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Volkswagen XL1: Hybrid Electric Concept Car Averages An Amazing 262 MPG … 13 Jul 2013 | 05:09 am
To answer a growing demand for efficient vehicles, Volkswagen introduced a new hybrid electric concept car to compete with electric vehicles like the Tesla Model S and hydrogen fuel-cell cars coming f...
Sales Surprise : Battery – Electric Cars Are Outselling Plug – In Hybrids 13 Jul 2013 | 05:09 am
From January through June of this year, the combination of 9,839 Nissan Leafs, 882 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs, and approximately 9,400 Tesla Model S cars (plus 1,700-odd compliance cars and others) exceeds th...
Manmade Earthquakes: Geothermal Power Production Rocks California 13 Jul 2013 | 05:08 am
Can earthquakes be manmade? It turns out they can, and a certain geothermal power facility may be causing them. Scientists have discovered that the production of geothermal power, which involves pumpi...
Fuel-Cell Vehicles Are Headed to Market Kevin Bullis 7 Jul 2013 | 09:35 am
Toyota says it will unveil a hydrogen fuel-cell-powered sedan later this year that will go on sale in 2015; several other automakers, meanwhile, have announced partnerships to commercialize the techno...
Fuel Cell Cars Back In The Limelight As GM, Honda Team Up On Mission To … 2 Jul 2013 | 09:30 pm
Less than a decade ago, global automakers touted hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as the best way to reduce oil dependency and clean up the environment. But talk of fuel cells seemed to subside in recent y...
Seaweed biofuels: a green alternative that might just save the planet 2 Jul 2013 | 09:30 pm
His work at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (Sams), with parallel projects in Ireland and Norway, is part of a growing worldwide effort aiming to turn the centuries-old seaweed industry in...
Toyota Seeks Prius-Like Success With 2015 Fuel-Cell Model 28 Jun 2013 | 09:30 am
Hydrogen fuel cells have long been seen as a potentially perfect way to power a car: They generate electricity and emit only water vapor. While a few cars have been tested, Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) i...
Renewable energy growing fast worldwide 28 Jun 2013 | 09:29 am
Renewable energy is growing fast around the world and will edge out natural gas as the second-biggest source of electricity, after coal, by 2016, according to a five-year outlook published Wednesday b...
Nissan Unveils World’s Fastest Electric Car 24 Jun 2013 | 12:28 am
Just before the start of this year’s LeMans race on Saturday, Nissan revealed the ZEOD RC, the world’s fastest electric car. The company has been invited to enter the 186-mph electric race car in next...
Tidal Power Makes a Surprising Comeback 23 Jun 2013 | 08:33 pm
After three years of work, the world’s first large-scale tidal power plant was born. The station operates still, generating up to 240 megawatts of renewable power as the twice-daily tides force water ...
