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Hydraulic Hybrid 100 MPG Car in Hunt for X-Prize

March 13, 2009 | By Kevin | 1 Comment | Filed in: Transportation.

There is a hydraulic hybrid car in the hunt for the Automotive X-Prize that is geared towards getting over 100 mpg. A company called Lightning Hybrids is keeping the details of their new hydraulic engine very hush-hush as patents are pending and competition is fierce. What the company is saying however is not only will • Read More »

Pininfarina B0 Electric Car to Rollout in 2010

March 9, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Electric Cars.

The Pininfarina B0 Electric Car (that’s B Zero and not B. O. as in body odor) will start rolling out in 2010 to six European countries. In fact, the near bankrupt Pininfarina now plans to rollout 10,000 models that year plus 20,000 in 2011 and 30,000 in 2012. The Pininfarina B0 will rollout first to • Read More »

AirPod Air Car Showing Off at Auto Show

March 6, 2009 | By Kevin | 1 Comment | Filed in: Air Cars.

I’ve talked about the MDI air cars before and this is another iteration by the French company that is sure to gain a following. The MDI AirPod air car is a cute little 3-seater that runs on compressed air and is just begging to carry a few iPods inside as well. The AirPod is a • Read More »

Ronn Scorpion Eco-Car a Scam or Not?

March 4, 2009 | By Kevin | 1 Comment | Filed in: Free Energy.

I’ve talked about ways to run your car on water many times over this past year. And, last June I talked about the Ronn Scorpion supercar using a hydrogen-on-demand system that helps it achieve 40 mpg, which is unheard of for a super fast car in this class. Now, some critics, naysayers and non-believers have • Read More »

Hydroelectric Run of the River Power Is Greener

March 2, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Hydro Power.

On this blog, I’ve talked about wind power, solar energy and other forms of renewable energy such as geothermal quite a bit. But, one area that I haven’t covered much is hydroelectric power. Dam, that’s an oversight, I jest. Now, really, hydroelectric power is not only just a bunch of big ass dams such as • Read More »

Fuel Cell Jobs on the Rise, Really

February 27, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Fuel Cells.

There is an article on the CNN online website that has gotten me excited. It talks about the surge of green jobs imminent now that the Obama stimulus package has been approved. About $20 billion is going into creating green jobs, and some of those are in the fuel cell industry. According to John D. • Read More »

Solar Panels on the White House or Just Wind?

February 25, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Alternative Energy.

It’s no secret that President Obama’s new stimulus program offers major incentives for the solar and wind industries. Also included in the package are plans to conserve energy at government offices throughout the nation by adding insulation, CFL bulbs and hybrid vehicles. And, District of Columbia officials have just announced that they will be offering • Read More »

Solar Roadways See Daylight with Stimulus Package

February 23, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Solar Energy.

About a year ago, I talked about Solar Roadways and how they were going to revolutionize not only the solar panel industry but the road construction industry as well. The idea behind having solar roadways is to replace a portion of our existing 25,000 square miles of existing pavement with tough and efficient photovoltaic panels. • Read More »

Chery S18 Plug-In Hybrid Chinese Car Unveiled

February 20, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Plug-In Hybrids.

The Chery S18 is the second Chinese-build PHEV that will take a bite out of the Chevy Volt and Toyota Prius plug-in pie. Yesterday Chery announced its S18 (pictured) that can run 93 miles on all battery power alone. Compare this to the Chevy Volt that rolls out in 2010 that promises only the first • Read More »