Time for an Electric Road Trip? Tesla’s Supercharger Network is LIVE in California
Electric vehicles are still struggling, as a market segment, to get into the mainstream. Tesla Motors CEO, Elon Musk, knows this, and is...
AMP Electric Vehicles Adjusting Their Focus from Conversions to Fleets
There are two ways to get an electric vehicle , buy an EV, or convert your existing vehicle's drive-train. A leading company in vehicle...
Stirling Engine Generator by Dean Kamen Could Power Cable Installations
The Stirling engine generator Dean Kamen invented is small and quiet enough to be put just about anywhere, and is extremely efficient, running on a...
LiquidPiston’s Prototype Proves ICE Technology Can Save Gas
The typical internal-combustion engine is no more than 30% thermodynamically efficient, that is, only about 30% of the energy in the fuel actually...
2012 Paris Motor Show – Bridgestone’s Sustainable Tire Concept
As automakers work to make their vehicles more efficient on the road, they have many challenges. Reducing weight, increasing internal combustion engine efficiency, electrifying...
2013 Lincoln MKZ – The Most Fuel Efficient Luxury Car
What does Lincoln stand for? Jim Farley, group vice president, Global Marketing, Sales and Service, responds, “MKZ is our strongest proof yet on what...
Premium EV Battery Maker A123 Systems Files for Bankruptcy
In a press release yesterday, A123 Systems, an advanced lithium-ion electric vehicle battery manufacturer, announced what investors and owners feared and expected,...
Toyota Dealers Prefer Selling Hybrids over EVs
Electric vehicles have a lot going for them, most notably minimal fuel costs and minimal carbon-dioxide emissions. Unfortunately, they don't seem to hitting...
Better Place and CODA Partner for Airport EV Taxis with Battery Swapping
The fastest way to recharge an electric vehicle is not on an L3 480V charger, over 30 minutes, but to simply swap out...
GM Sticking to 2016 Target for Hydrogen Vehicles
Major automobile manufacturers have had hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in research and development for years, but they always seems to be on...
