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Teenage Girl Designs Washing Machine That Runs on Pedal Power

Teenagers have proven over the years, that they can come up with incredible inventions that turn people's heads around and leave them there wondering...

Top 5 Non-Energy Sources of Greenhouse Gas Pollution

So, everyone knows that energy sources, or more precisely, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from them, are the biggest contributors to climate change. But "biggest"...

Germans Love Their Green Vacations

Germans tend to have an incredibly green culture, and this includes their vacations. A guidebook that details 200 green projects around the country sold...
Various Lithium-Ion Battery Technologies

Toyota Solid-State Lithium-Ion Battery Hits 400 Wh/L

While Toyota is working hard to bring its hydrogen fuel cell cars to fruition, they haven’t left lithium-ion battery technology entirely. Even though most of...
Copper Fluoride Silicon Rechargeable Battery Capacity Improved

Silicon Electrode Doubles Rechargeable Battery Capacity

Rechargeable battery technology has a lot of demands to meet, but a recent development more than doubles current capacities. To be considered acceptable for today’s...

Tomato-Powered Heinz and Ford Make Tomato-Based Bioplastics for Lighter Vehicles

Heinz, the famous company, whose products make it to (almost) every single barbeque party, is now teaming up with Ford, the company, whose cars...

Trikelet: World’s Most Compact Foldable Electric Scooter to Hit Market Soon

OK, everyone wants to have a cool all-electric four-wheeler, preferably a Tesla, which can take them wherever they want in a comfortable, clean, quiet and...
ClipperCreek LII 15 A electric vehicle charging station is just $395

Economical LII Electric Vehicle Charging Station Offered by ClipperCreek

Aside from the higher price of an electric vehicle, there’s also the price of the home electric vehicle charging station which needs to be...
Electric vehicle charging in Minnesota, but what about at home?

Utilities to Offer Lower Rates for Electric Vehicle Charging in Minnesota

Switching the load from gas pumps to electric vehicle charging stations has gotten some wondering if the power grid is sufficient, in more ways...

Starbucks to Install Wireless Charging for Your Gadgets, Only Not Sure Which Ones

A great technology is coming to you via Starbucks. Yes, you heard it right, the guys that supply the ever-so-needed dose of caffeine to billions...