A New "Open Rotor" Jet Engine That Could Reduce Fuel Consumption
NASA and GE Aviation are testing a new "open rotor" jet engine with a different design that puts the fan blades on the outside...
Video: 2011 Chevy Volt Test Drive
Here's a video we've been expecting for so long: a real image of a real car, expected by so many electric vehicle enthusiasts. Enjoy...
Venturi Volage: The Future French Rival to Tesla's Roadster
The French piece of electric cake is called "Volage Roadster", and is being developed by Venturi, also a French company. Primary performance analysis with today's presumptions about immediate future technology says that Volage will be capable of reaching 160mph and going about 200 miles with the onboard battery.
First Chinese Solar Powered Cars Unveiled
Unlike the Americans or the Europeans, the Chinese know their way into the cleaner future everybody dreams of. They probably began understanding a long time ago and now bringing into practice the cleanest possible way of transportation: a solar powered electric car.
Revolting: 114 mpg Avion Sports Car Rejected for Fuel Being "Too Cheap"
There was a sports car built in 1984 by Craig Henderson and Bill Green from Bellingham, Washington, and at that time it was able to set a record of 103.7 mpg for Guinness Book(in European terms, that's 2.27 liters/100km). Now they're reviving it with the help of the X-Prize Competition.
Toshiba`s SCiB Battery: Charging in 5 Mins/No Plans for Use in EV Soon
Toshiba has developed an advanced type of Lithium-Ion batteries, the SCiB (Super Charge ion Battery). They say it has the capacity of charging within 5 minutes at 90% of its capacity, and it is being able to bear 5000 to 6000 charges until it starts losing capacity. They used the battery to demonstrate these on a laptop.
Free Piston Engine: Worth Investing In It to Power Future Electric Cars?
Since the idea of economy started in humanity's mind, everybody wants to reduce the expenses, mostly on energy dependence. Nowadays, when hybrid cars and, generally, electric vehicles are starting to play a huge role in car industry, and electric technology is starting to get cheaper yearly, there still are scientists that get inspired by the old explosion engine principles, albeit they are being used for more than a hundred years and their power source is mainly based on fossil fuel.
The Magnetic Air Car: a Step Towards Free Energy Devices?
San Jose's West Coast Green conference from last week had a point of attraction: the world's first fuel-less car, made by Magnetic Air Car. They even say it will be produced beginning with 2010.
New Electric Field Device Reduces Car Fuel Consumption by 20%
Professor Rongija Tao, from Temple University, invented a device that, applied to the vehicle's fuel line, near the injectors, creates an electric field that reduces the fuel's viscosity, so that smaller droplets are injected into the engine, leading to better combustion and increased fuel efficiency as much as 20%.
Mercedes S400: True Hybrid Car, or Just Greenwashing?
Is this "greenwashing" phenomena affecting everybody lately? I understand we're in the middle of a hybrid-crusade, and beginning with all the movie stars and all celebrities, everybody wants to produce and buy a hybrid car, but to bring out a hybrid car only to stick the "hybrid" green stamp on it seems a little overwhelmingly green-washing style.
