India’s Solar Powered Train
The time has finally come for India's first solar powered train to mark it's tracks for the first time. Indian Railways has opted to make use of solar energy to run its transport system, and...
London to Adopt ‘Autolib’ Electric Car Sharing Scheme
The growing success of electric car sharing scheme Autolib in Paris has inspired London to follow in suit of the eco-efficient travel option. Ten electric vehicles have currently been introduced to London, but the city...
California Makes Electric Vehicles Affordable to Low Income Families
A Californian car owner has volunteered his own vehicle to a wrecking yard in order to bring media and community attention to electric cars As he drives away in a new Prius hybrid plugin car...
Electric Vehicles to Make No Profit, Study Predicts
The competition between car major car manufacturers to create the best electric car on the market has never been so strong. With models reaching 200 miles on a single charge, the commercial appeal of the...
China’s UberGreen
Uber has recently improved its ride services in China by adding electric vehicles (EV's) to its fleet. The new service is called UberGreen, and these electric cars will serve the transportation needs of the residents...
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Is Australia Ready For Tesla Model S?
Whether Aussies like it or not, the automotive future contains electric vehicles (EV's) rather than gasoline or diesel powered cars. Tesla's Supercharger stations and the advanced technology of the Tesla Model S are set to...
Will Tesla’s Electric Car Superchargers Do More Bad Than Good?
Tesla Motors has just recently unveiled its new electric car Supercharger charging stations in the United States. The electric car manufacturer is expected to face very strong competition from third-party electric car chargers which have...
Electric Aircraft to Be Sold in 2017
French aeronautical engineers have developed an electric aircraft that could be released as soon as 2017. The Airbus Group, with €20 million in investements, has developped the E-Fan 2.0 which will be the first commercial...
Solar Powered Trams In Store For Melbourne
Melbourne is home to the world’s largest network of electric-powered trams, and a ground-breaking proposal intends to put more emphasis on the use of renewable solar energy to power them. The plan is set to...
Plug-In hybrids soon to be overtaking EV’s in Europe
Although electric cars are currently ahead of plug-in hybrid sales within the European market, IHS Automotive (an industry research company) has predicted that plug-in hybrid sales will soon be overtaking on a global scale. Plug-in...
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Electric vehicle evolution in the U.S assisted by Australian tech
Leading investment bank, UBS, recently delivered a stirring message to its clients, stating that it is 'time to join the revolution’. The bank has predicted that the payback time for unsubsidised investment in electric cars,...
Sydney Welcomes the Country’s First Ever Hydrogen Refueling Station
Plans for a hydrogen refueling highway stretching from Sydney to Melbourne may spell the beginning of the end for fossil fuel vehicles
Mass-market electric cars could soon be big business
Global automakers are currently battling it out to be the first to double the driving range of small mass-market electric cars such as the Nissan Leaf. Contenders are predicting that technological advances in the coming...
Electric cars to become a bigger part of Australian transport industry
Time and time again, research has told us that a greater adoption of electric cars will significantly reduce urban air pollution as well as carbon emissions, not to mention the other benefits that come with the...
BMW and Samsung electric cars boosted by Magna purchase
Tech giant Samsung has made a huge move as it plunges itself into electronic vehicle technology by acquiring a battery pack factory.
Battery costs decline as sales of electric vehicles continue to rise
Due to the high cost involved with battery cell manufacturing wholesale adoption of electric vehicles on a commercial scale has been slow to take off However a study published within Nature Climate Change Letters shows...