Transportation
From autonomous EVs to electric planes, from hydrogen trains to biofuel transportation, check out the most recent developments on how we’re moving transportation towards a more sustainable future in the good news section below.
BMW just unveiled an electric Mini concept
It's official: BMW will sell an all-electric Mini in 2019. BMW just gave us a glimpse of what's to come with its design concept, which will make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show that opens to the public on September Read More...
Electric cars now 5 percent of California new-car sales
California continues to lead the country in adoption rates for cars that plug in, both battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models. The state offers numerous local and statewide incentives, and many utility companies reward customers for choosing Read More...
Toyota's Hydrogen Dream Could Help 7-Eleven Grow
The emerging hydrogen economy is creating new opportunities for businesses to collaborate on energy solutions that benefit the bottom line while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The latest to test the waters is Read More...
California added 1,300 fuel cell hydrogen vehicles over the last year
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) released its latest annual evaluation of “Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Deployment and Hydrogen Fuel Station Network Development”. The report shows that about 1,300 new fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) Read More...
Volkswagen is working on an electric version of its legendary microbus
The Volkswagen bus has been an iconic presence in many parts of the world for decades. But its long-term future seems bleak given the electric car revolution that is fast gathering speed. However, Volkswagen has announced that the legendary bus will return as an electric vehicle. The car maker aims Read More...
People in Denmark are earning up to $1,530 just by parking their EVs
What if you could get cash for parking your electric car? Vehicle owners in Denmark have been able to do just that, bringing in around 1,300 Euros, or around $1,530, a year by feeding excess power back into the grid. Nissan Motor Company conducted trials in the country with Italy’s utility Read More...
The reports of the death of the internal combustion engine are not exaggerated
In 1893, a French newspaper complained that “human inventiveness…has still not found a mechanical process to replace horses as the propulsion for vehicles”. Soon after, the automobile powered by the internal combustion engine began changing the world. But the days of the car as we know it, Read More...
98-year old Hawaiian company plunges into the hydrogen future
Hydrogen cars are having a tough time breaking into the mainstream market, partly due to the lack of fueling stations. That could change soon if a new project by the Hawaii-based company Servco works out. Servco is leaving nothing to chance: It’s building Hawaii’s first public hydrogen Read More...
GM is selling a $5,000 electric car in China
For that sort of price, the Baojun E100 is no Cadillac, of course. The two-seat car's wheelbase -- the distance from the center of the front wheels to the center of the rear wheels -- is just 63 inches. That's about 10 inches shorter than Daimler's ( Smart ForTwo, a car that is already remarkable Read More...
The car is dead, long live the car, thanks to Tesla
Two interesting things happened last week. One was Tesla’s delivery of the first batch of its Model 3, the company’s first “affordable” car. (If you think $35,000, about £26,500 – is affordable, that is.) The second was a “diesel summit” held in Read More...