Word's Second Hybrid Tugboat Unveiled by Foss Maritime Company
Builder of the world's first hybrid tugboat, Foss Maritime Company is to add a second hybrid vessel to its fleet in order to reduce the pollution and improve the efficiency. The project is part of a partnership between The Port of Long Beach, the Port of Los Angeles and Foss.
Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4: World's First Diesel Hybrid, With The Most Versatile Character Ever Seen
I've been thinking for a long time that it made sense somebody built a diesel hybrid, not only gasoline-powered, like the ones existing today. That is because diesel engines have advanced pretty fast in the last 10 years and now feature both torque and decreased fuel consumption.
Prius Breaks Silence With Add-On Noise Generator for Pedestrian Safety
I had been glad to hear that you couldn't hear Priuses as they passed by. I even stopped my engine once (I have a diesel) to hear the electric motor's humming - it sounded differently than others, something I had never experienced before. That was in 2007.
Kestrel: The Electric Car With Body Made From Cannabis
Now, in the days of the aftermath that the crisis has given the auto industry, a Canadian company wants to build the first electric car that has its body built from bio-composites. Specifically, we're talking about hemp - a relative of Cannabis.
Fiat's MultiAir Engine Technology Applied to Future Chrysler Models
The Italian car manufacturer Fiat has acquired Chrysler and now remakes its name through much more efficient engines they had already applied in Europe for some time. For example, Chrysler will adopt Fiat's MultiAir engine, which can get their fleet to acquire an average of 35.5 mpg by 2016, thus obeying federal standards in force.
Low-Emission Tribrid Scooter Powered by Solar Energy
A group of students at the Canara Engineering College built a low-emission tribrid scooter that is powered by solar energy, being equipped with onboard photovoltaic panels.
ZERO Race: Electric Vehicles Team Up for 80-Day Trip Around the World
Electric car enthusiasts don't miss a chance to show the world what their beliefs are, and that their vehicles can even take them for a clean ride around the world - the cleanest ride ever.
Want to Ride a Pedal-Powered Electric Vehicle for a Few Bucks? Go To Rome!
I visited Rome last week and went to Villa Borghese just to find that I could too rent one of those pedal-powered vehicles for 10 euros an hour. You can't imagine the excitement and thrill I had - I write about this kind of stuff every day but never got the chance to actually ride something truly electric.
HumanCar: The $15,500 Human/Electric Hybrid Vehicle Accepting Reservations
As it was initially designed, the HumanCar is a 2 to 4 seats vehicle that is powered by moving your body back and forth and not by pedaling. The movement charges a battery than runs an electric motor.
DeLaSalle All-Electric Vehicle to Set a New World Record for Efficiency
A group of engineers at Bridgestone America's Technical Center in Akron, along with students from DeLaSalle School in Kansas City have recently developed a new all-electric car which has been successfully tested on Bridgestone's Texas Proving Grounds.
