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Tougher IIHS Crash Testing Pushing Small Cars Off the Road
With the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) quantifying the relative safety of vehicles in various types of accidents, it seems that small cars...
2014 Green Car Technology of the Year Award – Cadillac ELR Regen-On-Demand
Can a green car be both green and fun? Cadillac may have the answer in its Regen-On-Demand system, giving drivers fingertip control of the...
Can Smarter GPS Reduce Emissions?
Civilian access to the military's global positioning system (GPS) satellites has been all kinds of wonderful for backwoods trekkers and getting around an unfamiliar...
Learning Electric Vehicle Charging Etiquette
“How to charge your electric vehicle” might seem like a fairly straightforward exercise, similar to “how to refuel your conventional vehicle,” but what happens...
Low-level Nuclear Waste Disposal Seems Easy Money-Making Business
Have you ever wondered what companies should do in order to safely dispose of nuclear waste? Considering the current charging rate per cubic foot,...
First Ever Liquid Air Zero-Emission Engine to Get Tested in UK
It is more than a year ago since we first introduced the concept of liquid nitrogen to be used in a motor, however there...
Innovative Power Electronics Prevent Grid Overload During Solar Boom
Around 40% of the world’s power needs are currently met by electrical energy and that proportion is expected to rise as countries cut carbon...
New Rice University Sensor Sniffs Greenhouse Gases
A particularly difficult argument to have with those who do not have a background in environmental topics is one that involves the actual effects of greenhouse...
Daimler CEO Says Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles are Ten Years Off
A few automakers have promised hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the next few years, but Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche says it's going to be...
Tesla Supercharger Network Expanding Across Europe
Which came first, Tesla Model S or the Tesla Supercharger? Well, obviously the Tesla Model S came first, and most popularly so!
In Norway, for...
