U.S. Plug-In Car Market Reaches 100,000 EVs
The U.S. plug-in car market passed a significant milestone in May: the 100,000th plug-in vehicle sold since the introduction of the latest generation of highway-capable plug-in vehicles just over two...
View ArticleLightning Electric – Solar Powered Motorcycle Wins Pikes Peak Hill Climb
A Lightning electric motorcycle built in San Carlos, Calif., beat all gas-powered competitors at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado Springs, Colo. June 30. Rider Carlin Dunn, now...
View ArticleFuturistic Solar-Powered EVs on the Horizon
At the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Ford’s C-Max Solar Energi concept car offered a vision for solar-powered electric vehicles (EVs) with a gas engine and rooftop solar panels that...
View ArticleMay-June 2014 Digital Edition
SOLAR TODAY May-June 2014 Issue Now Online Hello, SOLAR TODAY subscriber – The May-June issue of SOLAR TODAY is now available. Click here to read it online. It’s our annual Transportation Issue,...
View ArticleBuilding a Fleet of Electric-Drive Cars
By STEVEN STRONG It’s become obvious that big corporate fleets are transitioning gradually to electric-drive trucks for local deliveries, and to com- pressed natural gas augmentation for diesel-powered...
View ArticleSeventh Annual Efficient Cars Roundup
By SETH MASIA If 2012 was the breakout year for electric- drive (ED) cars in the United States, 2013 represented steady, mainstream growth. While total light-vehicle sales grew about 7.6 percent, to a...
View ArticleShifting Gears for the Long Fight
By LUCAS DIXON 2014 is shaping up to be an interesting year for electric transportation. Coming off several years of tremendous excitement about electric vehicle (EV) product releases, we now are...
View ArticleBiofuels Progress: Where Do We Stand?
By SETH MASIA According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the world now uses 1.4 trillion gallons of liquid fuels each year, mostly for transportation. The International Energy...
View ArticleSolar Impulse 2 to Circle the World
Solar Impulse 1, the first solar aircraft capable of flying at night, set eight world records while crossing two continents in a number of flights from 2009 through 2013. Solar Impulse 2, a new...
View ArticleHybrid Cars: Parallel vs. Series
The hybrid car, powered by both an internal combustion engine (ICE) and a battery-driven electric motor, is not a new concept. The first hybrid was built in 1901 by Ferdinand Porsche, then a young...
View ArticleBike Wheel Gives Riders a Boost
EVELO Electric Bicycles has launched the Omni Wheel by EVELO, an electric-powered front bike wheel designed to fit almost every bike. Riders can simply swap out their existing front wheel for a...
View ArticleSolar Roadways
Scott Brusaw first imagined “electric roads” as a little boy, and the idea stuck with him.
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