Hybrid Diesel Natural Gas Engine Developed with 39.6% Efficiency – ETH Zurich
The typical natural gas engine is essentially a modified gasoline engine with slightly different ignition mapping to account for natural gas' lower energy content.
Natural...
City CarShare DASH Adds Thirty Scion iQ EV to Car-Sharing Fleet in Northern California
Business owners with a green streak, those located at Hacienda in Pleasanton, California, specifically, will be happy to note that City CarShare has added...
Opel Ampera Price Cut by €8,000 in Germany
Chevy Volt's sister vehicle in Europe, the Opel Ampera, has not been increasing in sales. In a bid to increase sales in Germany, General...
Smart FourJoy Electric Drive Concept – Frankfurt Motor Show [Video]
We haven't seen a whole lot of new stuff from Smart, the tiny car with big fuel economy numbers, and we love that the...
Ford S-Max Autonomous Driving Features – IFA Consumer Electronics Show
There has been a lot of focus on autonomous vehicles in the last few years, but development of the technology is complicated and expensive....
BMW i8 Revealed, Pricing and Specifications Updated Again – Frankfurt Motor Show
It's been long in coming, but finally we get a look at the BMW i8 that was hinted at a couple of years ago,...
LG Chem Finally Produce Chevy Volt and Cadillac ELR Traction Batteries, on Hold Again?
In Holland, Michigan, an LG Chem plant sits idle , in spite of the demand for the Chevy Volt and Cadillac ELR traction batteries...
Grid-To-Vehicle-To-Grid, Electric Vehicle Charger Swings Both Ways, Nichicon Corporation
If you think about it, an electric vehicle is essentially a battery on wheels, whose energy would typically be used to power those wheels...
Electric Vehicles Outnumber Gas Stations in the US, Sort Of…
Sales of electric vehicles have been experiencing unprecedented growth, as much as 500% greater than last year, depending on which model you look at.
For...
Enthusiasts Flock Together for One Hundred Tesla Motors Tour de Tesla
Yesterday marked a momentous occasion, the gathering of one hundred Tesla Model S and Roadsters on a fifty-mile tour in Southern California. Tesla Motors...
