Boeing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Lithium Ion Battery Powered Manned Airplane Boeing Photo
In March, 2007 Boeing announced that in an effort to develop environmentally progressive technologies for aerospace applications, they along with researchers and industry partners throughout Europe planned to conduct experimental flight tests of a manned airplane powered only by a fuel cell and lightweight [...]
French writer Jules Verne predicted in his book of 1860, “Paris in the 21st Century,” that the transportation system would be using compressed air. MDI, a Luxembourg-based auto maker, has finally developed a way to make this prediction work.
Zero Pollution Motors and MDI announced that they are among the first teams to commit to [...]
Pieter Janssen from “Design Amsterdam” and Basten Leijh from “Bleijh Concepts & Design,” came up with the idea to put a bicycle on the market that is useful, trendy and twice as cheap to produce as a standard bicycle. So when consumers buy the product for a regular price another bike can be given to someone who [...]
The Dodge Zeo’s concept receives our nomination on style points alone. It looks just like a Hot Wheels miniature die-cast I had as a youngster.
The Dodge ZEO concept is designed to break the paradigm of what an electric car should look like,” said Bill Zheng, Dodge ZEO principal exterior designer.
The advanced propulsion system is electric-only with a 64 [...]
The X1 prototype meets its design specs of 0-60 in 3 seconds, is 170 mpg equivalent and weighs only 1,536 lbs. It really does raise the performance driving experience to a new level even for racing drivers. No clutch, no shifting, precise and immediate control of torque in drive and braking and perfect traction control. [...]
The Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell has been honored with Green Car Journal’s Green Car Vision Award™, the first time the magazine has recognized a limited production vehicle for its forward-thinking technologies. This is General Motors’ (GM) fourth-generation fuel cell propulsion system, the Chevy Equinox. The fuel cell won out over fellow nominees including the BMW [...]
For all of you out there who prefer a combustion engine to electric, you may be pleased to hear that at least one company is working on giving that tried and true engine a major boost. Artemis, an Edinburgh, Scotland-based Company, has developed a hydraulic hybrid transmission that could potentially double the mileage of most [...]
