Ford’s Electric Vehicle Plans Unveiled at NAIAS in Detroit
North American International Auto Show in Detroit brought in sight several car companies interested in hybrid and electric cars. Ford Motor Co in planning by 2011 to implement fully electric cars that have an autonomy of at least 160 km on a single charge. Ford will also offer gas-electric hybrid cars by 2012.
New Power Diode Could Improve Hybrid Cars Technology
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has developed these days a new power diode that can withstand temperatures above 400 degrees Celsius.
Michelin Active Wheel: All-In-One Standard for Engine, Brake & Suspension
The active wheel features an electric motor, a braking and an electric suspension system, which is something only seen in the military about two years ago. The electric suspension is basically the same with a classic one, except the central shock absorbers, that comprise active, step-by-step motors driving a rack-and-pinion system at each wheel, that can cancel out anything the computer tells them to.
Car Sharing in Paris to Go Electric by 2009
The city of Paris will adopt a new way of transport until the end of 2009. Mayor Bertrand Delanoi« announced last week that the...
V2G (vehicle-to-grid): an Electric Car Payback System
The scientists from the University of Delaware created an electric car prototype that runs on electricity alone. The great fact is that it also can, theoretically, earn money for its owner by storing electricity and providing it for utilities when needed.
Mazda Makes Eco-Friendly Plastics from Biomass
Mazda Motor Corporation and Hiroshima University are researching together to develop a brand new "green" plastic material from cellulosic biomass. They want to use it in vehicles by 2013.
Toyota says “no” to Diesel hybrids
Katsuaki Watanabe, Toyota's president, said in a speech held at the Geneva Motor Show that their company will not produce diesel hybrids in the...
OneCAT – the car that runs on air!
Remember an older article about a small company, called MDI, who had a plan in building a car that runs totally on air? Now...
New Carbon Collecting Car – Really That Green?
Georgia Institute of Technology has created a concept of a car in a pretty new polluting fashion: it uses petrol as a fuel, but...
What Does Nissan Do About Hybrid Cars?
Nissan has been building their Altima hybrid cars at their Smyrna, Tennessee plant, which has the capacity of building up to 50,000 vehicles. If...
