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Stop Eating Beef - It's Killing the Earth More that Your Car
Stop Eating Beef - It's Killing the Earth More that Your Car

25 May 2012, 07:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Have you ever wondered of the environmental impact of each kilo of meat you eat? Well, apparently, Dutch and Austrian scientists have applied some science to the question and they’ve come up w...

 
Volt - First Chevy to Attract Faithfuls of Other Brands
Volt - First Chevy to Attract Faithfuls of Other Brands

24 May 2012, 14:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We already know that the Chevrolet Volt is a great and innovative car and one of the most efficient cars in the world now. However, we weren’t expecting this much interest in it, to be frank. ...

 
BMW i3 Will Be Able to Drive Itself in Town
BMW i3 Will Be Able to Drive Itself in Town

24 May 2012, 13:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The recent improvements in adaptive cruise control technology have made today’s cars so advanced, that they can practically drive themselves. The only problem is city driving, in slow moving t...

 
102 New EV Chargers to Be Available in London
102 New EV Chargers to Be Available in London

24 May 2012, 12:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With an ever-increasing Eco-awareness, and in order to avoid the Congestion Charge, many Londoners are adopting the EV lifestyle. Their life will be made much easier as of this month, with the addit...

 
Lit Motors C1 - Brilliant Two-Wheeled EV First Road Test
Lit Motors C1 - Brilliant Two-Wheeled EV First Road Test

24 May 2012, 11:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Our modern day cars have four wheels mainly for stability and cornering grip and safety, but it doesn’t have to be that way. The Lit Motors C1 is one of the most interesting and futuristic mod...

 
Nissan Officially Puts e-NV200 Van into Production
Nissan Officially Puts e-NV200 Van into Production

24 May 2012, 11:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With their plans to electrify Europe underway, Nissan seem committed to showing us that the electric way is the best way. And so, they have announced the entry into production of the e-NV200 compact...

 
French Adventurer Starts 4,800Km African Trip in Citroen Berlingo EV
French Adventurer Starts 4,800Km African Trip in Citroen Berlingo EV

24 May 2012, 09:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / French adventurer, Xavier Chevrin, apparently loves challenges with a green twist, after having ridden an electric scooter from France to Kazakhstan in 2008, and two years later he took the Venturi-...

 
Seat Delivers Two Hybrids and an EV to Barcelona City Hall
Seat Delivers Two Hybrids and an EV to Barcelona City Hall

24 May 2012, 09:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / SEAT, like all other mainstream manufacturers, has its own green program going on, spawning cars like the Leon TwinDrive Ecomotive (a hybrid) or the Altea XL Electric Ecomotive. Two of the Leons and...

 
Tesla-Engineered Electric Mercedes A-Class Actually Real?
Tesla-Engineered Electric Mercedes A-Class Actually Real?

24 May 2012, 08:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Having previously collaborated on the creation of the electric A-Class E-Cell, a car with a limited production run of 500 units and the Smart ED, according to a Dutch site, the cooperation between M...

 
New Fuso Canter Hybrid Truck with Dual-Clutch Transmission Revealed
New Fuso Canter Hybrid Truck with Dual-Clutch Transmission Revealed

24 May 2012, 07:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you have a business and need something bigger than a van, but smaller than a full-sized truck, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia’s leading truck manufacturers, ...

 
Roding Roadster Electric Created by Siemens
Roding Roadster Electric Created by Siemens

23 May 2012, 13:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With two RUF 997s, a Porsche Cayenne and an Orange County Chopper under their belt, Siemens definitely have the experience and the necessary resources to turn anything they want into something power...

 
The 2Wheela - Fresh Take on Modular Urban Transportation
The 2Wheela - Fresh Take on Modular Urban Transportation

23 May 2012, 13:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / People steal ideas from other people and that’s a fact. Such people don’t realize and appreciate the greatness that comes with making something that we take for granted, in a different, ...

 
Google Self-Driving Car Law Passes California Senate
Google Self-Driving Car Law Passes California Senate

23 May 2012, 12:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Google’s push of its autonomous car legislation seems relentless, after legalization in Nevada, the rest of the country will probably soon follow. The bill, presented by Google, passed the Cal...

 
Tesla Begins Model S Customer Deliveries to Begin June 22
Tesla Begins Model S Customer Deliveries to Begin June 22

23 May 2012, 11:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Tesla is officially beginning customer deliveries for its new Model S all-electric BMW 5-Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class rival. The first cars are to be presented to their owners at an invitation-o...

 
Delphi’s New Hybrid-Beating Gas Engine
Delphi’s New Hybrid-Beating Gas Engine

23 May 2012, 10:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Both of the engines we so excessively use nowadays are exactly the same as they were over 100 years ago when they were first designed. Both the diesel and the petrol engine work in exactly the same ...

 
Bosch to Begin Production of Automotive Batteries in Europe by 2016
Bosch to Begin Production of Automotive Batteries in Europe by 2016

23 May 2012, 08:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Bosch is the world’s largest automotive components supplier, and being such a big name, we need to take note whenever they have something to announce. This time, it’s their announcement ...

 
Obama Administration to Drop Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Backing
Obama Administration to Drop Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Backing

23 May 2012, 07:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Obama administration in the US declared its full support of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle development and the creation of the hydrogen fueling station network, thus taking some of the spotlight awa...

 
Ford Focus Electric to Hit Dealerships Soon
Ford Focus Electric to Hit Dealerships Soon

22 May 2012, 15:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Ford Focus Electric is one of the nicer EVs out there, mostly because of its striking similarity to the standard Focus. There are no huge badges shouting out its eco credentials - it just goes a...

 
Electric Motorcycles Destined for US Police
Electric Motorcycles Destined for US Police

22 May 2012, 15:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The image of the American traffic cop, with his aviator glasses and typical attitude has been pounded into our heads by movies, cartoons, ads etc. However, it may be a thing of the past, as Zero Mot...

 
Zero Motorcycles Offering First 25,000 Miles of Electricity Free
Zero Motorcycles Offering First 25,000 Miles of Electricity Free

22 May 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Zero Motorcycles, the Santa Cruz-based electric motorbike manufacturer, have announced that they will be offering the first 25,000 miles-worth (40,000km) of electricity in the form of a pre-paid Vis...