Plants have once again made it to the green news, and surprisingly, the main reason this time is not their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. Dutch start-up Plant-e is currently harvesting the energy from plants and using it to power street...
To call Trojane a simple “donut shop,” as if it were merely another Dunkin’ Donuts, wouldn’t be fair, because Trojane produces a world-class confection. Also, because Trojane is solar powered, it deserves special mention here on The Green Optimistic.
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We all know that in order to fight pollution we have to reduce waste. The three golden R's- reduce, reuse, recycle should drive every purchase and the sound of the words should ring in our heads every time some...
With the introduction of the first commercially-successful electric vehicles, things have started to change in how vehicles are sold.
Of course, we’re not talking about the General Motors EV1, which was more of a research project than mass-production electric vehicle....
General Motors has been teasing us with an upgraded Chevy Volt 2.0, and it could be this new electric vehicle, the Chevy Bolt EV concept, featuring a consumer-friendly price tag and exceptional range.
Did General Motors’ Chevy Bolt EV just...
The growing popularity of bicycles these days is remarkable, and also not surprising. Biking is healthy, environmentally friendly, highly convenient and most of all, affordable. But which way will technology take the two wheeler?
It is human nature to want to...
Researchers from University of Waterloo might just have found the missing ingredient that kept lithium-sulfur batteries from becoming the one and only desired energy storage for electric vehicles. It is a nanomaterial that is cheap, light and efficient.
It is...
Spira4u is the first of its kind super economical three-wheeler, which is a mix between a car and a scooter. It comes in two versions- electric and gas powered, it meets all EPA requirements for emissions, highly fuel-efficient and...
Is it possible to make a bicycle out of cardboard, you might ask. The answer is yes, and if you do not feel like doing it yourself, then you would only need $10 to get a fully functioning, recycling...
BMW announced the BMW i ChargeForward Program at the recently concluded CES 2015.
It is a two-part program to help stabilize the PG&E's franchise area, an area which covers Tesla's headquarters in Fremont. The first part allows PG&E to delay...
