Patrick Pelata, Renault's Chief Operating Officer, has offered his resignation from the company that stands at the forefront of mass-produced electric vehicles industry and that is in trouble lately because of some leaked electric vehicle technologies.
General Electric (GE), the American conglomerate that has reinvented itself as a green energy giant, has two pieces of news for us: 1) it wants to build a thin-film solar factory in the U.S. and 2) it has bought the PrimeStar Solar Company.
Now here's something truly optimistic for our blog's visitors: a solar powered car-wash has recently opened in the US city of Stamford, Connecticut. Its owner, Mr. Gregg Mercede admits that he wanted to invest his money in something durable and eco-friendly, while still ensuring a great quality of his services.
People rarely think about it, but going green could also mean going light: you can turn any vehicle in the right direction by simply making their component parts a little less heavy. It doesn't sound like a bad idea, but the first thought that pops into your head is: I am losing something by doing this?
British scientists from the University of Cambridge have developed a method of converting waste motor oil into diesel to be used in any diesel engine. By using microwaves and a specially-designed material, they burn the oil in the absence of oxygen, a process called pyrolysis.
A study performed at the National Institute of Technology in Tiruchirappalli, India has revealed that aluminum nanoparticles inserted in biofuels could enhance their burning properties. That would drastically reduce the emissions of nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide, also creating less smoke.
Z-Kart is the name of George Fortin's newest vehicle. Called by some a contraption, and by others an image of a dream, the Z-Kart doesn't have at all any of the safety requirements of a modern automobile. It is rather a four-wheel carriage that drives electrically, but what's most important, though, is that it's made in a garage... in California.
By the end of the year, we expect to see a new wind farm in Texas, USA, according to global brand BP Wind Energy. In a way, this is the company's "baby," because it is entirely owned and operated by them.
Germans have really thought about everything when their major producer Siemens Energy released the new electric-vehicle charging station CP700A. Why is this different to previous models? Because you can now charge your electric car in a mere 30 minutes!
It all stems from South Korea's philosophy on green technologies: they are convinced this is an "unavoidable choice", as President Lee Myung-Bak said during a ceremony. So, with this idea in mind, they set to work: the LG Chem Company has just announced in Seoul that it now owns the world's largest battery plant for electric cars.
