An interesting application for EVs and, generally speaking, electric motors is that of heavy transportation. For that purpose, Nissan has equipped a 2-ton truck (the Atlas F24) with the electric drivetrain currently found on the Leaf EV.
The results have...
An invisible glass like the one developed by Nippon Electric Glass Co could really make a difference in how much of Sun's rays are actually hitting the photosensitive area of a solar cell and ultimately its efficiency.
The scientists who...
Drivers of all-electric vehicles could soon cross the U.S. Northeast without worrying that they will have nowhere to charge their battery.
The new regional initiative, called the Northeast Electric Vehicle Network has been launched last week and will bring together...
A study published last week reveals the conclusions of a study led by Richard Muller from the University of Berkeley. The study claimed, with irrefutable evidences, that Earth's average temperature has been raising with about 1 degree Celsius from...
GM wants to release the Volt in Korea, but under a different name. This time it's dubbed Alpheon eAssist, and it features great improvements regarding the fuel economy - it's about 25 per cent more economical, compared to its...
A team of graduate student researchers at UT Dallas have discovered that a new metallic compound that can store hydrogen gas based on chemical bonds rather than pressure, and it can do that at a fairly low pressure.
"We investigated...
China has become the new world leader in wind energy production, with 42.3 GW of wind power installed. This country has overtaken the US, with 40.2 GW.
Between 2006 and 2009, China has doubled its wind power capacity annually, reaching...
According to major lamp manufacturers, the cost of fluorescent lighting continues to grow due to the shortage of rare earth metals. The prices are expected to increase between 5 to 75 percent, depending on the following factors: lamp tube,...
An organic membrane may be the world's next best battery and may revolutionize energy storage as we know it - it can bear far more energy than capacitors can, and can charge quicker than ever. Not to mention that...
If you haven't installed a solar panel on your rooftop so far, then some of your reasons may have been that a solar panel would ruin your home's aesthetics and the darn thing is expensive anyway. And you don't...
