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PER-IVAR SELLERGREN   |  Comment

Per-Ivar Sellergren Talks Electric Power Airplanes

BY Rachel Z. ArndtMon Aug 8, 2011

Here comes the next generation of innovators revolutionizing batteries. Per-Ivar Sellergren is helping Volvo put energy storage--both batteries and high-power supercapacitors--in the body panels of cars.READ»

TECHNOLOGY   |  Comment

How Hybrid Engines Work

BY JD RuckerFri Jun 10, 2011

With sales of hybrid vehicles expected to increase by 300% over the next 5 years, some may wonder how these technological marvels work. It's easy to understand petrol firing the pistons, powering the wheels to spin, but how do hybrids get started through battery power? And what makes the switch to gas at higher speeds?READ»

HYBRIDS   |  Comment

Best Defense Against Car Theft: Drive a Prius

BY Ariel SchwartzThu Aug 5, 2010

Thieves don't care about fuel-sippers and family cars, but Escalade owners could be in trouble. That's the conclusion of a new study from the Highway Loss Data Institute. READ»

PLUGIN HYBRIDS   |  Comment

Battery Pack Supes Up Your Hybrid and Boosts Your Miles

BY Kit EatonWed Oct 14, 2009

You may presume, what with the technology being so new, that there isn't much opportunity to supe up your green tech hybrid car. California company 3Prong has a different idea--and a new system to mod your Prius. Note that by "mod" ...READ»

HYBRIDS   |  Comment

Fisker, Kleiner Perkins Team Up for $39,000 Plug-in Hybrid Mystery Car

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Sep 16, 2009

Fisker Automotive is best known for pissing off Tesla Motors and introducing the Karma, an $80,000 luxury plug-in hybrid set to debut later this year. Turns out the startup company has another trick up its sleeve: a $39,000 ...READ»

ELECTRIC VEHICLES   |  Comment

Mission One: Now Offically the Fastest-Ever (Production) Electric Motorcycle

BY Cliff KuangMon Sep 14, 2009

At the Bonneville Speedway, the electric superbike designed by Yves Behar clocks a scorching 161 mph.READ»

BMW   |  Comment

BMW's "Sportscar of the Future": Lifted From TRON?

BY Cliff KuangMon Aug 31, 2009

Aiming to make a big, eco-friendly splash, BMW unveils a new hybrid concept car.READ»

HYBRIDS   |  Comment

GM Greens-up the Yukon Denali SUV, Is It in Vain?

BY Kit EatonMon Apr 6, 2009

Greening-up conventional cars is very laudable, but when it comes to the most gas-guzzling eco-disaster family vehicle out there--the SUV--sometimes it's better to admit defeat and move on. The SUV in this instance is the ...READ»

APPLE   |  Comment

iFive: Your March 22 Innovation Agenda

BY David LidskySun Mar 22, 2009

Palm's Not-So-Smart Bet When Palm ships its Pre smartphone, will it be too little, too late? Talk to the hand. [via NYT] Tivo-Proof Advertising Stop the ffwd button: Boost Mobile's visually arresting TV spots beat obnoxio ...READ»

AT&T   |  Comment

AT&T Adding 15,000 Alt-Fuel Vehicles to its Fleet

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Mar 11, 2009

AT&T, the bastion of telecommunications and...alternative fuel? The telecommunications giant is securing its transportation future by spending $565 million over the next 10 years for 15,000 alternative-fuel vehicles-- the ...READ»

DETROIT AUTO SHOW 2009   |  Comment

Watch Out Prius: Honda's Going Hybrid (while Chevy Wheezes) at the Detroit Auto Show

BY Cliff KuangMon Jan 12, 2009

Amid whispers of a depression, the timing of last week's CES gadget-show was awk-warrrrrd. But this week, it gets weirder, with the year's biggest auto show, which opened yesterday in the Big Three's backyard. The 2009 North ...READ»