Recent Posts Tagged With 'eco cars'

• Eco Cars: Ferrari’s hybrid concept car could be unveiled at Geneva Motor Show

  Posted on Monday December 28th, 2009 at 04:42 in environment, ferrari, hybrid cars, eco cars, geneva motor show, ferrari hybrid

  Eco Factor: Low-emission car designed to run on a hybrid engine. A hybrid low-emission vehicle from Ferrari has been rumored for long. Italy’s Quattroroute magazine thinks that the auto maker is working on a hybrid based on the 599 GTB Fiorano ...

• Eco Rides: Segway-inspired Yarga YoYo offers a zero-emission ride

  Posted on Saturday December 26th, 2009 at 05:15 in environment, electric cars, eco cars, hydrogen fuel cell, zero-emission cars, eco rides, yarga yoyo

  Eco Factor: Concept zero-emission vehicle made from recyclable materials. Industrial designer James Yarger has come up with a zero-emission transportation concept dubbed the Yarga YoYo that is primarily a single seat inner city transportation veh...

• Eco Rides: Concept shape-shifting vehicle for Audi runs on a bio-diesel fueled turbine

  Posted on Wednesday December 23rd, 2009 at 05:56 in environment, concept cars, eco cars, eco rides, shape-shifting cars, low-emission cars, małgorzata hop, hop design

  Eco Factor: Fuel-efficient vehicle runs sustainably on bio-diesel. Industrial designer Małgorzata Hop has envisioned a concept vehicle for Audi that runs on futuristic technology for a clean, low-emission ride. The vehicle is a two-wheeled car wi...

• Eco Cars: Volvo readies Electric C30 for Detroit Auto Show

  Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 00:50 in environment, electric cars, volvo, detroit auto show, eco cars, volvo c30, zero-emission cars

  Eco Factor: Prototype vehicle designed to run on electricity. Volvo has announced that the company will be showcasing an updated version of the all-electric C30 at the Detroit Auto Show to be held in January 2010. The company plans to produce at ...

• Eco Cars: GE dreams a high-tech green sleigh for Santa

  Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 00:40 in environment, christmas, ge, santa claus, eco cars, santa sleigh

  Eco Factor: Concept sleigh runs no batteries. Santa has always been thought to ride on a sleigh powered by reindeers. This year GE has a green innovation for Santa Claus. The company has designed a concept sleigh that is both high-tech and zero-e...

• Eco Cars: BMW Concept ActiveE all-electric sedan unveiled

  Posted on Thursday December 17th, 2009 at 04:59 in environment, bmw, electric car, green cars, eco cars, zero-emission cars, concept activee

  Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by batteries. BMW has revealed its second electric car after the Mini E. The all-electric sedan, dubbed the ActiveE, features a large 200 liter trunk space. The ActiveE can be recharged in just three hours vi...

• Eco Cars: Myers Motors makes NMG2 available for pre-order

  Posted on Saturday December 12th, 2009 at 00:28 in environment, eco cars, myers motors, nmg, zero-emission vehicles, electric trikes

  Eco Factor: Two-seat all-electric trike. Myers Motors showcased it all-electric two-seat trike, the NMG2, which is a face-lifted version of the NMG Sparrow, in October, and is already preparing to take pre-orders with some attractive discounts as ...

• 10 green concept cars with weird capabilities

  Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 04:27 in environment, concept cars, electric cars, green cars, eco cars, weird cars, eco tech, solar-powered cars, sustainable cars

  Most concept cars that we usually see are weird. More so, if they claim to save the earth from going under. Here are 10 concept cars that will take your breath away not just by their green appeal, but by their sheer weirdness too. Peugeot Glob...

• Eco Cars: Siemens delivers eRuf Stormster for Copenhagen Climate Change Conference

  Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 03:46 in environment, siemens, electric cars, eco cars, zero-emission cars, eruf, copenhagen climate change conference, eruf stormster

  Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered entirely by onboard batteries. Siemens has presented the eRuf Stormsters for the Climate Change Conference currently underway in Copenhagen. The zero-emission all-electric vehicle is built by eRuf on a Porsch...

• Eco Cars: Laminar 2 all-electric concept car features adjustable aerodynamics

  Posted on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 04:13 in environment, electric cars, aerodynamics, eco cars, zero-emission cars, daniel fitzgerald, laminar 2

  Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept car powered by Li-ion batteries. With a keen eye on futuristic technology and the need for high performance cars with a low environmental impact, auto designer Daniel Fitzgerald has designed a stunning concept ca...

• Eco Cars: ETV Motors demonstrates hybrid car with jet turbine engines

  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 00:49 in environment, hybrid cars, eco cars, low-emission cars, etv motors, jet turbine engine

  Eco Factor: Efficient turbine engine for extended-range hybrid car. Israel’s ETV Motors has unveiled a proof-of-concept extended range hybrid vehicle, in the shell of a Toyota Prius, which the company claims can run for 50 miles on a single cha...

• Eco Cars: Honda unveils P-NUT ultra-compact concept city coupe

  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 00:18 in environment, honda, concept cars, eco cars, la auto show, p-nut, city coupe

  Eco Factor: Concept car to be powered by a low-emission engine. Honda has unveiled the Personal-Neo Urban Transport (P-NUT), an ultra-compact and sophisticated city couple. The three-seater vehicle is designed to be powered by an ecofriendly low-e...

• Eco Cars: Owl-inspired Halcyon electric concept car offers a silent ride

  Posted on Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at 04:07 in environment, concept cars, electric cars, eco cars, halcyon, ralph tayler-webb, nature-inspired cars, owl-inspired car

  Eco Factor: Zero-emission all-electric car designed to be constructed from lightweight materials. Inspired by an owl, the Halcyon, by auto designer Ralph Tayler-Webb is a clean, efficient, ultra-lightweight and eerily silent concept car that has ...

• Eco Cars: Toyota Link electric concept car keeps students connected on the move

  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 00:29 in environment, toyota, electric cars, eco cars, zero-emission cars, toyota link, link skinz

  Eco Factor: Concept car designed to be powered by an all-electric engine. Toyota Link is an affordable and ecofriendly vehicle designed for the year 2030, for students who have high social networking demands. The low-cost vehicle will provide stu...

• Eco Cars: Lambo-styled all-electric Harbinger from ECOS debuts in Vegas

  Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 01:18 in environment, electric cars, supercars, eco cars, harbinger, ecos, zero-emission cars, electric supercars

  Eco Factor: Zero-emission supercar runs on batteries. Electric Cars of Springfield (ECOS) has recently unveiled its all-electric supercar at SEMA 2009. The Lamborghini-styled Harbinger™ is designed to reach a speed of 60mph in just 5 seconds an...

• Eco Cars: Renault Aeon concept EV gets fueled by solar energy

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 04:29 in environment, Renewable Energy, solar energy, electric vehicles, eco cars, zero-emission vehicle, vlad icobet, renault aeon

  Eco Factor: Concept electric vehicle designed to be powered by renewable energy. Designed by Vlad Icobet, the Renault Aeon is a concept electric vehicle that makes sure that your daily commute to the office has minimum impact on the ecosystem. Th...

• Eco Cars: General Motors plan to put Cadillac Converj into production

  Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 04:27 in environment, cadillac, general motors, chevrolet volt, eco cars, cadillac converj, zero emission cars

  Eco Factor: Low-emission extended-range electric car. General Motors has announced that the company will be producing the Cadillac Converj, extended-range vehicle that was initially showcased at the 2009 North American International Auto Show. The...

• Eco Cars: Ubree three-wheeled city car aims to be the world’s most efficient vehicle

  Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 03:26 in environment, green cars, eco cars, zero emission cars, ubree, progressive automotive x-prize

  Eco Factor: Low-emission car powered by an electric engine. An upstart engineering team from Winnipeg is claiming to have sorted out the mysteries of efficient transportation and will showcase their ride at the Progressive Automotive X-Prize compe...

• Eco Cars: McLaren F1 designer plans to build the world’s most efficient electric car

  Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 03:21 in environment, electric cars, eco cars, zero emission cars, zytek automotive, gordon murray design, t.27 electric car

  Eco Factor: Zero-emission electric car to be developed by Gordon Murray Design and Zytek Automotive. The designer of the world’s renowned supercar, McLaren F1, is up to a new challenge. Gordon Murray Design and Zytek Automotive have announced an...

• Eco Cars: Renault partners with L’Oreal for Zoe Z.E. electric concept vehicle

  Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 03:02 in environment, solar energy, electric cars, Renault, l'oreal, eco cars, zero-emission cars, solar-powered cars, zoe ze spa

  Eco Factor: All-electric concept car harnesses solar energy. Renault has announced that the company will be partnering with L’Oreal to develop an all-new 100% electric “spa” concept car dubbed ZOE Z.E. The electric car is aimed at people who...

• Eco Cars: WCI students create solar-powered Ford Model-T replica

  Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 01:15 in environment, Renewable Energy, solar energy, eco cars, electric trucks, wci, eco trucks, waterloo collegiate institute, ford model-t

  Eco Factor: Prototype electric vehicle powered by solar energy. A student team at the Waterloo Collegiate Institute has designed a Model-T replica that doesn’t drink gas but harnesses the abundant energy of the sun for power. The truck was built...

• Eco Tech: Lotus develops ESS to make electric cars roar

  Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 00:35 in environment, lotus, eco cars, harman kardon, ess, eco tech, electronic sound synthesis

  Eco Factor: Electronic Sound Synthesis could make electric cars more appealing. For those of you who don’t simply want to drive an electric vehicle since they’re silent, Lotus has teamed up with Harman Kardon to develop a new gadget dubbed ESS...

• Eco Cars: EnergySure to develop solar and wind powered electric vehicle

  Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 02:40 in environment, electric cars, green cars, eco cars, solar cars, zero emission cars, wind-powered cars, airray, energysure

  Eco Factor: Zero-emission electric vehicle designed to run on renewable energy. Renewable energy company EarthSure has announced that the company is planning to build an electric vehicle that will harness solar and wind energy to fuel its battery ...

• Eco Cars: Factory Five’s electric 1933 hot rod showcased at SEMA 2009

  Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 04:55 in environment, electric cars, eco cars, zero emission vehicles, factory five, electric hot rod, 1933 hot rod

  Eco Factor: Zero-emission car designed to be powered by an electric engine. Massachusetts-based Factory Five, the world’s leading designer and seller of kit cars, has showcased an all-electric version of a 1933 hot rod that according to the comp...

• Eco Cars: Mazda Souga all-electric car is the way you want it to be

  Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 04:07 in environment, electric cars, mazda, eco cars, eco tech, mazda souga, digital manufacturing

  Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicle designed to be powered by electricity. Designers have always worked hard to show us the world of the future as they envision it to be in their dreams. We all know that with fossil fuel sources depleting at the ra...

• Eco Cars: Volkswagen initiates Scirocco Cup for its Bio-CNG fueled Scirocco

  Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 03:45 in environment, Volkswagen, polo cup, eco cars, racing cars, eco tech, eco racing, 2010 volkswagen scirocco cup, green x challenge

  Eco Factor: One-make car racing series to feature vehicles fueled by Bio-CNG made from renewable sources. Lately a lot of buzz has been created by racing challenges where only green machines are allowed. Be it the Green X Challenge or the Global G...

• Eco Transport: Vacuum Pod takes on urban transportation the green way

  Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 05:32 in environment, concept cars, eco cars, eco transport, maglev, magnetic levitation, eco tech, futuristic cars, zero emission cars, vacuum pod

  Eco Factor: Zero emission transportation concept of the future. Working to design a transportation system of the future that goes through main buildings and malls as well as commute ports in the city, industrial designer Nadiya Paramayuda has come...

• Eco Rides: TEL – An all-electric three-wheeler for busy streets

  Posted on Friday October 30th, 2009 at 05:00 in environment, electric vehicles, green vehicles, eco cars, tel, eco rides, electric trike, sebastiano ercoli

  Eco Factor: Concept three-wheeled vehicle powered by electric batteries. The TEL (Trasporto Elettrico Leggero/Light Electric Transport) is a light electric vehicle with high performance, which has been designed for public administrators and servic...

• Eco Tech: CSIRO hopes to power your home with plug-in hybrid electric cars

  Posted on Friday October 30th, 2009 at 04:42 in environment, Renewable Energy, hybrid cars, phev, eco cars, csiro, eco tech, battery-powered home

  Eco Factor: Engineers modify PHEVs to carry large batteries. The electric vehicles of today require an overnight charge back at your home. Researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization think that the future of PHE...

• Eco Cars: Japan’s Tokai Challenger attains pinnacle at 2009 Global Green Challenge

  Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 01:35 in environment, electric cars, green cars, eco cars, tokai university, solar-powered cars, global green challenge, zero emission cars, tokai challenger

  Eco Factor: Zero-emission electric car powered by solar energy. Tokai University’s solar car, Tokai Challenger, has claimed victory in the 2009 Global Green Challenge. The Japanese team crossed the finish line at 3:39 p.m. SA Daylight Saving Ti...