Model S from Tesla Motors. Fully Electric Vehicle. - 300 mile range - 45 minute QuickCharge - 0-60 mph in 5.6 seconds - Seats 7 people - More Cargo space than station wagons - 2X as efficient as hybrids - 17 inch infotainment touchscreen I wonder what is... (Continue reading)
Nissan has a prototype 5-seater ZEV that will be ready for sale in 2010. At the beginning, the car will be only available to be purchased in fleets. Then later on (in 2012), it could be available to the mass... (Continue reading)
Here’s a great video from a company called AC Propulsion. You can see that it’s really fast, easy and straightforward it is to convert your car to electric power. AC Propulsion uses patented tZero drive system in place of a regular... (Continue reading)
Solar startup company Solyndra unveiled for the first time its solar module design for commercial rooftops. The company says its design can cut the cost of installing solar rooftops in half and reduce installation time by a third. The design is... (Continue reading)
Konarka Technologies Inc of the US showed different forms of thin-film solar cell modules manufactured by roll-to-roll process. The 2nd International Photovoltaic Power Generation Expo (PV EXPO 2009)held in Japan. “The exhibited products are translucent, but we have already developed totally... (Continue reading)
MorganSolar – a Canadian company developing CPS (concentrate photovoltaic system) has changed a bit their original design of their solar concentrators. The change is mainly on the module LSO (Light-guide solar optic). It went from triangle to square. You can... (Continue reading)
Printed solar cells is one of the solutions to make solar panels. Like the Nanosolar’s printing machine, there are other initiatives starting to develop. One of them is at CSIRO Australia. Peter Batchelor, announced today the start of printing trials... (Continue reading)
Great video showing the Aptera Electric vehicle being reviewed by Brian Moody. In the past I wrote about Aptera once. I like the aerodynamics of the car. It should be on the american market on Octobre 2009 and the price will... (Continue reading)