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Are Hybrids, Electrics The Car's Future--Or Should Cars Be Shunned Like Cigarettes?

Are Hybrids, Electrics The Car's Future--Or Should Cars Be Shunned Like Cigarettes?

Many people who frequent this website with any regularity probably own a hybrid or electric vehicle. Many of those probably think they're already driving the future--or an approximation of it at least. But just how big a part do cars of any sort play in the future of transportation? Some would have...

May 7, 2013 by  34
 
Cover of Los Angeles Times Magazine, April 3 1988, depicting L.A. in 2013

What 2013 Looked Like For Greener Cars, Back In 1988

The rate at which technology develops makes predicting the future incredibly difficult, but people get it right sometimes. They get it wrong sometimes too, and you'd have... March 23, 2013 by  3


 
Sunseeker solar glider (Image: Solar Flight)

Next Kind Of Electric Transport: Solar Electric Aircraft?

In utopian visions of the future, we won't have to burn anything to get anywhere. No fossil fuels, no coal, no burning of any sort. For some, that future is already... March 4, 2013 by  1


 
Egg-like nanoparticles for lithium-ion batteries. [Image: Zhi Wei She et al., Stanford University]

New Lithium-Ion Battery Tech Could Appear In Next Few Years

New battery technology is five years away, and always will be. Well, that's the impression you might get whenever new technology is announced. Some of it is very, very clever... February 19, 2013 by  15


 
V-Tent solar charging system [Image: Hakan Gursu, Design Nobis]

Solar Tent Keeps Electric Cars Charged When Parked

Solar power and electric cars go hand-in-hand, and many owners equip their homes with solar panels to ensure the electricity they're charging with is as green as possible... February 11, 2013 by  5


 
poster from Audi Urban Future conference, Frankfurt, September 2011

Audi Urban Future Initiative: Smaller, Smarter, Autonomous, Linked Cars

Put a group of urban planners, architects, and sociologists on a panel to discuss transportation in the cities of the future, and you may find they don’t spend much... September 19, 2011 by  4


 
Hyundai Blue-Will Concept, 2010 Detroit Auto Show

Hoping For Hyundai Electric Cars? Won’t Happen, Says Executive

Last week at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show we saw lots of new plug-in hybrid and purely electric concept cars from many different automakers. But mysteriously bucking the... September 19, 2011 by  2


 
Gas pump

Gasoline Engines Will Be With Us For Many Decades Yet, Really

We write a lot about electric cars here, and we cover clean diesels and efficient gasoline cars. But it's probably time for a little reality check. Gasoline engines are going... November 9, 2010 by  6


 
Raging Grannies Protest Tesla

Raging Grannies Protest Tesla's Possible Use of Toxic Dump Site For Future Model S Plant

  A group of concerned activists is raising questions about one potential location for Tesla's future Model S assembly plant. The Raging Grannies spent last Saturday in... January 12, 2010 by  2


 
2009 Nissan GT-R

Rumormill: Next Gen Nissan GT-R Going Hybrid (Godzilla Goes Green)

According to a report in Best Car magazine out of Japan, the next generation Nissan GT-R will come with a hybrid powertrain. A 160 hp electric motor and a 440 hp gas engine... December 10, 2009 by  3


 
volvo recharge concept 001

Factmill: Volvo Is Building An All-Electric C30

Lo and behold, the New York Times got it right. Four days ago, we highlighted a story in the Times about an all-electric Volvo C30 hatchback. Today, Autocar has confirmed... August 10, 2009 by  1


 
Jaguar XE Roadster

Jaguar Extended Range Hybrid Two-Seater In The Making

Jaguar has been undergoing a transformation. They've changed parent companies, they've produced new, attractive designs targeted to younger buyers, and they've improved... June 12, 2009 by  1


 
2009 Audi R8 V-10

Rumormill: Electric R8 Coming to Frankfurt?

Any worthwhile discussion of today's best supercars mentions the Audi R8. It's a car that looks like it was sent to Earth from an alternate, more advanced (but clearly... May 27, 2009 by  1


 
2011 Ford Focus - European model

2011 Ford Focus To Be Built in Michigan--Including Electric Version

Moving steadily forward on its plans to build and sell its global small cars in North America, Ford Motor Company announced it would spend more than half a billion dollars to... May 6, 2009 by  4


 
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