Former Vice President Al Gore urged lawmakers Wednesday not to let the U.S. economic crisis get in the way of addressing global warming

By the end of 2010 we could have five different electric vehicles to choose from. From the ubiquitous plug-in Prius Hybrid, to the Tesla, to the Mini EV and the Chevy Volt. Indeed within the …

Larry Burns, GM Veep talks about the future of personal transportation and hydrogen.

FutureBrand has release their annual Country Brand Index, and once again New Zealand scores big including the most desirable place to visit in the world.
CBI, now in its fourth year, is a comprehensive study of …

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6 out of the top 10 Global companies are Oil companies:

Exxon Mobil
Royal Dutch Shell
BP
Chevron
Total
Conoco Philips

They have a lot of political clout. Change is not going to be …

Lotus has developed an external sound system for hybrid and electric cars. The problem they are solving is that these cars at low speed are too quiet for the visually impaired who use sound to …

One of the big benefits of formula one racing cars roaring round Monaco is that they represent the state of art of vehicle technology. Many technology advances in braking, combustion and aerodynamics among others first …

The Chevy Volt’s PR campaign continues with ABC taking a look under the literal covers. My question is why did GM have to put themselves into this position that they need to make an electric …

Sunnyvale CA based automotive devices company PLX Devices has created the PLX Kiwi. A variation on their multifunction gauges, it has an embedded algorithm that calculates mileage and suggests how to drive to maximize fuel …

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Toyota is rumored to announce that it will power the air conditioning using solar panels on the next Prius. According to Marketwatch:
The move will make Toyota the first major …

A very interesting vehicle electric technology out of the UK that has been developed for Formula One cars.

The companies that are working on this technology are Torotrak (UK Public), Xtrac (UK private) and the system …

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Lotus Cars has won two green projects from the UK Government Technology Strategy Board.

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BMW 520d diesel in the flesh: see posting below.