FUTUREWATCH: Nissan’s Steer-by-Wire Car
Using software-controlled electrical wires to control the tires, Nissan’s prototype steer-by-wire car could be in main dealer showrooms as early as next year. The system effectively removes the need...
View ArticleVolkswagen’s Passat: Built with Solar
Volkswagen started getting power from the Volkswagen Chattanooga Solar Park yesterday, the biggest solar system installed by an automaker in the US. The Passat sedan will now be made using solar in the...
View ArticleAttention Jewish Seniors: Cadillac Introduces New EV Hybrid Vehicle
Cadillac unveiled a first ELR concept back in 2011, and ever since then everyone was pretty sure a production would also follow. Things got pretty clear in 2012 when a leak from OnStar confirmed...
View ArticleNissan’s Zero-Emission Electric Van
Nissan Motor Company has started the field tests of its new electric compact van, e-NV200, in Saitama City (Japan). Saitama City is promoting the adoption of electric vehicles by bringing together...
View ArticleTesla Takes Supercharger Network Transcontinental
Tesla Motors announced yesterday a significant expansion of the Tesla Supercharger network—a network of 480-volt fast charging stations developed to allow the Model S sedans to make long distance...
View ArticleTesla S Owners Can Use Supercharge FREE
Tesla Motors’ Model S just got a big leg up on any car—free energy. That’s thanks to the newly unveiled Supercharger network by Tesla Motors. The maker of the Model S will allow its Model S owners to...
View ArticleA123 Systems: Going to Zero?
There was so much enthusiasm when high-performance battery manufacturer A123 Systems (NASDAQ:AONE) came on the scene. The promise of an advanced battery manufacturing facility pumping out batteries for...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia: Using Oil Taxes for Solar Research
Saudi Arabia may be known for its controversial conservative views and huge oil resources, but little is known about the fact that they are heavily investing in renewable technology that will change...
View ArticleElectric Cars: $1 Gallon of Gas
Remember the days when a gallon of gas cost $1 or less? While those days are gone for cars that run on petroleum, people that drive electric cars are enjoying the good ‘ole days. The national average...
View ArticleUniversity of Michigan Debuts Solar Car
It looks like something from the distant future, long and flat, except for the bubble popping out with the Michigan “M.” It is called “Generation” a car designed by the University of Michigan for the...
View ArticleIn Focus: University of Michigan’s World Solar Challenge Team
The World Solar Challenge is a competition that pits university teams from around the world against each other as they design, build and race...The post In Focus: University of Michigan’s World Solar...
View ArticleWTF? Electric Cars without Batteries?
A technology Volvo is developing gives us some insight into the future of electric cars – while it’s easy to focus on The post WTF? Electric Cars without Batteries? appeared first on Solar Feeds.
View ArticleIn Focus: Hybrid Taxis
Hybrid cars are enjoying immense popularity right now among consumers. People have started to embrace the concept of having a dual-powered vehicle The post In Focus: Hybrid Taxis appeared first on...
View ArticleManhole Covers: The Answer to Electric Cars in NYC?
Big news out of the Big Apple this week: HEVO, a New York-based green energy company announced plans to introduce a new The post Manhole Covers: The Answer to Electric Cars in NYC? appeared first on...
View ArticleTesla Motors: Building A Hybrid Battery System?
A family of Tesla patents and pending applications relating to a hybrid battery system has been generating a bit of buzz (see, e.g., Cleantechnica’s The post Tesla Motors: Building A Hybrid Battery...
View ArticleToyota and BMW Work on Hybrid Car
If ever there was going to be a “cool” car amongst hybrids, the brainchild of Toyota and BMW would likely go to The post Toyota and BMW Work on Hybrid Car appeared first on Solar Feeds.
View ArticleTreehouse’s One-Stop Shop for Solar
Few people walk into a car dealership and ask to see all of the 2.0 liter engines or only the 200 horsepower The post Treehouse’s One-Stop Shop for Solar appeared first on Solar Feeds.
View ArticleMercedes + Tesla = B-Class Electric Drive
Electric cars are gaining serious momentum, and the number of car makers that start investing in electric vehicle technology is constantly increasing, The post Mercedes + Tesla = B-Class Electric Drive...
View ArticleNissan Leaf Driver Steals Energy from School
Kaveh Kamooneh says he was just trying to get a little juice while he watched his middle-school-aged son play tennis. Instead, he The post Nissan Leaf Driver Steals Energy from School appeared first on...
View ArticleChina Goes Big on Electric Car Sharing Plan
What would it take to put more drivers behind the wheel of electric cars, in order to reduce pollution and dependence on oil? Perhaps by taking a hint from what’s happening right now in Hangzhou,...
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