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Nuna 6 Solar Vehicle to Compete in $10 Million Race
Nuna 6 Solar Vehicle to Compete in $10 Million Race

29 Jul 2011, 14:42 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / What we have in front of us is the possible winner of the 10 million dollar prize at the World Solar Challenge (also known as Global Green Challenge). The solar powered vehicle is manufactured by Nu...

 
Chevrolet Green Zone to Power Volts Using Sun Energy
Chevrolet Green Zone to Power Volts Using Sun Energy

29 Jul 2011, 06:25 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As part of GM’s involvement in renewable energy projects, the Chevrolet brand announced today it looks to install solar-powered electric charging stations for the Volt at North American dealer...

 
Nissan Stores Solar Power Using LEAF Batteries
Nissan Stores Solar Power Using LEAF Batteries

13 Jul 2011, 15:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When a combustion engine reaches the end of its lifecycle, it’s bound for the scrap heap, but Nissan has found a way to give the electric storage system in end-of-life LEAF batteries into some...

 
Mitsubishi Debuts Solar-powered Vehicle Charging Station in California
Mitsubishi Debuts Solar-powered Vehicle Charging Station in California

8 Jul 2011, 11:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) headquarters in Cypress, California have a new solar-powered charging station for electric vehicles starting from today, the company announced. The c...

 
Nissan Leaf Gets Solar Power
Nissan Leaf Gets Solar Power

20 May 2011, 09:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Stellar Solar, a San Diego County-based residential and commercial solar photovoltaic design and installation company recently decided to start an automotive project that would allow it to see just ...

 
Duo-Gard Presents New Solar Charging Station Design
Duo-Gard Presents New Solar Charging Station Design

11 May 2011, 09:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As interest in electric vehicles and solar power is on a rise, Michigan-based Duo-Gard Industries decided to develop a new sort of solar-powered charging stations for cars, bikes, scooters, carts a...

 
Elon Musk Donates Some Solar Power
Elon Musk Donates Some Solar Power

15 Dec 2010, 14:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This week, Elon Musk, perhaps one of the most active young entrepreneurs this year, announced he would end 2010 by doing a bit of charity work. The Tesla CEO will be donating a solar generating sta...

 
Solar-Powered Hydrogen Fueling Station Inaugurated in Connecticut
Solar-Powered Hydrogen Fueling Station Inaugurated in Connecticut

18 Oct 2010, 12:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Proton Energy Systems, an on-site hydrogen generator and SunHydro, an upcoming chain of hydrogen fueling stations, announced the grand opening of the first station at 10 Technology Drive in Wallingf...

 
Sanyo Presents Solar Bus
Sanyo Presents Solar Bus

28 Aug 2010, 12:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As part of its efforts to show that the same results in terms of transportation efficiency can be achieved by using unconventional power sources, Japanese electronics specialist Sanyo partnered with...

 
Solar Highways
Solar Highways

25 Aug 2010, 07:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the mass usage of electric vehicles just around the corner, a bitter dispute began between those claiming that EVs are emission-free vehicles and others who say that as long as they use fossil ...

 
Ford to Use Solar Power
Ford to Use Solar Power

14 Aug 2010, 11:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford announced last week it will build, together with Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power, one of the largest solar power generation systems Michigan. To serve the Michigan Assembl...

 
Solar Powered Airplane Flies in Darkness
Solar Powered Airplane Flies in Darkness

9 Jul 2010, 13:13 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Solar Impulse airplane wrote today another chapter in the aviation history, as it has landed in Switzerland yesterday morning after completing a 26-hour flight, the Daily Mail reported. This mea...

 
Protoscar LAMPO2 Details
Protoscar LAMPO2 Details

6 Feb 2010, 19:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Swiss company Protoscar continues to tease us with a set of pictures and a video of its upcoming LAMPO2 electric sports car, which will be unveiled next month at the Geneva Motor Show. This fee...

 
Detroit-Lansing High-Speed Hydrogen-Powered Rail Line Pics and Video
Detroit-Lansing High-Speed Hydrogen-Powered Rail Line Pics and Video

20 Mar 2009, 10:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Engineers and companies are continuously searching for alternative power sources and for vehicles capable of developing lower fuel consumption and emissions without sacrificing performance so every ...