Zero Motorcycles has developed a stealth motorcycle for the US Special Forces, touting its silence, acceleration, swappable battery, minimal heat signature, and ability to operate in deep water. Here are some of the vehicle’s key features: Specialized military dash for quick and centralized mainline controls. Keyless ignition engaged with dash … [continued]
This article was originally published on CleanTechnica sister site Planetsave. First, two fun videos to get us rolling: http://youtu.be/qKg-LPOXIMs We’re trying to get more electric vehicle (EV) stories going on Planetsave. To catch readers up, below is a roundup of the 33 top EV stories of 2013 so far (according … [continued]
This article has been reposted from EVObsession. We’ve written several articles on the Tesla–NYTimes (or Tesla–John Broder) story. But way beyond the specifics of that actual story, several electric vehicle topics keep coming up in other bloggers’ or reporters’ articles about the story, and in comments on the bottom of … [continued]
Beyond our own electric vehicle (EV) stories, here are some topic EV stories from around the interwebs from the past week or so: Trains Hybrid Trains are the Future: EU to Fit KERS Systems to High-speed Rail Thanks to the success of the Prius and others, hybrids have become a … [continued]
If you asked me how long BMW had been in the electric vehicle game, I have to admit that I wouldn’t tell you 40 years. Here’s the intro to a Gas2 post with more info: BMW And Its 40 Year History Of Electric Vehicles While the BMW brand is … [continued]
This article was originally published on Solar Love and has been reposted (with minor adjustments) with full permission. A total of fifty-four startups have participated in the SunShot Incubator program since it began back in 2007, and 10 new startups have joined the seventh incubator program launched this month. … [continued]
The European Investment Bank announced Tuesday that it was providing electric car networks company Better Place with a €40 million loan, continuing the institution’s support for innovation and sustainable transportation. Approximately €30 million of the proceeds will be used to finalize network deployments throughout and fund operators in Denmark, with the … [continued]
For those interested in alternative fuels that are renewable, Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) are worth investigation. These alternative energy devices – invented at the Caltech/NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory with the University of Southern California (USC) – can be used to power a wide range of portable and mobile electronics
Is an energy-saving, environmentally-friendly, technologically-feasible hydrogen vehicle a practical reality? In Basel, Switzerland, the answer is yes, and has been since 2009. The premise was simple: discover what it would take to put a hydrogen drive into a practical situation and whether it would be technologically feasible and as … [continued]
Yes, we’ve mentioned these interesting electric vehicles (EVs) before. They probably aren’t for everyone, but what is? T3 Motion has traditionally provided these EVs to security companies and police forces around the world (as well as the Pentagon, CIA, and FBI), but it has determined that it’s worth bringing them to the international consumer market now, as well.
