Access to potable water is especially critical near the ocean, where overuse of wells can depress the freshwater table and allow saltwater to creep in. Desalination isn't accessible to everyone though, due to the size and expense of desalination...
While it's true that renewable energy has been on the rise in the last hundred years, it's also interesting to note that it hasn't been taking over fossil-fuels.
When the US was founded in 1776, all energy requirements were sufficiently...
Holland will be the first most populous country in Europe to benefit from fast charging. Although much slower than Tesla's, these will be able to juice small EVs to full in up to 30 minutes.
ABB has been selected by...
For those of us who are out here just writing about future technology that might make it “to a store near you,” it's a breath of fresh air to see something like the Ford C-Max Energi on a showroom...
Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science have discovered that by 2050, global warming will wreak havoc on Sydney, Australia if city planning and suburban design don't change drastically.
Sydney’s suburbs are exploding with people and...
People interested in the Tesla Model S over other electric vehicles are probably looking at two things that other EVs are hard-pressed to meet: performance and range.
Not many people will be interested in the straight-line acceleration of the Nissan...
In order to improve air quality in the London downtown district, legislators “encourage” drivers to choose cleaner transportation by imposing a daily Congestion Charge for any vehicles driven downtown that exceed 100g/km CO2 emissions. Vehicles like the Nissan...
Solar Impulse (HB-SIA), the world's first solar powered airplane has just departed Washington for New York after performing the first historic flight across the United States. Having taken off in San Francisco, CA, the HB-SIA will land on New...
The mainstay for electric vehicle traction batteries is, until they develop something better, lithium-ion battery packs, but could they be safer?
Lithium-ion battery packs are found in just about everything portable these days, from tablets to automobiles and everything in...
Learning doesn't have to be all work and no play. Even learning about caring for the environment can be fun if it's structured properly and you're driving a brand new 2013 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid.
Recently, we covered an online...
