car
Nowadays, the Japanese constructors are well ahead others in having electric cars. Honda and Toyota have the dominating positions in our top and they are announcing more to come in the following year. US manufacturers are late, one probable reason was that in the US the fuel price is not as high as in other parts of the globe.
BlueZERO, Mercedes Green Project Unveiled at NAIAS in Detroit
Mercedes presented their latest fuel cell car, BlueZero, at NAIAS in Detroit. The vehicle is built on modular architecture with a range of powertrains including fuel cells.
New MOSFET-based Device Makes Ultra Low Power Green Sources Usable
A company called Advanced Linead Devices, from Sunnyvale, CA, has designed a MOSFET (a power transistor, you may have one your stereo at home - it basically looks like the picture above) that can open itself to very tiny, small, voltages, and it's called "zero-threshold MOSFET".
Toyota Planning to Release a Full Electric Car
I was wondering what else is Toyota doing for a complete environmentally friendly car. And there was the FT-EV concept.
Ford’s Electric Vehicle Plans Unveiled at NAIAS in Detroit
North American International Auto Show in Detroit brought in sight several car companies interested in hybrid and electric cars. Ford Motor Co in planning by 2011 to implement fully electric cars that have an autonomy of at least 160 km on a single charge. Ford will also offer gas-electric hybrid cars by 2012.
Smallest Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Use in Tiny Portable Gadgets
The smallest hydrogen fuel cell of just 3mm diameter was created by US chemical scientists and could replace batteries in portable electronics devices.
Solvatten: Solar Powered Water Purifier for the Poor
While most new inventions are for wealthy people, with some social status, once in a while there are inventions aimed to help the poor and provide the minimal sanitary conditions through simple and inexpensive methods.To get one liter of boiling water you need one kilo of firewood. People living in areas with no safe water usually spend 3-10% of total income/year on water.
Tesla Roadster Sport: The Fastest Road Runner Available from June
Like the 3.9 seconds 0-60 acceleration wasn't enough, Tesla has unveiled on Sunday the faster "Tesla Roadster Sport" at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Natural Gas To Be Produced by Coal Eating Microorganisms
Luca Technologies started up a project to produce natural gas from coal. The idea is to use microorganisms inside the coal layers of earth to change coal into methane.
