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IBM Designs New Battery for 500 Mile-Range Electric Cars

One of the biggest issues toying with the popularity of electric vehicle is the so-called 'anxiety range,' manifested by most of the people who think about investing in a green car. IBM plans to provide a cure, by introducing a new kind of lithium-ion battery, powerful enough to make the new generation of...

16 January 2012
09:21 GMT

General Motors Plants a Solar Tree on Its Way To Sustainability

General Motors is a company on the right way to sustainability, due to its recent partnership with Envision Solar, an innovative enterprise that continues improving the overall infrastructure for electric vehicles. A highly efficient and earth-friendly Solar Tree system is now installed at GM’s Company Vehicle ...

19 November 2011
07:10 GMT

StreetScooter, the Affordable Mini Electric Car of the Future

80 engineering groups are joining forces to develop and implement a new electric lightweight car, called StreetScooter, a “pocket-size” vehicle which is considered to be fuel-efficient, green and affordable. According to a recent poll, more than half of the questioned American individuals think about a...

16 November 2011
10:59 GMT

Half of the Car Owners Consider Hybrid or Electric Cars for Their Next Purchase

It shouldn't come as a surprise that most of the people are alarmed by the fact that they take significant amounts of money out of their pockets to satisfy their cars' fuel demand. According to a recent consumer report, 93% of the questioned car owners support an “increased fuel efficiency.” T...

15 November 2011
05:19 GMT

Long-Range Improved Battery Could Compete with Gasoline Engines

A major breakthrough could deal with the panic of electric vehicles' owner when it comes to keeping their car on the road for a longer period of time. Scientists might rely on nanotechnology to innovate the battery, in order to allow an average hybrid to reach its destination within the next 500 miles, after jus...

9 November 2011
03:56 GMT

Car2go Rents Electric Vehicles for 29 Cents a Minute

In November, Car2go will starts its electric vehicle car-sharing program in Amsterdam. The company will put 300 smart vehicles on the city's streets so that customers can enjoy a zero-carbon-emission ride while paying only 26 cents for every minute spent in the vehicle. In order to keep the fun going, 1,000 cha...

27 October 2011
03:19 GMT

Buying a Fuel Efficient Car Is Eco-Friendly and Affordable

Nowadays, when gas prices are off the chart, the most convenient way to shop for a new car is to chose one of the new models available in showrooms, which have the highest MPG rating. For those eager to change their car, Miles Walker provided a list of 2011 vehicles which are considered to be both very effi...

14 October 2011
09:40 GMT

SSE Launches Polar Project for Electric Vehicles

SSE is trying to expand its network by showcasing a new product, destined to increase the number of electric car owners who choose to charge their vehicles at home. SSE represents one of the biggest energy enterprises on the UK market. It plays a major part in the process of generation, transmission, distribution and...

13 October 2011
09:59 GMT

Names of First UK Dealers to Install the Nissan EV Quick Charger Announced

A couple of weeks ago we were reporting on the world’s cheapest and smallest quick charger units for electric vehicles coming from Nissan. The device is to go on sale this November in Japan, followed by the United States and Europe from next year.So is the case with the British division of Nissan, who will star...

5 October 2011
11:49 GMT

Nissan Launches World's Cheapest EV Quick Charger Unit

Nissan has today taken the wraps off a new quick charger for electric vehicles, which the Japanese automaker claims is the world’s cheapest unit of its kind. It is also reportedly significantly smaller than similar units.Thanks to its reduced dimensions, the new unit will take up less space and enable easier in...

13 September 2011
09:29 GMT

Non-Heating Lithium-Ion Batteries in the Works

Fremont, California-based company Leyden Energy is currently working on developing a new type of chemistry for lithium-ion batteries. If these efforts succeed, then experts here may develop batteries that do not overheat like traditional ones do, leading to new applications. One of the most exciting prospects is the ...

25 May 2011
04:48 GMT

Brammo's 2011 Enertia Plus Electric Motorcycle Goes 80 Miles on a Single Charge

We love electric vehicles as much as everyone else, but we've got a special penchant for motorcycles, especially since there are fewer 2-wheel EVs available out there, and for this reason, we can't go by the Brammo 2011 Enertia Plus model without saying a few words about it.The electric motorcycle features ...

20 October 2010
02:08 GMT

GM and Segway Create Revolutionary Electric Car

Famed American automotive company General Motors has recently released a new type of electric vehicles, on which it has worked with scooter manufacturer Segway. The new prototype, which GM hopes to roll out of the assembly lines by as early as 2012, is meant to provide people looking for a clean alternative to drivin...

8 April 2009
09:40 GMT

Tesla Motors Reveals 5-Seat Electric Car

The Tesla Motors automotive company revealed yesterday its first all-electric, long-range, 5-seat sedan, destined for the average American family. The first highway-capable, mass-produced vehicle was presented in Hawthorne, California, by Tesla Chairman and CEO, Elon Musk, who said that the S-Model would hopefully ro...

27 March 2009
06:51 GMT

Google Says No to Global Warming

Global warming and its implications have been hot topics in people's discussions for a couple of years now. "Global warming is caused by emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases that are emitted primarily by the burning of fossil fuels and the clearing of forests. These gases remain in our atmos...

23 July 2008
10:35 GMT


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