Structural Electric Vehicle Batteries Will Make Electric Vehicles More Efficient
At first, electric vehicles were no more than conventional vehicles with the conventional powertrain replaced by an electric one, but this isn't a very...
Tesla Model S Forms Basis for Rinspeed XchangE Autonomous Vehicle Concept
Autonomous vehicles are coming, but what will they look like? Perhaps the vehicle of the future, based on the most futuristic vehicle on the...
The Three Chinese EV Companies Planning to Compete With Tesla
Tesla's Model 3 is creating a lot of buzz in the plug-in car market. While China has a reputation for being environmentally insensitive, they...
Ford Motor Company or Tesla Motors, Who Owns the “Model E” Trademark?
You know how rumor mills are, often worth less than the salt we take their words with. On the other hand, could their be...
Audi A2, Fuel Economy Ahead of its Time
The more we talk about improving transportation emissions, the more we have to talk about fuel economy and how to achieve better numbers.
Considering that...
Fiat Doesn’t Believe in Hydrogen Powered Cars, Advances CNG Option
Fiat, one of the oldest automobile manufacturers, has turned its back on hydrogen these days, Autocar reports. They favor CNG instead of hydrogen fuel...
GM & Ford’s Ten-Speed Transmissions to Increase Fuel Economy
More gears in a transmission does two things, smooths out shifting during acceleration and increases fuel economy, which is sorely needed in tomorrow's automobiles.
Since...
VW Developing CO2 Air Conditioning System, Rejects EU Law for 2017
A new refrigerant developed by Honeywell and Dupont, HFO-1234yf, will be required by law to replace R-134a, but Volkswagen is rejecting this and developing...
BMW and Peugeot/Citroen Venturing for Future European Hybrid and Electric Cars
Few times in history have there been alliances between French and German auto manufacturers, but it seems right now that BMW and Peugeot/Citroen are actually interested in building an electric vehicle alliance set to bring profits to them both and to set an European manufacturing standard.
An Outlook on the Impact of U.S. Car Industry on Economy
The automobile industry has been instrumental in the improvement of GDP of the US economy. Some of the leading auto companies like Ford, General...
