Last week, students of the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have finally revealed their hydrogen-powered racing car. It is considered world’s first student-built hydrogen-powered racing car that will participate in Formula Student. This competition will bring together students from over 500 universities to show their engineering skills.
According to the Australian government, the country will be the world's first nation that will put a price on carbon emitted into the atmosphere (US$24.6) starting July next year.
Researchers found that algae growing in Roman Baths could be a great source of fuel for cars. The Roman Baths are currently at the centre of a Department of Biology & Biochemistry study aimed at producing renewable biofuels from algae.
Everybody's been talking lately about the threat that nuclear power poses to humans, that's a known fact. Another fact which few think of is the number of deaths coal mining produces, both direct and indirect, through the various diseases triggered by the fine carbon dust.
I didn't actually think this would happen, but some electric car manufacturers such as Mitsubishi reduce the range of their cars by reducing battery capacity to meet consumer demands. The Japanese car maker will soon release two new variations on the i-MiEV model: the cheaper M version and the more expensive, but more grid-independent G version.
A simple energy saving tip for everyone would be to turn off anything they don't use - the first thing that comes to mind are the lights. A student from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has invented a street presence sensor system that dims street lights down to 20 percent when nobody's around.
It's been a while since Peugeot announced its 3008 Hybrid4, which we've also seen at The Paris Motor Show last year. Now, in a competition with Audi's A4 Allroad, the French car manufacturer announces the launch of Pegeot 508 RXH diesel electric hybrid.
Italy's solar market is expected to see an unprecedented boom. According to Fulvio Conti, CEO of Enel, the country will generate 30GW of solar power by 2020, in an attempt to reach its goal of fighting against climate change.
Developed by Pioneer, the navigation head unit dubbed AVIC-ZH09-MEV has a fold-out seven inch touchscreen that gives information about where EVs can regenerate their batteries using onboard systems such as regenerative braking and information about the energy consumption needed for particular routes.
A few days ago, Subaru has officially confirmed it will launch a hybrid vehicle by the end of 2013. According to some reports, the new car will be packed with Toyota's hybrid technology. Subaru hasn't confirmed if the Hybrid Tourer car will run on US roads or not.
