The “Wind Power Car” Lives, Breathes, and Burns Rubber
If you remember Dale Vince, the self-proclaimed King of Wind Power in the UK and founder of Ecotricity, then you'll probably recall that he had a rather egocentric plan to ...
Cash For Clunkers Passes, But Nobody Is Sure How to Run It
The Congress passed the "Cash for Clunkers" program (officially called "Car Allowance Rebate System" or CARS). Now, they've launched a website for the program and are scrambling to put together ...
The Pending Cash for Clunkers Program: Failure From the Get-Go?
The much-argued "Cash for Clunkers" program will become law soon enough. The House and Senate have agreed on wording and terms and where to put the bill to get it ...
Lumeneo SMERA EV Now on Sale in France, Soon to Hit All of EU
Built in France by Lumeneo, the SMERA is a tiny electric car that sells for about 24,500 Euros ($33,000USD). The little EV debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in 2008 ...
TTXGP Announces Official Race Results
History was made at the Isle of Man and the world's first zero carbon eGrandPrix (the TTXGP) took place today, June 12. The race involved a lot of riders, bikes, ...
BYD Gains VW As Partner, Ford May Follow - Other Partnerships Also In the Works
A lot of exciting news has happened regarding corporate partnerships and alliances over the past week or so. Volkswagen and BYD, Daimler and Tesla, and others. Car makers are entering ...
Peak Oil for Lithium-Ion Battery and EV Technology?
There are some rare earth metals that are vital to electric motor production, lithium-ion battery storage, and other electric vehicle concerns. One of them, dysprosium, is essential for almost all ...
Zero X Electric Motorcycle Gets a New, Improved Look
It's amazing what a couple of pieces of plastic can do. The Zero X electric motorcycle has received a little upgrading of its design to ad both better looks and ...
Husqvarna’s New Green, Electric Riding Mower

Husqvarna has finally revealed a concept electric riding lawn mower they’re calling the Panthera Leo. It uses li-ion phosphate batteries and can run for 2 hours before needing a charge. It has five motors, quiet operation, and very unique looks.
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Tags: electric lawnmower, electric riding mower, Husqvarna, Panthera Leo
The Mercedes-Benz Citaro Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus

Mercedes-Benz unveiled its Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid at the UITP World Congress and Mobility & City Transport Exhibition in Vienna earlier this month. The bus is hydrogen powered and has so far shown good performance during fleet testing.
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Tags: bluetec, citaro, Citaro G Bluetec Hybrid, daimler, electric bus, fuel-cell bus, hybrid bus, hydrogen bus, Mercedes, mercedes-benz
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ New EV Group

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has created a new Electric Vehicle Group as an industry-wide collaborative promotion effort. The group’s focus is to bring together all of the various players in the EV industry in the UK and internationally to promote interaction and collaboration between industry partners, government, science, and more.
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The Steampunk DIY Electric Bicycle

Geoff Bjorgan is a tinkerer, there’s no doubt about it. This latest creation of his is an awesome rendition of what he can do if given the time to do it and a few items to cannibalize for parts.
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Tags: diy, diy electric bicycle, electric bicycle, electric bicycle conversion, steampunk bicycle
Piccard’s Solar Plane Debuts - Will Fly Around the World

While a lot of attention is put onto cars and trucks in electric transportation, the field of aviation is seeing its share of innovation too. We’ve covered light aviation with the ElectricFlycer C and other prototypes and planned technologies in electric airplanes.
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Tags: Bertrand Piccard, electric airplane, solar airplane, solar plane
ZeroFuel: the Hydrogen Car Powered by Used Big Gulps and Coffee

So you’re zipping down the highway in your new, sleek, hydrogen-powered ZeroFuel car and you suddenly see the fuel gauge glowing red. Uh oh.
Well, no matter. Those two cups of coffee and that 44oz Big Gulp you had and that are coming back to haunt you will save the day.
How?
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Tags: concept, electric car, hydrogen car, zerofuel
The “Wind Power Car” Lives, Breathes, and Burns Rubber

If you remember Dale Vince, the self-proclaimed King of Wind Power in the UK and founder of Ecotricity, then you’ll probably recall that he had a rather egocentric plan to build a “Wind Powered Car.” In reality, it was an electric car concept that would be charged by power from the wind turbine grid.
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Tags: Dave Vince, Ecotricity, electric car, Featured, wind-powered car, WPDR2000
Electrovaya Announces New Maya 300 NEV

Shaped very similar to the iMiEV, this car made its debut in 2008. Since then, the Maya 300 has been undergoing road and technology testing and is now ready to hit the streets at large.
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Tags: electric car, Electrovaya, exxonmobil chemical, maya 300, NEV
ExxonMobil Chemical and Electrovaya Team Up To Exploit Lithium-Ion Breakthrough

In 2006, ExxonMobil Chemical made the news when it was announced that they, along with their Japanese affiliate Tonen Chemical, had developed a prototype separator for use in lithium-ion batteries. This new technology, they claimed, would boost the power:density ratio by at least 40%.
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Tags: Electrocvaya, Electrovaya, exxonmobil chemical, lithium-ion battery, maya 300, Maya Electric, Tonen Chemical
Tesla Moves Towards Profitability Despite Lawsuit By Former CEO

Tesla has announced that they expect to be profitable before the end of July, as was expected and announced in February. While some questioned that the company would ever become profitable, battery sales greatly augmented pre-sales and purchases of the Tesla Roadster. New deals with Daimler and others didn’t hurt either.
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