Electric Car News

In 2009 I reported on Nissan developing an inductive charging system for electric cars. The principle of operation is electromagnetic induction between two coils. The flow of electric current into the transmitting coil that is embedded into asphalt creates magnetic field that induces current in the receiver that is located under the car. As an idea, it is great – we’d have weather-proof and hooligan-proof charging stations that are very simple to operate.
A couple of days ago Volvo announced that they’re working on a similar system together with Belgian development …

Exclusive interview with Dan Squiller, CEO of PowerGenix
Although the public has gradually learned to accept hybrid technology; and thousands of hybrid vehicles are sold worldwide every month, there are still many different challenges to overcome in order to make the hybrid technology more efficient, and – what’s important to consumers – get those prices down. Batteries are one of the challenges – we’re not sure that those Li-ion batteries currently powering our hybrids are safe enough, they are expensive and take carbon-intensive processes to produce and they weigh a lot.
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It’s another year and another Engine of the Year competition has finished. The super-efficient 875cc Fiat’s masterpiece seems to have impressed the international jury who were looking for environmental credentials and innovation.
 
Although we are talking about necessity of making the engines greener and more efficient, the Green Engine of the Year category appeared only in the 2008 season. And a few years prior to that in both 2005 and 2006 the top prize Engine of the Year was given to a BMW 5-litre V10 whopper. No, don’t get me wrong, …

The solar energy driven super-plane Solar Impulse has made a safe landing at Brussels airport 13 hours after it took off from an airbase in Switzerland yesterday.
It is Solar Impulse’s first international flight. Last time it hit the news headlines in the summer of 2010 when it circled above Switzerland for 26 hours. It set a record of the longest and highest manned solar flight.
This plane is key for development and improvement of photovoltaic technology in transport.

At the 32nd International Vienna Motor Symposium, VW has revealed their plans regarding green motoring developments. To be perfectly honest, Volkswagen have been rather inactive in this field. However, there’s been something in the pipeline for a while and it is promised that the result will be stunning. One has a long way to wait for VW to come up with a plug-in hybrid car technology. It is expected that a new model range will go into production for the season of 2013/14.
“The electric car will impact the future of …