Smart Solar International, the innovative solar panel will be adopted especially in tsunami-hit areas along the northern Pacific coast. For the beginning, the device will be launched in Japan in August and by the end of 2014 it will be spread in Asia and the Middle East.
I never though about it, but it seems (and it makes sense to be so) that current electric and plug-in hybrid cars don't feature a spare tire anymore. Every other car on the road has it, and only I can tell a few instances when I was literally saved by the spare tire in my trunk, although it's that small model.
The Oregon Department of Transportation announced few days ago, that Oregon is planning to equip a portion of Interstate 5 with Level 3 DC fast-charging stations. AeroVironment is the name of the company that will provide these electric-vehicle charging stations which will be installed throughout a 150-mile stretch of highway.
It may seem weird, but the president of the football club Internazionale Milano, Massimo Moratti, is looking to invest in wind power. He is currently analyzing the opportunity of further developing the wind farm in the county of Dobrogea, and several other similar projects.
The University of California-Davis wants to start the construction of United States' largest zero-net energy community. According to the officials, the UC Davis West Village will be equipped with a 4-megawatt, high efficiency SunPower solar power system and with a great number of innovative energy-efficient technologies.
Several German automakers have reached an agreement towards the future standard for EV charging. Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen all agreed on HomePlug's Green PHY charging technology, which is able to send data over high voltage cables, simplifying the circuitry.
The federal General Services Administration (GSA) intends to buy 116 plug-in electric vehicles, including 100 Chevrolet Volts, in order to boost the fuel efficiency of federal government fleets. According to officials, most part of the cars will be delivered to the U.S. Department of Energy and to other 20 agencies.
Everyone knows that biodegradable products are the best for the environment, and just because they disintegrate quickly they aren't a threat to anything... it seems not. Not that non-biodegradable materials are any better, but a recent study from North Carolina State University says biodegradable products are responsible for high methane emissions, a gas whose greenhouse effects are much more potent than those of CO2.
According to some unofficial sources, BMW is currently working on five car models that should be unveiled for the first time at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show in September. Among these vehicles, the i3 electric car will also be showcased.
After the faulty braking pedal, Toyota is recalling yet another Prius model, the first version ever built and sold in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world - 2001 to 2003. A total of 106,000 Priuses will be recalled world wide for a steering issue, this time.
