NEVs to Roll Along Pennsylvania Streets Soon
A bill sponsored by Senator Stewart Greenleaf was passed by Pennsylvania Senate and it would allow the operation of low speed electric vehicles on certain roadways there. A low speed electric vehicle, also referred to as Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV), is defined by the National Highway Safety Administration as any four-wheeled electric vehicle whose top speed is greater than 20 ...
Plastic Kills Whales in Large Numbers; Immediate Action Need of the Hour
Plastic pollution is becoming a huge problem in the world’s oceans. As per the Ocean Conservancy’s 2008 International Coastal Cleanup, a total of 11,439,086 items of debris were collected worldwide. Microplastics used as exfoliators in many facial cleansers are thought to pose a high risk to the marine environment. Their tiny size means they pass through wastewater treatment facilities and end ...
Toyota Prius C Preorders Mounting
People at Toyota were surprised to see the huge number of preorders their Prius C has amassed in Japan within the first five days of the model's launch! The order was around 10 times the production capability of the unit in a month. Toyota’s new Prius C is the smallest, least expensive and most fuel-efficient member of the Prius family. Intended ...
Scientists Develop Solar Panels from Green [Video]
Dr. Mershin from MIT has found a process which extracts photosynthesizing molecules, called photosystem I, from plant matter. Photosystem I contains chlorophyll, the protein that actually converts photons into a flow of electrons. In short, this has made him capable of making solar panel from grass clippings and other agricultural wastes. These molecules are then stabilized and spread on a glass ...
iBamboo Speaker Docks Going Plastic
Anatoliy Omelchenko of Triangle Tree, the manufacturers and designers of the original iBamboo speaker dock, have unveiled a new line of speaker docks called the Urban. The most significant aspect about them are that they are created from recycled plastic. Mass production hasn't been started yet, but soon will. The iBamboo works in the same way as many non-powered iPod and ...
Pininfarina P4/5 Competizione All Set for the Coming Season
Sports cars, including F1 machines, are going hybrid these days as if there was a condition prevailing which enables the hybrid cars to win every competition. Statistically this may sound true, but nevertheless, the Pininfarina P4/5 Competizione is getting a hybrid power-train soon enough. The Ferrari P4/5 is officially known as the Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina and is a one-off sports ...
Toyota NS4 Plug-In Hybrid is Truly Magnificent [Video]
Toyota has been rolling out mean machines for the last 80 years and there hasn’t been any single failure yet for this automotive giant. The latest car from the dream company is the NS4 plug-in hybrid, which is an outcome of many years of work. And, believe it or not, it is a class above all the cars of the ...
Electromagnetic Car of the Future Shown in Video
People out there want to make their own BatMobile, as there is none available for buying, right? But look at the Mithos Electromagnetic Vehicle Concept, and it looks like the dream vehicle is on its way. The Mithos Electromagnetic Vehicle is the creation of Portuguese designer Tiago Miguel Inacio. The project was actually started way back in 2006, but in 2011 ...
Plug-In Vehicles Seen as Filling the US Roads this Year
Sales of plug-in vehicle in the US are expected to increase more than five-fold this year to 100,000 units. This could come as happy news for the EV manufacturers, but we aren’t sure as to how the conventional car makers would feel about it. According to a CleanFleetReport.com report, in 2011, the market saw sales of around 18,000 plug-in vehicles in ...
Solar Panel Adoption Could be Akin to a Deal with the Demon
Solar panels and accessories have been classified under the e-waste category by the EU parliament. In recent years, the electronics industry had gained prominence in creating an endless stream of disposable products that make their way at life's end to developing countries spilling contaminants into their water and air. Solar modules contain some of the potentially dangerous materials, including silicon tetrachloride, ...
