Bob Lutz may have never thought liking electric cars ten years ago - yet a recent interview and his involvement in VIA Motors, an electric truck manufacturing company, show he also digs Tesla Motors and Fisker (which he wants...
Bosch, as an automotive component maker (they provide electric parts even for Italian cars), sees the lowest-priced electric car to have at least 180 miles (300 kilometers) of autonomy by 2020, which is almost triple than they have now...
Electric vehicles do have their pros and cons, but with steady gas prices and a couple of limitations unique to them, it seems that not enough people are focusing on the pros, even the most-fuel-efficient Honda Fit EV.
Of course,...
I think if you ask anyone that question, the answer would be, “Yes, of course I would buy a convertible electric vehicle.”
Is this even a question? How to make electric vehicles appealing is still very much on the minds...
Granted, carbon dioxide emissions and fuel economy measurements are hardly real-world, but it seems that some automakers have a little more tolerance built into their calculations than others.
Carbon dioxide emissions standards have become more strict, essentially forcing automakers to...
A study published in the latest issue of the International Journal of Modern Physics has identified Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as the reason for global warming.
The role of CFCs in the depletion of the ozone layer has been known for decades,...
According to the new U.S. secretary of energy, Ernest Moniz, the key to fighting against climate change is to develop cheap and effective techniques for carbon capturing and storage.
Despite the economic crisis and budget cuts, many companies and research...
A new thermoelectric material has emerged from a University of Michigan lab. Pierre Ferdinand P. Poudeu, assistant professor of material science and engineering, has developed a material whose ability to convert heat into power is 200 percent higher.
Poudeu engineered an alloy...
Google has yet again decided to invest in a renewable energy project, this time funding a solar plant in South Africa.
The Jasper Power Project, a photovoltaic plant, which is expected to generate 96MW of clean energy, has attracted an...
Across the UK, waste-to-energy facilities are being approved as an effective alternative to polluting landfills. Three major projects have attracted the interest of investors, who are seeking for technologies that will replace the harmful landfill sites.
The first project is the...
