The most fuel-efficient hybrid and electric cars
Which are the most fuel-efficient hybrid and/or all-electric cars available to consumers today?
Which are the most fuel-efficient hybrid and/or all-electric cars available to consumers today?
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 17, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists know that using supercapacitors in conjunction with batteries could greatly increase the fuel economy of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) due to the fact that supercapacitors can recover and supply ...
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have released a technical report that could help improve the performance of electric vehicles (EVs) and the efficiency of the electric ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 8, 2011
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Over the next two decades, the U.S. electric grid will face unprecedented technological challenges stemming from the growth of distributed and intermittent new energy sources such as solar and wind power, as well as an expected ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 5, 2011
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Toyota will begin taking orders Tuesday for the plug-in version of its hit Prius hybrid, announcing efficient mileage and a relatively affordable starting price of 3.2 million yen ($41,000), which comes down with green vehicle ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 29, 2011
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Thinking about buying a new plug-in vehicle? You may want to check the size of its battery first.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 26, 2011
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The Chevrolet Volt is many things: an attention grabber, a potential cure for an oil dependent nation - the list goes on.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 26, 2011
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General Motors and LG Group will jointly design and engineer electric vehicles, the companies said Thursday.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 25, 2011
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Having pioneered the development of the first high-performance iron-based catalyst for fuel cells, researchers at INRS recently achieved a second major advance. They developed a new and improved iron-based catalyst capable ...
Materials Science
Aug 10, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on July 7, that it plans to implement new regulations requiring electric vehicles to emit some as yet undesignated "noise" to warn ...