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Would You Choose The Motochimp Over a Honda Monkey?
Would You Choose The Motochimp Over a Honda Monkey?

22 May 2017, 15:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Motochimp is going to be the green version of Honda’s new Monkey. It will be slower but it looks funkier than its gasoline counterpart

 
Airless Tires Make Another Appearance As Bridgestone Plans a Model For Bikes
Airless Tires Make Another Appearance As Bridgestone Plans a Model For Bikes

24 Apr 2017, 14:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Thought that the tire industry has abandoned the eco airless concept? Bridgestone is resurrecting its idea for bicycles this time

 
Australia Might Use Clean Energy Subsidies To Build New Coal Power Plants
Australia Might Use Clean Energy Subsidies To Build New Coal Power Plants

2 Feb 2017, 10:48 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The biggest coal exporter in the world, Australia, could employ funds meant for clean energy solutions to build new coal power plants, says its treasurer

 
South Korea Considers Extending EV Subsidies To Vehicles With Larger Batteries
South Korea Considers Extending EV Subsidies To Vehicles With Larger Batteries

29 Dec 2016, 16:55 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / South Korean authorities seem interested in extending their subsidies plan for electric vehicles. This will benefit Tesla Motors and BYD

 
Australia Set to Improve Fuel Efficiency Standards
Australia Set to Improve Fuel Efficiency Standards

23 Dec 2016, 17:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Australian government and automotive industry experts have drafted proposals to reduce motor vehicle emissions for a better, cleaner future

 
This New Electric Bicycle Looks Like A Cafe Racer
This New Electric Bicycle Looks Like A Cafe Racer

21 Dec 2016, 15:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Startup company Monday Motorbikes is about to change the way bicycles look, and it looks pretty promising if you also love motorcycles

 
Environmentalists, Rejoice! GM Pledges to Use 100% Renewable Energy by 2050
Environmentalists, Rejoice! GM Pledges to Use 100% Renewable Energy by 2050

17 Sep 2016, 06:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just over three decades from now on, General Motors is supposed to rely only on renewable energy for its operations. Ambitious? Definitely. Rubbish? Not quite

 
Renault & Nissan Celebrate 350,000 Electric Vehicles Sold All Around the World
Renault & Nissan Celebrate 350,000 Electric Vehicles Sold All Around the World

14 Sep 2016, 09:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Nobody thought it possible five year ago, but Renault-Nissan is the leader of the electric vehicle genre in terms of worldwide sales figures

 
Kia's About To Celebrate Environmental Landmark - Five Million Trees Planted
Kia's About To Celebrate Environmental Landmark - Five Million Trees Planted

11 Aug 2016, 17:58 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / In the process of expanding the green space around its factories, Kia has planted a lot of trees. Apparently, it is closing in on five million trees

 
Gogoro Electric-Scooter Sharing Program Starting in Berlin
Gogoro Electric-Scooter Sharing Program Starting in Berlin

5 Aug 2016, 14:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Gogoro is slowly but surely pushing its electric scooters into more European vehicle-sharing programs. Now reaching Berlin

 
Germany Might Ban the Registration of Any Non-Electric Car as Soon as 2030
Germany Might Ban the Registration of Any Non-Electric Car as Soon as 2030

15 Jun 2016, 09:46 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Germany joins a growing list of countries considering a complete ban on fossil fuel-burning vehicles starting some time in the future

 
Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL Is the World's First Plug-in Hybrid Fuel Cell Car
Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL Is the World's First Plug-in Hybrid Fuel Cell Car

13 Jun 2016, 15:43 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Mercedes-Benz thinks ahead and comes up with the natural progression of fuel-cell cars: adding a battery pack and turning them into plug-in hybrids

 
Hybrids Are Starting to Lose Ground to EVs in London, Tax Exemption Lifted
Hybrids Are Starting to Lose Ground to EVs in London, Tax Exemption Lifted

12 Jun 2016, 15:14 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / London will now force all vehicles emitting more than 75 g/km of CO2 to pay the congestion charge if they want to enter the restricted areas

 
Kosynier Vintage eBikes Look like 100-Year-Old Motorcycles
Kosynier Vintage eBikes Look like 100-Year-Old Motorcycles

10 May 2016, 09:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Kosynier is a new electric bicycle undertaking seeking crowdfunding and hoping to bring to production pedelecs that look like century-old motorcycles

 
Bultaco Prepares Three New Street-Legal, Homologated Electric Bikes
Bultaco Prepares Three New Street-Legal, Homologated Electric Bikes

6 May 2016, 10:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bultaco prepares three new versions of their Brinco electric bike, all three homologated for street use with an AM or B driving license

 
Indian Students Convert Motorcycle to Run on Hydrogen, Does 351 MPG
Indian Students Convert Motorcycle to Run on Hydrogen, Does 351 MPG

4 May 2016, 11:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A group of Indian students built a motorcycle that runs on hydrogen instead of petrol, and they managed to ride 148 km with one liter of fuel

 
Hyundai Electric SUV to Become Reality by 2018
Hyundai Electric SUV to Become Reality by 2018

27 Apr 2016, 12:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Tesla Model X (and Audi Q6, to some extent) have convinced Hyundai to step up its game and develop an electric SUV of its own

 
Toyota Takes Next Step in Environment Protection by Using Biosynthetic Rubber
Toyota Takes Next Step in Environment Protection by Using Biosynthetic Rubber

21 Apr 2016, 09:27 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Toyota has become the first automaker in the world to use biosynthetic rubber for the hoses of its vehicles. The new material reduces oil dependence and waste

 
Delphi 48-Volt Mild Hybrid System Could See Production by the End of 2017
Delphi 48-Volt Mild Hybrid System Could See Production by the End of 2017

15 Apr 2016, 08:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The future is electric, but not fully electric from Delphi's point of view. 48-volt mild hybrid technology is the key to this futurity

 
Zero-Scooter Is the Real-Deal Vespa Segway Based on the Xiaomi NineBot
Zero-Scooter Is the Real-Deal Vespa Segway Based on the Xiaomi NineBot

8 Apr 2016, 15:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bel & Bel reveals the Zero-Scooter, an electric two-wheeler that brings together the Vespa looks, the Segway dynamics and Xiaomi NineBot's technology