Almost Zero emissions Hybrid car that run on any fuel

Posted on November 12, 2008. Filed under: car, energy, environment, expantion, transportation | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

With all the approaches coming along for hybrid cars and lower emissions transportation, the concept from the laboratories of Deka is the latest to make it to the news again. The inventor Dean Kamen know for his invention of the Segway, have created this sterling engine that would be heart of the power/energy conversion for [...]

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The Future is coming, plug-in hybrids and electric car

Posted on July 23, 2008. Filed under: Prius, batteries, bill, car, energy, expantion, lithium-ion, low-power, power storage, transportation | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Finally what we have been waiting for is becoming a reality.

General Motors is currently in serious arrangements with around 30 electric power utilities in 37 states and with the Electric Power Research Institute to develop a charging infrastructure for electric cars and plug-in hybrids.
By creating this alliance and decide how the infrastructure is going to [...]

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Working very hard: Fisher Automotive testing its Karma Plug-in hybrid

Posted on May 10, 2008. Filed under: batteries, car, environment, transportation | Tags: , , , , , , |

This is excellent new, even though is a hybrid solution for transportation that is not in the financial reach on many. Fisher Automotive are hard working to get their announce Karma plug-in hybrid onto the hands of consumers. Not more than six months ago they announced the concept hybrid concept car in the Detroit auto [...]

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Google investing $10 million in a new solar thermal power plant, eSolar Inc.

Posted on April 28, 2008. Filed under: alternative energy, energy, solar | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

1 Utility Scale Solar power plant, from the eSolar.com website, a new startup on solar thermal scalable electric power plants

eSolar Inc., was founded in 2007, has already closed $130 million in funding from several investors for scalable solar thermal power plants. The latest investor to join in the venture is Google.org, investing a $10 million [...]

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Toyota says hybrid cost premium to disappear

Posted on May 11, 2007. Filed under: Prius, batteries, car, lithium-ion, toyota, transportation | Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Toyota says hybrid cost premium to disappear
According to Reuters Toyota Motor Corp. expects to cut costs for hybrid cars enough to be able to make as much money on them as it does on conventional gasoline cars by around 2010, a top executive said on Thursday.
Masatami Takimoto, executive vice president in charge of power train [...]

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