New Performance Hybrid Vehicle Concept, Toyota Hybrid-R, Just a Name For Now
Toyota is already a household name when it comes to hybrid vehicles, but not everyone wants what could be viewed as another ho-hum hybrid.
What...
Lexus Hybrids Muddying Electric Vehicle Waters
Look anywhere, at politicians, journalists, ignorantes, even in some of the comments here on The Green Optimistic, and you’ll find electric vehicle opponents.
One place...
Formula E Electric Vehicle Racing Circuit Becomes Reality
Ever since man discovered that he could ride, whether it be the horse or the first automobile, man has raced. Would you expect anything...
CODA Automotive Subsidiaries File for Bankruptcy Protection
By now, it seems like electric vehicle make the news more often for failure than for success, such as a recent announcement by CODA...
Could Graphene Rescue Lithium-Sulfur Battery Technology?
Theoretically-speaking, lithium-sulfur batteries could be vastly superior to current lithium-ion battery technology, except for a couple of debilitating problems. Recent research done...
Volta Volare GT4 – The Plug-In Hybrid Plane That Eliminates Range Anxiety
If electric vehicles sound scary (because of range anxiety), how do electric planes sound? Being stranded on the ground is nothing compared to getting...
Instead of Selling EV’s, Toyota is Instead Sharing Them
While closing down its Rav4 EV production in California, Toyota has just activated its electric vehicle sharing scheme in France.
As we earlier reported in...
NIO EP9 Sets New Record at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Nio EP9 is an all-electric car that set a new record at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Piloted by Peter Dumbreck, the car...
Ford S-Max Autonomous Driving Features – IFA Consumer Electronics Show
There has been a lot of focus on autonomous vehicles in the last few years, but development of the technology is complicated and expensive....
Recycling – Human Waste to Hydrogen Fuel
As hydrogen fuel cell vehicles get closer to production, refueling stations are going to be needed. For fueling stations, of course, a fuel source...
