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By land, by sea, and by air, battery power is expanding to drive all kinds of transportation. The most challenging of these modes may be air travel. It's harder to loft several thousand pounds of batteries into the air, to make them last potentially an hour or more. And if they run out of juice, pilots can't just pull over and call for a tow. Still, that's what Harbour Air founder and CEO Greg McDougall plans for his fleet of 42 sea planes operating in Vancouver, British Columbia and Seattle. DON'T MISS: All-electric helicopter makes record flight The airline made the announcement in March...
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Even luxury launches can go all-electric; Hinckley shows how
Electrification is starting to surge through the automotive industry as countries implement emission regulations and the cost of batteries and associated technology drops. While the automotive sector will clearly affect a larger group of people, numerous companies have shown that boats too can go...
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Los Angeles Metro orders 100 electric buses
As part of its bid to go green, America's second-largest bus system has placed an order for up to 100 New Flyer Xcelsior Charge all-electric buses. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) has ordered 35 buses and has the option to purchase an additional 65. DON'T...
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Most efficient all-electric railcar competition won by Swedes
Swedish students compete to build the most efficient electric railcar.
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Next clean-energy transport: a solar-powered electric railcar?
Tourist railroads are one of the unexpected pleasures of travel. Usually operating on trackage that railroads no longer need, they offer low-speed rides through scenic vistas, including locations that tourists often can't reach by car. But along with historic railcars on many lines come older...
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Not Just Turbocharging: Exhaust Gases Can Generate Electricity, Too
A Japanese company unveils a prototype hybrid system with an exhaust-powered generator.
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MIT replaces gasoline with electricity with its latest robot.
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Next Audi Q7 To Launch Electric Turbocharger For Better Fuel Economy
Audi's "e-boost" electric turbocharger could debut on the next Q7 SUV.
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Lithium-Ion Batteries For Lighter, Compact Jump-Starting Pack
The Juno Power Jumpr uses lithium-ion batteries for a more-compact power source.
Stephen Edelstein -
Is The Writing On The Wall For U.S. Coal?
Stricter limits on new power plant greenhouse gas emissions and a weak export market have put the American coal industry on the ropes.
Stephen Edelstein -
Reducing Emissions, One NYC Street-Vendor Cart At A Time
New York's food vendors are going electric, thanks to a pilot program that replaces generators with a connection to the grid.
Stephen Edelstein -
Would You Pay $40,000 For An Electric...Airplane? Now You Can
GreenWing Internation is preparing to ship kits of its eSpyder electric airplane to customers in the U.S. and Europe.
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As with many other cars sold around the world, there are small differences between the 2012 Nissan Leaf sold in the U.S. and the 2012 Nissan Leaf found in other countries. While Leaf owners in other countries may end up paying more for their cars, they often get more features included as standard, and more impressive accessories lists. We’ve compiled a list of five official Nissan Leaf accessories that aren’t officially available in the U.S., but you might want Charging Port Lid Cover Essentially a locking lid that clips on the Leaf’s charge door, the charging port lid cover...
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Lightning McQueen Electric Toy Car + Speed Shop Dad = Kid Heaven
If you’ve got children of a certain age, you’ll know how fond they are of the plastic ride-on electric cars you can buy at any toy store in the U.S. You’ll also know that as they grow, children quickly tire of the 5mph maximum top speed that most ride-on toys have. Not so for one...
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GE Charging Stations: Now You Can Pay With PayPal, SmartPhone
If you drive an electric car, you’ll be familiar with the frustration that occurs when you arrive at a charging station to find you can’t use it because you don’t have the correct smart card, key, or dongle. For those without the correct card, some charging providers can unlock a...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Jaguar Displays XJ_e Plug-in Hybrid At GoodWood Festival Of Speed
In the automotive world, development and commercialization of plug-in vehicles has varied from company to company. While some, like Nissan and General Motors, sell plug-in cars, others, like Jaguar Land Rover, are in developmental stages. Which is why we’re pleased to hear that Jaguar Land...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Smart eBike: First Ride
Going electric makes a lot of sense for the smallest city-commute vehicles—like the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive, which is still on the way. But in the meantime, it looks like a different Smart electric vehicle will arrive first: the Smart eBike. The Smart eBike is a bicycle, but an...
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Meet The Next Presidential Ride: An Electric Fiat 500 Limo?
Think of Presidential state cars, and you’ll probably think of the Cadillac-badged limousine the President Obama uses, a car that many of us know as The Beast. Now an Italian coach-builder has come up with its own take on the Presidential limousine, in the form of an all-electric stretch...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Still looking for a holiday gift for an electric car enthusiast who hasn’t yet experienced the sheer thrill of an accelerating electric sports car? If you live in Northern California, we might just have a last minute gift idea for you: a day’s rental of a 2010 super sexy red Tesla Roadster. And to help you make the decision to buy that special someone a Tesla rental gift certificate, Santa Claus himself has agreed to drop the standard rental rate from $500 a day to $300 a day -- or at least his elves at the online community peer-to-peer car-rental company Getaround have. Based in...
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Ford Shares More About Delayed 2012 Focus Electric Car
Ford’s first all-electric mass-produced car, the 2012 Ford Focus, isn’t yet available to buy in the U.S., but Ford thinks the delay in bringing it to market will be well worth the wait. With what Ford claims will be a best-in-class fuel efficiency of 100 MPGe, and plenty of patented...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Long Drive Today? Try Our Thanksgiving Recipe For Green-Car Spotting Games
If you’re a parent preparing for that long-distance Thanksgiving trip with your kids, you’re probably dreading the fights, arguments and general boredom that accompanies a road trip. But while you’re probably packing enough electronic gadgetry and Disney films into your car to...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Ford Focus Electric Vs Chevy Volt: Which Would You Buy, And Why?
Well, now the news is out: The 2012 Ford Focus Electric, the company's first-ever mass-market battery electric vehicle, will be priced at $39,995. Perhaps not coincidentally, that's exactly the price of the 2012 Chevrolet Volt, crosstown rival GM's extended-range electric vehicle (achieved by some...
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Want To Own The Tron Electric “Light Cycle?” Now’s Your Chance
Last year Tron: Legacy, the remake of the 1982 classic film Tron hit cinemas around the world. Following the story of Sam Flynn as he tries to find his lost father who disappeared twenty years earlier, Tron: Legacy received mixed reviews from fans and critics alike. But while the reboot of the...
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Gordon Murray Announces New Teewave AR.1 Electric Sports Car
Gordon Murray may need little introduction among gearheads following his work on the McLaren F1 supercar back in the 1990s, but his most recent projects, the T.25 and T.27 minicars, certainly raised a few eyebrows. Sports car fans need not have feared however, as today Gordon Murray Design (GMD)...
Antony Ingram