Carbon-Neutral-ish Audi A3 G-Tron Initiates Sales in Germany
The Audi A3 G-Tron is a multi-fuel vehicle, which runs on regular gasoline or natural gas. Combined with the installation of an all-new e-gas...
General Electric Magnetic Refrigerator 20% More Efficient
It's an old idea, but General Electric's advances in magnet technology could lead to a magnetic refrigerator that's 20% more efficient than today's refrigerators.
Refrigeration...
Negative Emissions House Built by Studio Apxé
Reducing or eliminating emissions doesn't have to be painful, expensive, or even ugly.
Of course, beauty or ugliness remains in the eye of the beholder,...
Toyota TE-S800 Roadster is a Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle, But…
What do Toyota hybrid vehicle engineers do in their spare time? Do they even have spare time?
There are a couple times a year that...
Can New Nissan Engine Make for Better Fuel Economy?
A lot of racing technology trickles down to mainstream vehicles, including everything from tires to aerodynamics and even seatbelts and fuel economy tweaks.
A new...
Tougher IIHS Crash Testing Pushing Small Cars Off the Road
With the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) quantifying the relative safety of vehicles in various types of accidents, it seems that small cars...
Learning Electric Vehicle Charging Etiquette
“How to charge your electric vehicle” might seem like a fairly straightforward exercise, similar to “how to refuel your conventional vehicle,” but what happens...
Google Skunkworks’ Autonomous Vehicles For Greener Highways
Could autonomous vehicles be everything we need for future transportation? Safety seems like a given, but what about environmental impact?
First, safety seems to be...
2014 Toyota Prius Safety Rating Drops Slightly
The Toyota Prius is unique in the automobile market, the first and most-successful hybrid electric vehicle, as well as the best-selling hybrid in the...
Induct Navia – Autonomous Electric Vehicle for “Last-Mile Mobility”
The Induct Navia combines all the modern technologies, autonomous drive, electric vehicle, wireless charging, in one vehicle.
The Navia, developed by French company Induct Mobility...
