Every day, millions of barrels of oil are consumed in industry, transportation, and homes. Over the years, in spite of increasing efficiency, oil consumption continues to rise.
A recent video, released by the US Energy Information Administration , shows, not...
A long time ago, in automotive terms, anyways, in a factory not so far away, the first Toyota Prius came off the line.
The first mass-produced hybrid electric vehicle hit the market in 1997, the Toyota Prius. The combination of...
The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) in Texas has teamed with the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) and Smith Electric Vehicles Corporation (Smith Electric) to reduce vehicle emissions from delivery trucks in the region.
As part of the US...
Scientists from Michigan Technological University (MTU) developed 3D graphene, a material which has a great potential in replacing platinum, bringing down significantly the cost of conventional dye-sensitized solar cells.
Graphene is no doubt a miracle material with numerous properties, many...
Ask if we like electrified vehicles and we'll say “Yes” for a number of reasons. First, they're cleaner at the tailpipe, if they have one, and they can be, as we expect will be the case with the Toyota...
There's a limited number of Nissan hybrid vehicles rolling today, mostly due to the fact that Nissan has held off developing their own hybrid vehicle technology.
At the moment, the only Nissan hybrid vehicle is a limited-production of the Nissan...
Tesla Motors is taking over the European market by opening a plant in the city of Tilburg, The Netherlands. The facility will host the final assembly of the Tesla Model S and its distribution to European customers.
The assembly plant opened...
A team of scientists from Michigan Technological University have found missing variables from current climate models that can change the outcome significantly. These are soot and tar balls, particles that enter the atmosphere as a result of wild fires.
The...
Climate change is upon us, there is no doubt about it. Although there are still some skeptics, who desperately try to deny it, the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is rising rapidly, increasing the average temperatures, increasing...
In July, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) published a report that suggested that the US is only 39% energy efficient.
LLNL’s findings suggest that 2012 was the most energy-wasteful year in over 10 years AND the third most wasteful year...
