article thumbnail

2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

Green Car Congress

An international panel of judges from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors selected two winners in each of this year’s five prize categories: Carbon Capture & Utilization. Solar Sister (Great Falls, Virginia) invests in women’s enterprises in off-grid communities in Africa. Energy Access. Clean Energy Works (Washington, D.C.)

2019 207
article thumbnail

Piaggio Introduces Plug-in Hybrid Version of MP3 Scooter

Green Car Congress

The Piaggio Group has introduced the MP3 Hybrid, a plug-in hybrid version of its MP3 three-wheeled scooter. With a grid-chargeable Li-ion battery pack, the Piaggio MP3 Hybrid reduces both fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by more than 50%. The MP3 hybrid. Click to enlarge.

Plug-in 170
article thumbnail

Piaggio launches plug-in hybrid scooter

Green Cars News

Though occasionally derided here in the UK, scooters retain vast appeal throughout Europe where the Piaggio Group has now introduced the MP3 Hybrid, a plug-in hybrid version of its MP3 three-wheeled scooter. A full charge takes approximately three hours.

Plug-in 32
article thumbnail

Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Myers’s NmG—or no more gas—is a three-wheel, one-seat vehicle that can travel up to 75 mph and as far as 50 miles in its lithium-battery model. V2G stands for “vehicle-to-grid,&# a technology system being developed to enable electric cars to store power and sell it back to the grid. It costs about $30,000.

Plug-in 140
article thumbnail

Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

Get Electric Vehicle

Especially when the internal combustion engine vehicles rule the market. The electric car from Strom Motors, the Strom R3 is a three-wheel electric car. You may think about the integration of solar panels to the charging station along with the grid connection. Magenta Charge Grid. #3 Electric Vehicle Manufacturing.

article thumbnail

GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Piaggio MP3 is a three wheeled maxi-scooter already being sold in the USA! Privacy policy Terms of use Visit other CBS Interactive sites: Select Site BNET CBS College Sports CBS Radio CBS.com CBSNews.com CBSSports.com CHOW CNET CNET Content Solutions GameSpot International Last.fm America is too much into BIG. Check it out.

GM 48