Merkel Determined to Mainstream Electric Cars in Germany
Despite lack of consumer interest, German Chancellor Angela Merkel continues to try to make good on her vow to bring one million cars to...
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2014 Hybrid Porsche Panamera Brags Over 400HP and Over 50MPG
Put Porsche, Hybrid, and >50MPG in a Venn Diagram, and we're certain that the diagram would have no vehicle would fit in that intersection....
Sad News: Battery Swapping Company Better Place Goes Bankrupt
Better Place has stuck by its vision of electric vehicles that recharge in minutes, via battery swapping, but there just isn't enough support for...
Strataclear Technology Reduces Vehicle CO2 Emissions by 25%
Strataclear, a new technology developed by Ryncosmos, aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by sequestering it into disposable solid material cartridges. Strataclear can be scaled for use in...
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...
Solar Powered PlanetSolar Tûranor Sets New Record
Originally commissioned in 2009, the PlanetSolar Tûranor was designed to see how successful a boat powered entirely by solar power would perform.
After a successful...
Plug-In Hybrid Bailey Blade EVR: New Muscle or Fisker Repeat?
Very few people have the vision and business sense to get any invention out of the garage and into production. Nowhere is this more...
KERS-Enabled Electric Twizy and 265 HP Meganes Race Each Other – See Who Wins
We've been talking a lot about Kinetic Energy Recover Systems (KERS) lately, and even presented an actual implementation by Volvo. Now the French have...
The Fisker Automotive, Wanxiang, and VL Automotive Love Triangle Overseen by Bob Lutz
By now it's no longer old news when we talk about yet another electric vehicle company going down, such as A123 Systems, CODA Motors,...
Tesla Motors Just Repaid Entire 2010 Loan, 9 Years Ahead of Deadline
Good breaking news today: Tesla Motors repaid its entire loan to the U.S. Department of Energy that it received in 2010. This ends all...
