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Gail Porter to launch Green Motor Expo

Green Cars News

The technologies and fuels on offer include hybrid, electric, biofuel and hydrogen-based fuel cells. Exhibition highlights include the Riversimple hydrogen car, a biomethane version of a Lotus sports car, Modec’s electric van, the Honda Insight and plug-in hybrid car-hire scheme.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Many continue to pay more attention to far-off hydrogen fuel cells than to this immediate solution. Fuel cell cars should be plug-in hybrids so that the fuel cell is used only for extended range, and the fuel cell stack and hydrogen storage can be smaller. Are the batteries recyclable?

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

V2G helps solve the major problem that demand for electricity is high during the day when everything from industrial plants to air conditioning is running full blast and then excess electricity is wasted at night. Then give us all a hydrogen cracker (solor powered) and run our cars and supplement our homes with the hydrogen.

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