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Toyota's hybrid electric vehicles look like their going to get a boost in power and efficiency in the next few years as they make the switch to lithium-ion battery technology. Nickel-Metal Hydride rechargeable battery technology has been around for...
Last week, we reported that Tesla Motors sales were outselling other luxury automobiles in its class. Audi says “Not so fast!” According to Green Car Reports and CNN Money, the Tesla Model S sold more in the first quarter of...
Either Google or Tesla Motors should hire this guy - he made a system that can autonomously drive a car and that costs just a fraction of Google's current LIDAR-based self-driving mechanism. Ionut Budisteanu, the Romanian inventor, is to...
Scientists claim that the Global Positioning System (GPS) could save millions of lives by providing detailed information about upcoming natural hazards before they have occurred. As the effects of climate change are continuously accelerating, ice sheets are melting, sea level...
The British government is expected to announce an increase in the one-off payments to help households  switch to renewable energy sources. The measure will be taken as the implementation of governmental renewable heat incentive scheme (RHI) has been postponed until...
Climatologists are breathing a collective sigh of relief. New data suggests that over the coming decade, the Earth will warm more slowly than previously thought. However, scientists stress that this is not a long-term reprieve – and temperatures are...
Not long ago, Google started teasing the world with the idea of a self-driving vehicle. Now, a company called ZMP Inc released a development platform called "RoboCar MV2 Autonomous Driving Package," which is a single seat electric vehicle meant to...
The European Commission (EC) announced last week that they will impose import duties and hefty penalties on half of the solar panels from China in June. In response, Chinese officials  stated that these could have serious implications on China-Europe...
Lower rates of global warming over the past few years do not indicate slower increase in temperatures in a long-term, according to a recent study in Nature Geoscience. An international team of scientists conducted a detailed study, which indicates that...
You might associate the Kinetic Energy Recovery System with high-end Formula 1 race cars, but Volvo isn't leaving it just for the track. In fact, many track-tested technologies find their way into production vehicles, such as dual-overhead camshafts and...