Toyota GT86 May Get KERS Hybrid, Instead of Forced Induction
12 Nov 2012, 10:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While TRD is developing a supercharged Toyota GT86/Scion FR-S/ Subaru BRZ, which is set to arrive next year, along with a turbocharged STI version. However, the car’s chief engineer, Tetsuya T...
Ford Triples Number of Dealers Allowed to Sell Hybrids and EVs
12 Nov 2012, 08:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford has announced that it has tripled the number of US dealers which can sell their EVs, hybrids and plug-in hybrids. Now, some 200 dealers can sell Ford’s green offerings, so that more peopl...
Smart Highways Detailed
10 Nov 2012, 09:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Roads have not really evolved at all since they reached the point of being smooth and well-marked, which was decades ago. We have moved on from gravel and cobblestone to smooth tarmac, and that&rsqu...
Energica Electric Motorcycle World Preview
9 Nov 2012, 12:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / CRP Group has just released a presentation video for Energica, the first Italian electric street-legal sportsbike. We've hinted you earlier that this cool machine will be showcased at the EICMA...
All-Electric Opel Adam EV Axed
9 Nov 2012, 10:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The idea of a posh all-electric city car, with decent range is truly an idea which needs more looking into. Smart have done it with the new ED, and Citroen is also pondering the idea - they showed o...
European Space Agency Planning to Improve Use of Hydrogen in Cars
9 Nov 2012, 10:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Hydrogen has already become one of THE alternative fuels to ween us off oil for good, and yet, while it may be the most abundant element in the universe and much cleaner-burning than anything else w...
Next Tesla Roadster to Be Called ‘Model R’
9 Nov 2012, 09:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Recent information suggests that Tesla is planning on making a new Roadster, which will arrive on the market probably in 2017. Not many details about it are known, yet autoexpress.co.uk say that it ...
Nissan Sells 42,700 Leafs Worldwide So Far
9 Nov 2012, 09:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan Leaf sales have oscillated from good to very poor in stages, since its launch, yet the Japanese automaker is saying that so far they’ve sold 42,700 of them, worldwide. This really goes ...
Introduction of All-Electric Pit Lane Driving in F1 Delayed
8 Nov 2012, 13:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Formula One, like most forms of professional forms of motorsport is slowly shifting towards being more green. It is a natural phenomenon which is affecting all types of racing, industry and everythi...
Energica Electric Bike Shows Teeth at Brammo Empulse
8 Nov 2012, 13:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / CRP Racing are planning to release their new electric street-bike at the EICMA in Milan, Italy pretty soon. While the bike is still in the preorder stage and there still are a lot of tests to be ...
Toyota Shows Off RAV4 EV with New Promo
8 Nov 2012, 10:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota’s proposal for an all-electric SUV is a unique one, and currently unmatched by any other manufacturer. The fact that it’s a Toyota, a brand which projects an image of ultimate rel...
New SEAT Leon Ecomotive Outlined
8 Nov 2012, 09:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The VW Group is well-known for its efforts to increase the efficiency of its vehicles, which has led to technologies implemented in all the models, as well as special models that take this concept f...
BMW to Begin i-Series Production in 2013
8 Nov 2012, 09:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW’s new line of electric ‘i’ cars is closer than you think. In a statement by BMW Chairman, Dr. Norbert Reithofer, stated that the premium German automaker will concentrate on th...
Kite Power - Another Way to Harness the Power of the Wind
7 Nov 2012, 15:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Wind turbines are great, and useful in so many ways, yet they are also very limited in a number of other ways. For one, wind speeds increase with altitude, and even the biggest struggle to get past ...
Lexus CT 200h Advance Launched in the UK, Priced at £24,995
7 Nov 2012, 13:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Lexus has introduced a new equipment level for the CT 200h in the UK, with the new development promising to offer “high-specification and high value”. Called Advance, this is slotted ...
Robot Shows Stair-Climbing Wheelchairs Are Technically Feasible
7 Nov 2012, 13:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / People who cannot walk on their own, and require a wheelchair to get around often face challenges which are simply too much to handle, or go around. Stairs are very bad for wheelchairs, and they rep...
Interactive ‘Smart Highways’ Will Change the Way You Drive!
7 Nov 2012, 13:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have always accepted roads for what they are - strips of tarmac or concrete, which are smooth (most of the time) and designed so that wheeled vehicles can safely travel at speed, over their surfa...
Obama Victory Means Sustained Support for EVs and CAFE Standards
7 Nov 2012, 10:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If elected, Mitt Romney had his own agenda and views on what should be done with the budget for ‘green developments’, and he would have not supported just EVs, opting instead to not conc...
Vauxhall Takes Three Awards at RAC Future Car Challenge
7 Nov 2012, 10:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / British automaker Vauxhall has demonstrated its commitment to being green at the Future Car Challenge 2012, where it won no less than three awards for its technologies. The Ampera had no problems...
Renault Builds Industry’s Largest Photovoltaic Array to Shelter New Cars
7 Nov 2012, 08:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The use of photovoltaic cells is becoming increasingly common in all branches of industry, especially the automotive one. All automakers are desperate to earn their green credentials, by any means, ...