The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid, with an impressive (for a conventional hybrid car) fuel economy of 47 miles per gallon (US), is just about ready to roll into your local Honda dealership. The car will be available starting October 31, Honda reports. The company has also now released the 2014 Honda Accord … [continued]
Electric vehicle charging stations have mostly utilized power cords, which are very cheap, reliable, and effective. However, wireless charging takes convenience to a whole new level, and makes public charging more attractive. Imagine if your gas-powered car could automatically top itself up every time you parked at home, at a … [continued]
Some top cleantech munchings that we haven’t covered: EVs 260½-EV Parade — New World Record Norway is a clear EV leader. It is likely the most EV-friendly country in the world, which is why it was no surprise to see Tesla roll out its entry into Europe in Norway, while also opening … [continued]
BYD isn’t exactly known for beautiful, exciting electric vehicles. My impression of its electric cars has always been that it builds decent electric cars for a decent price. However, word on the EV street is that the company is looking to spice things up a bit with a plug-in hybrid … [continued]
Have you ever wondered about the full story behind the Chevy Volt? If you have (or if you’re wondering about it now that I mention it), you can now find out the details thanks to a year of research conducted at General Motors by Presidio Graduate School Professor Dariush Rafinejad. Following his … [continued]
We wrote about the Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R earlier this month (check that link and/or this one for more details), but ToyotaEurope has published a video/visualization about the Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R that we seemed to initially miss. It’s pretty interesting/fun, so I thought I’d drop it here for a quick weekend watch: http://youtu.be/U267KXksdek
In case you haven’t noticed, we now offer a few category-specific e-newsletter options (as of last night). These are for those of you who are interested in just one or two cleantech categories. You can find the links to sign up at the top of our sidebar (on the right) … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2 by Jo Borras In a recent press conference held in conjunction with the Frankfurt auto show, Nissan-Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn explained that, while 2013 has been a difficult year in many markets, he sees “a light at the end of the tunnel” of 2013, predicting market growth in … [continued]
Being on a whirlwind work trip around Ukraine for about one week, I got way behind on my normal news routine and cleantech buffets. Apologies. To catch up, I’m posting 3 (yes, 3!) cleantech buffets this morning. Here’s the second one, on clean transport (electric car, bike, and transit) news … [continued]
General Motors yesterday unveiled a $20 million, 50,000-square foot expansion to its Michigan electric vehicle battery laboratory, making it the biggest lab in North America owned and operated by an auto manufacturer.
