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The McLaren P1 is a plug-in hybrid electric supercar concept and McLaren's answer to the Ferrari F150 at the Geneva Motor Show. Hybrid vehicles may have gotten their start with the fuel-sipping and not-particularly-sporty Toyota Prius and Honda Insight hybrid electric vehicles, but they haven't stayed that...
Striking results from a new study by CSIRO, Australia, show that the plant carbon uptake in the Australia covers around a third of all carbon emissions from fossil fuels in the past twenty years. The scientists, however, did not stop...
According to new research coming from University of California, Davis, it is now possible to distinguish between the most toxic and the most prevalent atmospheric particles. It has already been established that fine and ultra-fine particles are those causing the...
Tesla Motors, with the unveiling of the Supercharger Network, may have opened a can of worms, offering free electric vehicle charging for life. Take a look around the world, and you'll find government incentives encouraging the adoption of electric vehicles, arguably the cleanest vehicles...
Tesla Motors' Financial Report will be revealed today when the market closes. Investors and other interested parties will get an idea of what it's really like to be their stockholder. Entrepreneurs rarely enter the automotive field, because it requires a...
In a press release before the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, Peugeot has let loose a few details on their latest hybrid, the 208 HYbrid FE Concept, as well as a couple of others. They'll be showcasing 31 models at the...
Ever since a now infamous test drive and review by The New York Times reporter John Broder, a small storm has been brewing, both for and against electric vehicles in general, but especially the Tesla Model S. Here at The...
Researchers at MIT used engineered yeast to produce alcohol in the mitochondria. The mitochondria produce the energy in the cell, making them more efficient. Yeast has been used over millennia for two basic purposes, bread and alcohol, both of which keep...
Stanford scientists have determined that using biomass may be the perfect way to achieve large-scale carbon-negative systems. Greenhouse gas emissions management is nearly impossible because we are so far behind in the fight. Experts have determined that a carbon-negative strategy...
Toyota and Lexus hybrids represented 13% and 15% of their brands’ total car sales in Europe and America respectively, in 2012. Toyota and Lexus hybrids had total European sales reaching 100,000 for the first time in 2012. There was a...