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All-electric jet could take to the skies by 2035

All-electric jet could take to the skies by 2035

The future of aviation was on display at the recent Paris Air Show. Many concepts at the show featured super-fast...

How a hybrid engine works

How a hybrid engine works

As the roads fill with the quiet, environmentally-friendly hybrids, most people are now aware of the premise. The electric half...

AAA to provide emergency EV charging for stranded drivers

AAA to provide emergency EV charging for stranded drivers

Electric vehicles are finding buyers, even while range anxiety persists. But those that worry about their vehicle suddenly running out...

Google asks Nevada to allow self-driving cars

Google asks Nevada to allow self-driving cars

According to the New York Times, Google is secretly lobbying for legislation that would make self-driving cars legal in the...

Your personal Uno transformer can now be pre-ordered

Your personal Uno transformer can now be pre-ordered

What began as a high school science fair project has quickly turned into an international sensation. The innovative self-balancing two-wheeled...

BMW says electric vehicles are great…for some people

BMW says electric vehicles are great…for some people

In addition to developing its own all-electric powertrains, BMW has recently formed the new "i" brand to sell next-generation EVs...

Google Demos Self-Driving Cars at TED Conference

Google Demos Self-Driving Cars at TED Conference

Google made big news last year when the search giant announced it had developed technology for cars that can drive...

Porsche’s Awesomely Expensive Thank You To Facebook Fans

Porsche’s Awesomely Expensive Thank You To Facebook Fans

Porsche has come up with a unique and expensive way to thank its Facebook fans. They took a GT3 R...

Nissan Reveals All-Electric ESFLOW Sports Car Concept

Nissan Reveals All-Electric ESFLOW Sports Car Concept

Nissan generated plenty of buzz from the launch of the all-electric Leaf, the world’s first mass-marketed family sedan EV. But...

Best Buy’s Geek Squad to Help EV Owners Get Juice

Best Buy’s Geek Squad to Help EV Owners Get Juice

After teaming up with Mitsubishi and Eaton Corporation, it was clear that Best Buy wanted to be the go-to destination...

Mercedes-Benz Puts Fuel Cell Tech to the Test

Mercedes-Benz Puts Fuel Cell Tech to the Test

Mercedes-Benz is gearing up to show off the true potential of hydrogen fuel cell technology. The German automaker’s B-Class F-Cell...

Oh Come On! Now Google’s Making Self-Driving Cars

Oh Come On! Now Google’s Making Self-Driving Cars

Google is innovating so quickly, at this rate we might actually have flying automobiles by the end of 2010. But...

Students Trek Across Canada in an Electrified V-Dub

Students Trek Across Canada in an Electrified V-Dub

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC7sFPBq9Ek A team of students from the University of British Columbia hope to set the record for the fastest coast-to-coast...

Self-Driving GM EN-V May Change Transportation, Still Looks Funny

Self-Driving GM EN-V May Change Transportation, Still Looks Funny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C6JRIQmPsg Alright, I'll be honest - last time I wrote about the GM EN-V vehicle, I ridiculed it for its...