9 Jan 2015, 10:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We’ve seen our fair share of stupid reports in the past and most of them were quickly dismissed but what we’ve read today might just take the cake. And yet, it will be hard to prove it o...
6 Jan 2015, 13:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Taiwan manufacturer Gogoro looks like having solid chances of making it in a new industry niche where others have failed so far. The new Gogoro Smartscooter project is more than yet another EV in th...
30 Dec 2014, 10:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Lead is poisonous if animals and humans ingest it, damaging the nervous system and causing brain disorders. Lead poisoning has been documented from ancient Rome, ancient Greece and ancient China, re...
29 Dec 2014, 10:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It looks like Toyota isn’t actually giving up on full electric vehicles. Despite the fact it sees fuel cell cars as the future of transportation along with hybrid vehicles, the Japanese automa...
18 Dec 2014, 09:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW surprised everyone when they announced that a powertrain using hydrogen will be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show. The world knew that the Germans were working with Toyota on developing a car wi...
9 Dec 2014, 16:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s somehow funny to hear such news from Russia, given the rather complex geo-political status at its western border with Ukraine, but nevertheless here we go. English Russia has published a ...
28 Nov 2014, 10:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Up until now, Renault was offering its ZOE and Kangoo Z.E. electric vehicles without the option to buy the battery in order to cut down the purchasing costs and thus make the EV more accessible to a...
24 Nov 2014, 09:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Remember that meeting that took place between Tesla and BMW officials right after the former announced it will be sharing its patents with anyone interested? As it turns out, the two companies are g...
19 Nov 2014, 22:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Today MINI unveiled how they want to help you out when covering that ‘last mile’ and they took out the MINI Citysurfer Concept, a more than interesting proposition. Taking a closer look ...
18 Nov 2014, 17:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In case eco-friendly motoring isn’t your cup of tea, the segment is focused these days on extending the range of hybrid or electric vehicles. To earn those valuable extra kilometers, you need ...
22 Oct 2014, 09:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When the i3 was first unveiled almost everyone said it was ugly. Sure, we didn’t cater to those opinions, stating over and over again that it simply has a different look that’s not neces...
15 Oct 2014, 09:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Yeah, electric vehicles would have been a lot more common now if it wasn’t for the limitations current lithium-ion batteries come with. Pretty expensive and rather inefficient by comparing the...
13 Oct 2014, 14:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A team led by two Italian researchers, Vittorio Pellegrini and Bruno Scrosati at the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa has reached preliminary results which might bring a new edge in electric...
29 Sep 2014, 08:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As electric vehicles start to gain more market share, different companies are trying to find ways to improve EV owners experience. Many are investing in wireless charging, but that comes with a slig...
15 Sep 2014, 19:19 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Since the introduction of the Nissan Leaf, Nissan has been a leader in the development of electric vehicles, but it sounds like the Japanese automaker is on the verge of conceding battery developmen...
1 Sep 2014, 10:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If sugar gives you energy for sustained activities, why couldn’t the same substance power your car, for example? Well, it can, based on this new study saying that sugar batteries might be exac...
29 Aug 2014, 11:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / With the advancements in technology now and in the near future, power plants seem to get redundant, as electricity consumers will also become the producers. That is what to expect if the whole thing...
29 Aug 2014, 11:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Normally, you buy new tires, shave the tread off them through the friction with the asphalt and then discard the rest. That rest is usually recycled, by either cutting the whole tire into small piec...
28 Aug 2014, 12:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You’ve probably found out by now that Toyota doesn’t see a future in all-electric vehicles. Simply because they are limited by the technology we have now, mainly the current lithium-ion ...
26 Aug 2014, 12:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Here’s another interesting fact about the plant most of the planet is against because it makes you feel relaxed and damages your mind a bit when abused of. Apart from being recognized as a tre...