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Blog Post Archive
read moreBoring electrical outlets revamped with Inlet
Did you know that the electrical outlet you use to charge your smartphone is virtually identical to the one Frank Sinatra’s parents used to power their living room lamp? read more
West Coast drivers accelerate Leaf EV adoption
Those shrinking sticker prices on the Nissan Leaf appear to be having the intended effect – on the West Coast, especially. read more
Smart ForTwo EV to hit US roads
The smart electric fortwo – billed as the least expensive electric vehicle on the U.S. market – is making its way to dealership, Mercedes-Benz USA said this week, with an interesting twist: You can buy the car without a battery if you want to. read more
Consumer Reports hearts the Tesla Model S
Tesla Motors is riding a bit of a high mark on a wave lately, recently having very favorable first quarter financial results. read more
Adding boron to make better batteries
Frustration led to revelation when Rice University scientists determined how graphene might be made useful for high-capacity batteries. read more
How to creating electricity from the mundane
Generating electricity isn’t limited to burning things, making steam, or harnessing the power of wind, wave, and sun—even though these are by far the most common ways of doing so. read more
US DoE shifts hydrogen car infrastructure into overdrive
There are 5,800 publicly available EV charging stations in the United States and people say that’s a roadblock to selling more electric vehicles. So imagine the challenge for fuel-cell vehicles : In the whole country, there are just 76 fueling stations (out of 203 worldwide), and most of them are private. read more
The groovy off-grid solar sailboat
Many people dream of leaving the rat race for a nomadic life, but few have the courage to put it into action. Even fewer have the foresight and smarts to do so without consuming one extra drop of fossil fuels. When it does happen, it’s a joy to behold. read more
Towards the most powerful electric car
To most Americans, the words “ electric car ” are synonymous with green, or zero carbon emissions, and fuel economy. Venturi, a luxury electric vehicle manufacturer in France, is looking to add a third word: speed. read more
The 3D green printing revolution
There’s no denying that 3D printing has moved beyond the laboratory and into the mainstream. We’ve seen 3D printed body parts, electronics, and toys. Although the technology has quickly become quite sophisticated, the materials used in 3D printers have been slow to catch up. read more
Hyundai supersizes rooftop solar
Hyundai says the rooftop solar power system it will install at its Asan plant in South Korea, with a generating capacity of 10 megawatts, will be the largest in the country – and it’s right up there with the biggest single-site rooftop installations in the world. read more
Sherpa 50 offers 15 extra hours for your tablet
When I travel for work, I have to keep a close eye on my laptop battery. Often I attend an event, and then immediately look for a place blog about what was presented. Being caught between a deadline and a dead battery is my own special type of torture, so I can’t stray too far from a reliable power source. read more
This Toyota electric charging station generates its own power
Toyota has been on a bit of a tear lately when it comes to examining the intersection of transportation and sustainability. It, for example, showcased at the recent Shanghai Motor Show the FT-HT hybrid concept and also unveiled the all-electric Me.We vehicle as a study in ecological responsibility. read more
This green desert house stays chill with rammed earth walls
You approach the Tucson mountain retreat by a 500-foot path through saguaro cactus and palo verde. The squat, earth-colored structure looks a little bunker-like at first, but from closer up the walls turn out to be not concrete but rammed earth, with a rich layering of warm colors. read more
Electric car battery wants to support a 250 mile range
A new development in extending the range of electric cars on a single charge of a battery could soon mean range anxiety is more of a thing of the past. This interesting research breakthrough comes from Australia’s University of Wollongong (UOW). read more
New Volvo EV charger clocks in at 1.5 hours
Siemens is one of the world’s largest electronic and engineering firms. Volvo is well known for its safe cars. read more
Toyota wants to keep its electric car racing title
Even as amateur racing team Drive eO prepares to try and take the cup for the electric vehicle class at the upcoming Pikes Peak hill climb race in Colorado at the end of June, Toyota is busy preparing to defend its title. read more
This research center is straight out of a science fiction movie
If you stay up to date on green design and architecture, you read a lot of posts about futuristic designs where no poster (except maybe the original designer) seems to have a clue whether the “project” has an actual client with a budget or is simply a designer playing computer games with his or her fantasies. read more
A faster way of converting natural gas to energy
Chemical engineering researchers have managed to identify a new mechanism to convert natural gas into energy up to 70 times faster, while effectively capturing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2). read more