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GM Exploring Other Electric Vehicles
General Motors is bringing out the Volt in just a couple months. However, GM is not putting all of its eggs into range-extended electric vehicle (REEV) technology. GM is also moving forward on battery electric vehicle (BEV) technology, and is planning a series of test fleets of entirely battery powered vehicles across the [...]
Continue reading...AutoTram: Electric tram plus bus for public transport of tomorrow
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Eco Factor: Electric-powered vehicle offers a zero emission ride. The Fraunhofer System Research envisions the future as transport without emitting those dreadful fumes and carbon into our atmosphere. Working on a large-scale project to come up with the public transport of tomorrow, the Fraunhofer research team has developed something it calls the “AutoTram”. Presently under research, [...]
Continue reading...X-T-Rex concept electric race car promotes the green cult
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept car powered by electric motors. While NASCAR races are held on special race tracks, auto designer Bhushan believes that racing in the wilds will add more fun to the event. The designer has even created a concept vehicle for such a time, when NASCAR races will be held in places such as [...]
Continue reading...Enyoii concept electric car takes any shape you want
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Eco Factor: Concept car powered by an electric engine. The Enyoii electric concept car is the brainchild of designer Gerardo Delgado Martinez and has been conceptualized for young people who love to drive and enjoy the elements of nature along the way. The open-air car is powered by a powerful battery pack that is charged by [...]
Continue reading...GE unveils Yves Behar-designed electric vehicle charger
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Eco Factor: Electric car charger reduces battery charging time. GE has unveiled a new smart-grid-ready electric car charger in San Francisco. Dubbed, WattStation, the charger has been designed in part by Yves Behar and is intended to become a new icon for electric car driver and hopefully encourage others to adopt a green ride as [...]
Continue reading...ENFICA-FC’s Rapid 200-FC electric aircraft sets speed and endurance records
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Eco Factor: Zero-emission aircraft propelled by fuel cell and Li-Po battery. With 10 partners from across the EU, the ENFICA-FC project seeks to demonstrate the viability of manned flight in an electric aircraft that uses fuel cells as a main power supply. The team has worked to design an ultra-light aircraft that is based on a [...]
Continue reading...Electric Demoichelle enthralls people at Green Air Show
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Eco Factor: Electric monoplane gets power from AGNI 112 R electric motor. The Association for Promotion of Flying Ladders modified its old prototype to give company to the Concorde at the Green Air Show in Le Bourget, Paris. The monoplane was earlier used for the test flights of the group’s original combustion-powered Demoichelle in 2009, but [...]
Continue reading...EADS unveils world’s first quad electric engine aerobatic airplane
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Eco Factor: Electric-powered aerobatic airplane with four engines. EADS, the parent company of Airbus, caught the attention of the aviation world because of its latest four-engine aircraft. Unveiled at the Green Aviation Show in Paris this week, the airplane is a one-seater that is claimed to have has a flight time of up to 30 minutes. [...]
Continue reading...CRP Racing unveils the ecRP 1.2 electric superbike at MIA Green Conference
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Eco Factor: Zero-emission electric superbike with built-in GPS system. CRP Racing’s Italian electric superbike, the eCRP 1.2 has recently received a grand unveiling by the Rt Hon Lord Drayson, UK Minister for Science and Innovation at the Motorsports Industry Association (MIA) Green Conference in Birmingham, UK. The new green bike for the UK-based company, TTXGP will [...]
Continue reading...Harvard students harness electric power from bacteria in soil
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Eco Factor: Bacteria metabolize waste to produce energy that is stored in microbial fuel cell. When you think of renewable energy, energy sources like solar energy, wind power, hydropower and biofuel are more likely to come to your mind. But, what if I tell you that even earth could give us energy. A team of Harvard [...]
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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