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The online, left-leaning, progressive organization Move On plans to recruit FrackingFighters to support anti-fracking movements across the US and will provide funding and training to 100 activists to do so. The initiative seeks to slow down the fracking boom...
As automobile technology becomes more complex and proprietary, the task of building your own vehicle becomes a tall order. Expensive and time-consuming, DIY cars are currently the realm of only the most dedicated and knowledgeable among us. This all could change, and...
The Induct Navia combines all the modern technologies, autonomous drive, electric vehicle, wireless charging, in one vehicle. The Navia, developed by French company Induct Mobility Solutions, is only missing one thing, it can't go 100mph. On the other hand, it...
Personal electronic devices, such as smartphones, mp3 and mp4 players, among others, have become more powerful, and more power-hungry, over time. Could miniature wind power devices save grid energy? Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have designed a...
It seems that Nissan Leaf might finally give the Chevy Volt run for its money this year, thanks to some manufacturing changes and better fuel economy. Of the pure electric and Plug-In hybrid electric vehicles being sold today, the Chevy...
Solar powered (electric) cars are the way to go. You don't have to be an expert to see that, especially considering the increasing prices of oil and the huge taxes governments put on vehicles that produce emissions. Car makers are...
The main obstacle that prevents renewable energy from being the one and only source of power is storage. Researchers have long been trying to find the key ingredient, which gives this extra boost to existing battery technologies, while it saves...
You know how rumor mills are, often worth less than the salt we take their words with. On the other hand, could their be something to the rumor of an upcoming Tesla Motors Model E? Those of us who love...
Cleaning up the streets of London will be much easier, now that Nissan has designed a new electric taxi that appeals to Britons. The iconic Checker Taxi, which produced a distinctive checkerboard taxicabs from about the turn of the century...
Although the number of incidents pale in comparison to the 194,000 highway vehicle fires per year in the United States, EV fires are not taken lightly by Tesla. In the wake of a garage fire in Irvine, CA, the EV...