Transportation Tech Category - Page 17

If you think everything about a hybrid car is green, you’d better think again. Batteries come with certain chemistries that will give off toxic materials to the environment if disposed of improperly. This is why hybrid and EV manufacturers need to consider ways to dispose of batteries in an eco-friendly [...]

Honda’s insight is one of the more popular hybrid cars in the market. While its main competitor is the Prius, they are in two distinctly different classes, at least in terms of size. The main advantage of the Insight is its low price. If only it were more fuel-efficient, it [...]

Somebody somewhere had better be popping some champagne right now, and frankly, I don’t care what time of day it is because this news is entirely too good to not celebrate. The Visilab project, an electric van that operated without a driver, has completed its trek from Italy to China, [...]

Some Chinese exports are terrific. Lo mein, for example. Certain kinds of consumer electronics, like the cell phone with a built-in television complete with antenna, that’s also a thrill. But even I’m not too sure about the new development from the Shenzhen Huashi Future Car-Parking Equipment company, the elevated bus. [...]

There are EVs and there are EVs. While the buzz is mostly about the upcoming releases of the Nissan LEAF and Chevy Volt, some auto manufacturers are also coming up with their own versions of the electric. This one by Polish brand Romet Motors is to be marketed as a [...]

The blisteringly fast Shanghai-Hangzhou line has opened over in China, and it’s been reported that it opened with a bang, too; a world speed record kind of bang.

Ferrari fans have reason to celebrate. In the recent weekend’s 2010 Korean Grand Prix, the team won #1 and #3 spots, with Fernando Alonso taking the checkered flag after 55 laps. The green movement also celebrates a victory, as Ferrari’s Shell fuels during the race included a biofuel component from [...]

If you think driving an EV or plug-in hybrid is green, apparently some people don’t think it’s green enough. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, advocates of animal rights and promoters of green-living is planning advertise a vegan lifestyle on EV charging stations.

Electric is not the only popular choice for green vehicles. Compressed Natural Gas or CNG is also an option particularly popular to fleet vehicles like delivery and taxi companies. GM has recently announced two models that will roll off production lines supporting CNG natively.

Last year, the Green Car Journal’s Green Car of the Year was the Audi A3 TDI. This year, no Diesel offerings made the list, which were mostly EVs, hybrids and one ultra-efficient petrol powered car.