Nissan expands market for the Leaf electric vehicle to include 21 new states
Japanese automaker Nissan has announced that its award-winning electric vehicle, the Nissan Leaf, will be available in an additional 21 states in the U.S. Previously, the Leaf was only available in a...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz shows of hydrogen-powered invisible car in Germany
As part of its ongoing F-Cell World Tour, Mercedes-Benz spent a week in Germany showing off their new invisible car. The car is a hydrogen-powered SUV and is not actually invisible, but was made to...
View ArticleU.S. ethanol exports expected to fall as demand for the fuel plummets
As the U.S. grows more interested in alternative energies like solar, wind and hydrogen, the question of the role ethanol is playing has arisen. In the past three years, U.S. ethanol exports have...
View ArticleU.S. Navy purchases electric charging stations for new pilot program
The U.S. Navy has purchased more than $60,000 worth of electronic charging stations from OpConnect, a manufacturer of charging stations for electronic vehicles. Each of the stations purchased by the...
View ArticleMitsubishi unveils innovative new electric vehicle that could be a boon in...
Japanese automaker Mitsubishi has unveiled their new electric vehicles, the iMiEV. The vehicle is more than just a battery-powered car; it is a mobile electric generator. The iMiEV is being labeled...
View ArticleHuman behavior, not technology, may be the key to alternative energy
Technology may not be enough to break the world’s dependence on fossil-fuels, according to University of Oregon sociologist Richard York. For decades, the consensus as to why fossil-fuels are...
View ArticleWest Coast gets 8 new electric charging stations to help bolster the...
Interstate 5, the main highway that connects the West Coast states of the U.S., has become home to 8 new electric charging stations and is the latest addition to the West Coast Electric Highway, an...
View ArticleKarabag launches world’s first nationwide electric vehicle service network in...
The auto industry is undergoing a bit of a technological revolution these days. Automakers are adopting new technologies to power their vehicles, such as hydrogen fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries....
View ArticleBMW unveils its electric-gas hybrid i8 Spyder concept car
Hybrid cars just got sexy BMW is looking to expand its portfolio of alternative energy vehicles and has begun branching off from its interest in hydrogen fuel cells. The automaker is one of the many in...
View ArticleSaab may be revived as a maker of electric vehicles
Defunct automaker Saab may soon be revived as a maker of electric vehicles if new investors have their way. Saab closed its doors in January 2012 after more than 65 years of business. The company had...
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