GM Volt Steps Ahead Of Asian Competitors At The LA Auto Show's Green Car...
Once again, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt dazzles by winning the public's heart and the Green Car of the Year award at the Los Angeles auto show on November 18. This puts the US Volt ahead its Asian competitors Nissan and Hyundai.
Electric Sports Car Finishes Amazing Journey From Alaska to Argentina
An incredible journey for an electric sports car has recently ended. The vehicle transited two continents starting from the Arctic Circle and went all the way to the most southern point of South America.
Carbon Emissions From US Cars Dropping For The Sixth Consecutive Year, The EPA Says
Technology and the will to actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the US have led to the lowering of carbon dioxide that exits the tailpipes by 14 percent per mile over the last six years, while fuel economy has been improved by 16 percent.
German Tesla Roadster Driver Reports 40,000 Miles In One Year, Without Any Problems
When you purchase a car, you probably take a look at it first. If it looks good, then you think about its performance. If it suits, then you look for reviews of people who drove one and how it did on testing. So far there have been no extensive high-mileage reviews of the Tesla Roadster, but there's one German dude who actually managed to squeeze 40,000 miles (65,000 km) in the electric roadster in one year.
Nemesis, Ecotricity's Wind-Powered Electric Car Breaks Speed Record
Dale Vince, the founder of Ecotricity, a UK-based wind energy company, has presented their first high performance electric sports car. â€Ã…“Nemesisâ€, as it was â€Ã…“baptizedâ€, is a wind-powered electric car that can effortlessly compete with a V12 Ferrari.
FlyRad: The World's First Electric Unicycle That Uses Roller Skates To Get You Moving
Unlike their gasoline-powered siblings, electric vehicles don't have to have a certain shape. Instead, their inventors can flexibly think of mostly anything that moves... even skates. Meet the FlyRad - the unicycle that will surely create buzz among teens and generally among people who like to think out of the box.
GM Tours The Volt Throughout The US for Showcasing Purposes
The new Volt electric car will amaze US in the "Unplugged Tour of America", giving everyone a chance to take it for a test drive. With little time left before its roll off an assembly line in Michigan, the â€Ã…“protagonist†has already been tagged with the price of $41,000.
Evita: Hot Water and Important Electricity Savings From Stirling Engine-Equipped Boiler
I thought Stirling engines can offer great advantages if used in cars, but it never crossed my mind using such an engine in a heating boiler for your household. Evita is the name of the latest boiler made by Remeha, a Dutch company, using a Stirling engine to produce electricity and upload it to the grid.
Volvo Going After The Title of World's Fastest Hybrid Truck
After overcoming a previous world speed record for the standing kilometer in June 2010 with a diesel model, Volvo Trucks is now producing a new version of the diesel-electric hybrid version "Mean Green" and is going after the title of World's Fastest Hybrid Truck in spring 2011.
BMW Invests $500 Million In Electric Car Project
One of the top luxury car makers, BMW, stated on Friday that 400 million Euros (560 million dollars) will be invested in the manufacturing of electric cars by 2013, as German producers try to fill in the gap between them and their global rivals.
