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According to research done by research company Strategic Vision, the Tesla Model S has the best “perceived quality” of any automobile on the market. Asking nearly 40,000 vehicle owners about their vehicles, Strategic Vision tallied up the numbers to determine...
Take a look at emissions in any of the world’s cities, and you find an immediate correlation between population, automobiles, and traffic congestion, not to mention chest congestion! One of the best ways to, not only reduce emissions, but to...
The rapid increase in the rate of earthquakes across the state of Oklahoma has been linked to wastewater disposal by the oil and gas industry in the region, according to a study by U.S. scientists published in Science last...
The hype of electric vehicles and rooftop solar is nowhere near its peak with technology becoming more and more affordable to many. But reducing emissions does not mean reducing energy consumption, actually it is the exact opposite. The problem is...
A fresh new project on Kickstarter takes on the ancient idea of water mills and creates a modern river turbine that can provide cheap and clean energy for water purification, agriculture and even plug-in gadgets to fight malaria. Life without electricity...
Greenhouse gas emissions have been identified as the major cause of global warming, and even if these are brought down to zero as of this moment, it is unlikely that the predictions for the near future will change. Scientists have come...
To set the scene, currently Google and Facebook are arguing over who would own the technology that could one day provide wireless internet to the most remote areas of the world. At that same time numerous engineers and designers...
Over the past few years, the renewable energy sector, and more precisely solar, has received a huge boost. Developments in manufacturing of panels have resulted in a major drop of prices, making it extremely hard for wind-, hydro-, wave-...
For all the properties of the latest wünder-material, graphene, it still remains an expensive acquisition, making even graphene research and development an expensive proposition. The growing list of graphene properties includes possible application in water treatment, solar power, electric vehicles,...
Are electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and fuel-efficient vehicles “green?” The answer, for many people, is “Yes,” but the French see things a little differently. Look up on YouTube or watch the television for green car ads, and you’ll be sure...