Transportation Tech Category - Page 20

Who knew that Microsoft would carry over its dominance to the automotive world? Microsoft has recently announced the release of Windows Embedded Automotive 7. The system, which is now available to “select car makers and suppliers in the automotive industry,” enables automakers to incorporate various easy-to-use and engaging features in [...]

We all know that one of the most green forms of travel on the face of the earth is the bicycle. It consumes no power other than that which you provide via the pumping of your legs against the pedals. But for those who long to travel under the sea [...]

The folks out at Brammo know the difficulties under which they labor: high prices, low range, poor perception. Electric vehicles may be coming back into vogue thanks to the “green” label, but it’s still not easy for a green motorcycle to get a fair shake. The Brammo Enertia Plus is [...]

The German carmakers at Porsche may be best known for high-performance vehicles and the economics be damned, but that’s about to change. While the luxury car makers have dabbled in hybrids before, Porsche has come out and promised that one day, they’ll offer a hybrid model of every car they offer.

If you’re fond of fried fish, you’ll be happy to know that the oil used to fry fish can be recycled for productive uses. Inigo Winjen, a Dutch-born Australian resident, has designed and constructed a yacht that runs on recycled vegetable oil.

The interior of the Lexus CT 200h’s luggage compartment looks like your usual spacious hatchback trunk. The concern here, though, is not how many golf bags you can fit into the trunk, but how eco-friendly are the plastics used. If Toyota will have its way, most car plastics will be [...]

As part of the Green Car of the year Tour, Audi is touring two A3 TDIs Across California’s coast to showcase a new synthetic fuel that will help further improve Diesel’s eco-friendliness. With Audi partnering with Rentech, the two A3s will be using the fuel developer’s RenDiesel throughout its trip.

Motor Trend’s Jonny Lieberman has subjected the upcoming 2011 Chevy Volt to serious real-world testing and came up with pleasing news. After 299 miles on the road, the Volt’s fuel consumption was only 2.36 gallons. This gives the Volt a fuel efficiency of a whopping 127 miles per gallon–five times [...]

The Toyota Prius family is, indeed, getting a whole lot bigger. And this doesn’t simply mean another Prius in the works. It’s actually a bigger Prius that Toyota plans to unveil at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2011.

If you think wood and steam are technologies of the past, think again. Swedish biofuel company Precer Group is developing a vehicle that runs on biomass. Dubbed the Bioracer, the off-road vehicle is actually powered by an electric motor. However, the motor is charged by a Stirling engine that runs [...]