Tesla Motors Introducing Swappable Battery Pack for Model S
As battery mileage efficiency for electric vehicle is still in huge debate and controversy Tesla Motors came with a great idea to please its buyers.
Spain Transforms Phone Booths into EV Charging Stations
One of the major cities in Europe, Madrid, has found an innovative solution to give a new meaning and usage to the phone booths.
New Oregon Based Electric Three-Wheeler Getting 190 MPG
An Oregon-based company, Arcimoto of Eugene, designed their fully electric vehicle capable of reaching no less than 190 mpg, if we take mpg as an energy reference.
Ford Developing Laser Powered Spark Plug for Future Engines
The auto industry is pursuing various ways to implement more effective fuel saving strategies. Some of them are based on the development of new technology, electric motors, batteries, etc and others are just improving classic petrol-fueled engines to run better. Following the second trend, engineers from The University of Liverpool, UK, in collaboration with Ford and UK-based GSI Group developed a prototype engine ignition based on lasers rather than on spark plugs.
"Amphibious Hybrid" Electric Car Designed for Any Terrain
Car designers Jaap Van Der Voort, Tiemen Stelwagen, Janne Leppänen, Roope Kolu and Tuulia Miettinen have designed a zero-emission concept car that can run on any type of road, including on water.
Shelby SuperCars to Develop the World's Fastest EV
Shelby SuperCars, the makers of the â€Ã…“World's Fastest Supercar†the Ultimate Aero, have announced their plans to produce the world's â€Ã…“fastest EV†this summer, with the development of a hybrid motorhome.
ETV Motors to Launch Jet Turbine-Based Prius with Higher MPG
Israeli start-up ETV Motors, located in Tel Aviv has invested about $12 million in this technology that combines a car, electricity and a jet engine. The prototype of a modified Prius will be ready next year for testing.
MIT Students Building Electric Car That Charges in 10 Minutes
Radu Gogoana, a Romanian student from MIT (I'm proud of Romanian students, btw, I am Romanian), leading a team of other students have an ongoing project aimed to build an electric car able to drive 200 miles on a single charge and charge in about 10 minutes. As you can see in the video below, they use A123's batteries.
EATR Robot Powered by Vegetation and a New, Efficient Steam Engine
Steam power is being revived as Robotic Technology Inc. develops the "EATR" as in Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot - basically a robot that can have a meal of gasoline, heavy fuel, kerosene, diesel, etc and biomass, thus never having to be recharged as long as it has some wood sticks around.
Solar Stirling Engine System Working in Colder and Darker Areas
Stirling engines become more and more used and promoted among alternative energy circles. The interesting fact with them is that they can be fueled by any source of heat, and the cleaner the source is, the better the stirling engine does to the environment.
