Electric Vehicle Battery Prices Forced Down by VW

Demand and deployment for electric vehicles remains low, but automakers tend to agree that the technology could be the biggest shift in automotive technology...

New Tesla Roadster to Feature Cold Air Thrusters, Could Even Fly

Tesla's new Roadster has been postponed more than once in recent history, but as we know him, Elon Musk let the cat out of...

New Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Goes 1,300km a Year on Its Solar Panel Alone

In the old times, there were Priuses. Now, it's Hyundai. They just launched their Sonata Hybrid and it has a solar roof charging...
Full-Suspension E-Bike

How to Convert a Full-Suspension Bike to Electric

For sure, you know what e-bikes are, and you probably own one or have plans to buy one in the near future. Imagine driving...

EV4, Innovative Electric Quad Bike

Tired of being stuck behind the wheel in a tedious urban traffic jam, but missing the stability of four wheels in clean electric bike...

Solar Stirling Engine Efficiency Records Broken by Ripasso Energy

Solar Stirling engine efficiency has been topped this year by Ripasso Energy, a solar technology company based in Sweden. They have designed a Solar stirling...

The global transition to clean energy – explained in 12 charts

A report released by Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) goes into that question in considerable detail. The Renewables Global Status...

Panasonic Revives The Stirling Engine For 10 kW Waste Heat Recovery System

estir Co., an in-company venture of Panasonic led by Teruyuki Akazawa, thought that it would make a good business reusing the otherwise wasted heat from Panasonic's plants, and reimplemented Stirling engines, seeking to make them more efficient than ever.

How Electric Vehicles Have the Power to Change the World

The sales of electric vehicles are growing slowly but steadily with many car drivers choosing their purchase over a petrol-driven vehicle.  In the UK,...

31% Efficient Stirling Engines Used to Convert 1.5MW of Arizona Solar Power

Stirling engines are known to mankind for about 200 years but they are not so widely used today, except maybe for the pacemakers and long-distance robotic spacecrafts. This will soon change as 60 stirling engines will be used in Phoenix, Arizona, to harvest solar power which will be converted into electricity.