Denmark and Better Place in Ambitious Test for Electric Cars - NYTimes.com

Denmark and Better Place in Ambitious Test for Electric Cars - NYTimes.com: "COPENHAGEN — Is saving $40,000 at the showroom enough to get drivers behind the wheel of an electric car? With a program in the works to add easy access to charging stations, Denmark is about to find out."

As hybrid cars gobble rare metals, shortage looms | U.S. | Reuters

As hybrid cars gobble rare metals, shortage looms | U.S. | Reuters: "LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Prius hybrid automobile is popular for its fuel efficiency, but its electric motor and battery guzzle rare earth metals, a little-known class of elements found in a wide range of gadgets and consumer goods.

That makes Toyota's market-leading gasoline-electric hybrid car and other similar vehicles vulnerable to a supply crunch predicted by experts as China, the world's dominant rare earths producer, limits exports while global demand swells."

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Hampshire | UK team breaks steam car record

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Hampshire | UK team breaks steam car record: "A team of British engineers has broken the longest-standing world land speed record in California."

Welcome to Lightning Car Company - The UK's Premier Electric Sports Car

Welcome to Lightning Car Company - The UK's Premier Electric Sports Car

Paul Sr. demonstrates OCC's electric chopper, Fox News seems mystified

Paul Sr. demonstrates OCC's electric chopper, Fox News seems mystified: "Paul Sr. demonstrates OCC's electric chopper, Fox News seems mystified"

Zeros -- Engadget

Zeros -- Engadget: "Zero S electric motard set to scare commuters later this month"

Engadget cruises with the Brammo Enertia electric motorcycle (with videos!)

Engadget cruises with the Brammo Enertia electric motorcycle (with videos!)

Roadster helps Tesla Motors turn first profit - Aug. 7, 2009

Roadster helps Tesla Motors turn first profit - Aug. 7, 2009: "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Tesla Motors turned profitable for the first time in July, when the electric car manufacturer shipped a record 109 vehicles, the company said Friday."

MG Midget

MG Midget: "An electric car for personal transportation . . . infinite MPG . . . zero pollution"

Technology Review: Nanopillar Solar Cells

Technology Review: Nanopillar Solar Cells: "Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have made a new kind of solar cell by growing an array of upright nanoscale pillars on aluminum foil. They make bendable solar cells by encapsulating the entire cell inside a transparent, rubbery polymer. The design, the researchers suggest, could lead to solar cells that cost less than conventional silicon photovoltaics."

Renault-Nissan investit dans des voitures �lectriques

Renault-Nissan investit dans des voitures électriques: "L'alliance Renault-Nissan se tourne vers des voitures plus vertes alors qu’elle a indiqué avoir investi 1 milliard d'euros pour son projet de véhicules électriques."

Sainsbury's Rolls Out Kinetic Energy Generator | GreenBiz.com

Sainsbury's Rolls Out Kinetic Energy Generator | GreenBiz.com: "The new system, which has been developed by U.K. startup Highway Energy Systems, works using plates that move when vehicles drive over them, creating enough kinetic energy to drive a generator. The technology is expected to produce 30kW of energy an hour without causing any disturbance to motorists as they drive over the plates."

Stronach veut fabriquer des voitures �lectriques au Canada - D�tail d'article

Stronach veut fabriquer des voitures électriques au Canada : "Le président du conseil de Magna International, Frank Stronach, souhaite fabriquer en série des voitures électriques au Canada d'ici trois ans."

Cars can be run on air - right now

Cars can be run on air - right now

Technology Review: Revisiting Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Technology Review: Revisiting Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: "'Compared to existing technologies used in electric vehicles, the plan is to increase driving distance at least 5 to 10 times,' for a given-size battery, says Thomas Weber, CEO of a subsidiary of BASF called BASF Future Business."

China Outlines Plans for Making Electric Cars - NYTimes.com

China Outlines Plans for Making Electric Cars - NYTimes.com: "BEIJING — Senior Chinese officials outlined on Friday how they aimed to turn their country into the world’s largest producer of electric cars, including a focus on consumer choice rather than corporate subsidies."

111 Teams Get Green Light to Advance in Multimillion Dollar Competition | Progressive Automotive X PRIZE

111 Teams Get Green Light to Advance in Multimillion Dollar Competition | Progressive Automotive X PRIZE: "PLAYA VISTA, Calif., (April 7, 2009) --The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a multimillion dollar competition designed to inspire a new generation of viable, super fuel-efficient vehicles, today announced its official list of 111 Registered Teams."

YouTube - Can an Electric car beat a F3 race car?

YouTube - Can an Electric car beat a F3 race car?: "Can an Electric car beat a F3 race car?"

Electric Cars for All! (No, Really This Time) - Pogue’s Posts Blog - NYTimes.com

Electric Cars for All! (No, Really This Time) - Pogue’s Posts Blog - NYTimes.com

Jump-Starting The Electric Car Dream - CBS News

Jump-Starting The Electric Car Dream - CBS News: "Jump-Starting The Electric Car Dream
Some Are Getting Charged Up About A 'Crazy Idea' To Transform How We Drive"

World's fastest electric car. (Video)

World's fastest electric car. (Video): "World's fastest electric car."

Tesla unveils four-door electric sedan | Science | Reuters

Tesla unveils four-door electric sedan | Science | Reuters: "HAWTHORNE, California (Reuters) - Electric car start-up Tesla Motors Inc unveiled its newest, cheapest vehicle on Thursday, a four-door sedan that can carry five adults and could travel up to 300 miles per charge."

Chinese electric car could go on sale this year�-�Sympatico / MSN Autos - Green Centre

Chinese electric car could go on sale this year - Sympatico / MSN Autos - Green Centre: "Reuters is reporting that a brand new electric car could be on Canada's streets by the end of this year. The project sees Canadian power solutions and battery provider Electrovaya team up with China's Changan, to build an electric version of its immensely popular city car called the CV6 (also known as the Ben Ben)."

Convert your Honda Accord to run on trash

Convert your Honda Accord to run on trash

Detroit Goes for Electric Cars, but Will Drivers? - NYTimes.com

Detroit Goes for Electric Cars, but Will Drivers? - NYTimes.com: "DEARBORN, Mich. — Inside the Ford Motor Company, it was called Project M — to build a prototype of a totally electric, battery-powered car in just six months."