Look out on any street and gasoline-powered vehicles still dominate the road. But in the coming years, automakers like Toyota, Honda, and GM plan to start pumping out plug-in hybrid electric cars in a bid to keep up with the fabled ...READ»
At first glance, the Wheego Whip isn't that exciting. It's made in China, it only goes up to 25 mph or 35 mph (depending on state laws) and it gets 40 miles on a single charge. But according to Jeff Boyd, the President of Wheego ...READ»
Electric cars are clearly all the rage: a new U.K. start-up company is getting its Bee.One electric vehicle ready, scheduled to hit the roads sometime around 2011. But unlike many other EV cars out there, the One is going to be as ...READ»
A suite of big-name manufacturers including Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, Fiat, Toyota, and Mitsubishi, have agreed on a common standard for the plugs used for charging electric vehicles. According to German energy company RWE, ...READ»
In the race to build the first affordable electric car, one company is taking an unusual approach: they're not treating it as a race at all. "We don't want to be the first, or the biggest. We just want to be the best," says Mike ...READ»
It's official: the Brammo Enertia, a much-hyped electric urban commuter bike, hit a Best Buy store yesterday in Portland, Oregon, and will expand to other locations nationwide soon. The $11,995 Enertia probably won't fly off the ...READ»
The annual Geneva Motor Show is a showcase event where concept car designers display their vision for the future. Here's a look at ten cars from the show that reveal a greener--and more expensive--future.READ»
Fuel cell technology is the perpetual underdog to electric vehicle tech--almost every major automaker has an EV planned for the next few years, but fuel cell vehicles are largely being kept on the back burner just in case public ...READ»
Sure, it would be great if the electric vehicle revolution took place in a matter of months or even a few years. But changing the planet's vehicle infrastructure takes time. And a new study from Deloitte Consulting says electric ...READ»
The electric car industry got a major boost yesterday when President Barack Obama visited the Southern California Edison electric car plant in Pomona, CA and announced $2.4 billion in funding for next generation electric vehicles, ...READ»
Tesla has been getting plenty of support from major automakers
recently. First Daimler grabbed a 10% stake in the auto startup last
year, and now Tesla and Toyota have revealed that they are teaming up
in California to work on ...READ»
If you want your car converted to run on biodiesel or vegetable oil, there are plenty of places to turn--conversion kits are available for the DIY crowd, and the less mechanically-inclined can have professionals give their car ...READ»
During a visit to the Edison Electric Vehicle Technical Center in California yesterday, President Obama addressed how the $2.4 billion outlined in the stimulus fund to get more electric vehicles on the road is going to be spent. ...READ»
Portugal is a country with a problem: it has no domestic coal, natural gas, or oil resources, so Western Europe's poorest nation is forced to import most of it's energy. The quandary makes the country an ideal candidate for ...READ»
Electric vehicles have definitely hit the big time now that gasoline-slinging companies are getting involved. The Maya 300, an all-electric vehicle coming out in 2011, will feature a lithium ion battery separator film dubbed ...READ»
Up until now, all-electric vehicles have been placed squarely in the domain of the rich; few can afford the $109,000 Tesla Roadster, and even the company's upcoming "economy" car, the Model S, will cost over $57,000. With the ...READ»
The Peapod electric vehicle is, "awkward-looking, strange and offbeat," says Peter Arnell, CEO of the Arnell Group--he ought to know, he designed the plug-in car. "It creates the right amount of disruption for ...READ»
A top U.K. scientist says the rush to get electric cars on the road is "dangerous." The scientist, Dr. Richard Pike, is head of the Royal Chemistry Society--an important position with a direct line to the media. He says ...READ»
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are often criticized for being energy inefficient, but that hasn't stopped the annual Hydrogen Road Tour from demonstrating the capabilities of fuel cell-equipped cars. The annual rally spans over 1,700 ...READ»
We'd like to think that lithium-ion battery costs will drop enough in the coming years to make electric vehicles accessible to the masses, but that might not be the case according to a study from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). ...READ»
This blog is part of our Inspired Ethonomics
series. Patti Prairie is the CEO of Brighter Planet, a startup whose
purpose is to help manage our environmental footprint, you can follow
via their blog We've all heard the wave of ...READ»
For times when a bike doesn't have enough storage space but a car is overkill, consider the Lorax Motor Works Hauler, a recumbent tricycle tricked out with a solar panel that powers an onboard electric assist motor. The ...READ»
While Li-ion battery makers in the US are going cap-in-hand to the government in search of federal aid to keep up with foreign companies, it's been rumored that Nissan and NEC are about to invest around $1 billion of their own capital ...READ»
