79 Is hydrogen internal combustion a better idea than fuel cells?
Green Car Reports
APRIL 9, 2019
About 15 years ago there was great hope in the idea of hydrogen internal combustion—essentially.
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Has the Green Idea City Invited YOU Yet?
Creative Greenius
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
This isn’t the kind of transparency or sunshine I expect from local elected officials and this level of secrecy isn’t worthy of a “Green Idea City&# label.
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Porsche launches ideas competition for sustainable mobility; €20,000 in prize money
Green Car Congress
MAY 9, 2019
At ‘re:publica’, the digital conference in Berlin, Porsche launched the ideas competition ‘Mobility for a Better World’. Together with its partners, Porsche is looking for fresh ideas and technology for the sustainable future of mobility. The deadline for submitting ideas is 30 August 2019. Mobility for a Better World is an ideas competition at the intersection of technology, mobility and sustainability asking how visions for a sustainable future could look.
Al’s Bright Idea for Hermosa, Ted’s Tough Stance Against Oil & Why I’m Worried About It Mattering
Creative Greenius
APRIL 25, 2014
Sarah Sikich, Heal the Bay’s Science and Policy Director, Coastal Resources at the podium, California State Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi and State Senator Ted Lieu behind her – Photo by Jose Bacallao (lifted from Facebook).
Chargeway: the best electric-car idea you've never heard of
Green Car Reports
JUNE 23, 2017
Pretty much everyone knows how to put fuel into a conventional car. You pull up to the pump, open the vehicle's fuel door, put in a credit card, select diesel or one of three grades of gasoline, lift the hose, and pump. (In In New Jersey and Oregon, someone else does this for you.) Electric-car charging isn't quite that simple. DON'T MISS: Car buyers.
Infiniti Qs Inspiration is the automaker's idea for an EV sport sedan
Green Car Reports
APRIL 10, 2019
Infiniti is on the back foot for electrified powertrains today. The luxury automaker quietly shelved its hybrid powertrains in the past few years in the buildup toward an all-electric lineup sometime in the next few years. On Wednesday, ahead of the 2019 Shanghai auto show, the Infiniti Qs Inspiration concept sedan gave us a glimpse of what may be
Different Electric Car Motor Ideas
Electric Cars are for Girls
JULY 9, 2009
I am thinking of converting my 89 Honda Civic s/w to an all electric power driven system. I really don't want to go to a kit.
Getting To Work In Hermosa Beach – The Carbon Neutral ClueTrain Leaves the Station
Creative Greenius
MARCH 12, 2010
Courtesy of YouTube and the Hermosa Beach City website and converted and enlarged through the magic of Greenius we bring you this exclusive look at the Carbon Neutral ClueTrain leaving the Hermosa Beach station this week.
DOE soliciting ideas for H-Prize topics
Green Car Congress
MARCH 22, 2012
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Program (FCT) is soliciting ( DE-FOA-0000680 ) ideas for H-Prize topics ( earlier post ) and criteria for advancements that would help to enable the widespread commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.
Why NASA thinks the Tesla Autopilot is a bad idea
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 26, 2016
Since news broke last month that the driver of a Tesla Model S running on the Autopilot driver-assistance system died in a crash, the technology has inspired intense debate. Regulators are investigating the crash to determine whether the fault was with the human driver, Autopilot itself—or a combination of both. Now, one agency with a. Tesla Motors plug-in cars NASA self-driving cars Tesla Autopilot
Diesel Fuel From Air: Neat Idea, Very Inefficient Use Of Energy
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
It sounds like an intriguing idea: Make diesel fuel from air rather than fossil-fuel petroleum. Better yet, make it from carbon dioxide--the greenhouse gas whose concentration in the atmosphere has risen precipitously since the dawn of the Industrial Age. Diesel fuel, after all, is a hydrocarbon chain. Take hydrogen and carbon dioxide, add some. climate change carbon dioxide alternative fuel vehicles diesel fuel renewable diesel fuel
California Energy Commission soliciting ideas for natural gas research, development and demonstration projects
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
As part of this process, the Commission is seeking ideas for natural gas research initiatives in the following areas: energy efficiency; renewable energy; natural gas infrastructure; natural gas related environmental research; and natural gas related transportation research. The template asks potential applicants to discuss their research idea, why it’s important and needed, and the issues/barriers they hope to overcome.
People have no idea what electricity is or how it works (video)
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 27, 2017
Everyone knows what a gallon of gasoline is, or what they paid the last time they put fuel in their car. But trying asking your friends, relatives, and neighbors how much they paid per kilowatt-hour in their last electric bill. Or even what a kilowatt-hour is. We guarantee you that 19 out of 20 of them won't have a clue. DON'T MISS: Chargeway: the. Videos electric utilities charging electricity costs
Fake 'Shifting' For Electric Cars: Dumbest Idea Of The Year
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 17, 2013
Gosh, those crazy electric cars. They're so different and confusing, eh? We've now come across a new and thus-far unparalleled example of just how far people will go to avoid dealing with the realities of electric cars. Which are, of course, smooth, quiet, and torquey, meaning they're fast off the line. We already know the Gummint plans to require
Five Holiday gift Ideas For Hybrid Car Drivers
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 16, 2011
Last week, we told you about our Five Holiday Gift Ideas For Electric Car Drivers, and today it’s time to turn our attention There’s just over one week left until Christmas, so we hope you’ve done most of your gift shopping to spare you that last-minute holiday rush. But have you got a present for your favorite hybrid car driver?
Fiat calls for your future transport ideas
Green Cars News
NOVEMBER 1, 2013
Fiat is calling on motoring enthusiasts to share their ideas for the future of sustainable transport as part of the ‘Our Future Mobility’ project created by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).
Greenius on Patch.com: Finding Free Green to Fund the Green Idea City
Creative Greenius
JULY 27, 2010
I don’t need to tell you how tight money is today. The economy may technically be “in recovery,&# but everyone I know has been spending less, cancelling services, delaying big purchases and taking another staycation.
Better Place Battery Swapping: The Technology Behind The Idea
Green Car Reports
MAY 15, 2012
Last week, we shared with you our first-hand experience of driving an electric car through a Better Place battery swap station in Israel. Publicly, especially outside of Israel, Better Place’s concept of switching out depleted electric car battery packs for fully charged ones at its proprietary automated switch stations is what the firm is
Car buyers have no idea electric-car charging stations even exist
Green Car Reports
JUNE 7, 2017
Electric cars have promised to revolutionize transportation for years now. As more manufacturers offer electrified vehicles and prices continue to drop for battery technology, the easy correlation would be to assume that consumer interest has spiked. Actually, it remains pretty darn low, according to extensive research from J.D. Power. DON'T MISS. plug-in cars Charging station charging infrastructure
Ohio workshop seeks ideas for National Network for Manufacturing Innovation
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2012
NASA and the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) are sponsoring the second in a series of regional public workshops to gather ideas and suggestions on the design of the proposed National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI). Workshop participants will learn about the principles and concepts behind the NNMI and participate in interactive sessions designed to solicit ideas on how best to structure the network and the institutes.
Supplier ZF: Intriguing EV Ideas, But No Plans To Get In The Battery Business
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 27, 2015
The supplier ZF has designed and engineered a city-sized EV. Yet it has no plans to build such a model; the one-off prototype is just a means for the German supplier, touting its combined capabilities with TRW Automotive, which it finished acquiring earlier this spring, to flex its muscle on safety and efficiency initiatives and show its. EV EVs ZF
Tesla's Elon Musk Has More New Business Ideas & A Lot To Say
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 3, 2012
If you're Tesla CEO Elon Musk, "always beating the traffic" would be your power of choice, though given Elon's ideas past, present and future, some would argue that it's a long way off what he's actually capable of. If you had a mediocre superpower, what would it be? Musk sat down for a "fireside chat" with Pando Daily, and revealed some
Tesla CEO Musk reveals Hyperloop transport idea
Green Cars News
AUGUST 13, 2013
Tesla CEO and business entrepreneur, Elon Musk has finally revealed details of his often hinted-at Hyperloop transport idea; a sort of alternative rail system he envisages could take passengers from Los Angeles to San Francisco in just half an hour.
Greenius on Patch.com: “Green Idea” Attracts New Solar Business to Hermosa
Creative Greenius
MAY 22, 2010
Brad Bartz is big on Hermosa Beach. He’s betting that the city’s efforts to become carbon neutral will make it the “green beacon&# that brings in a new generation of green businesses just like his, ABC Solar.
Elon Musk: Daimler Saved Tesla, DoE Loans A Bad Idea
Green Car Reports
MARCH 22, 2012
In the toughest days of Tesla's early years, CEO Elon Musk said on film, he wired $3 million of his personal fortune to the company so it could make payroll. Now the always-quotable CEO is downplaying the effect the $465 million in U.S. Department of Energy low-interest loan guarantees it received under the government’s Advanced Technology
Open-Source Electric Cars? Umm, No, NOT A Good Idea
Green Car Reports
APRIL 17, 2012
In the world of software, open source is officially A Good Thing. It enables a far greater creative and technological base to tweak and change a piece of software than might be possible from within the company that created it. Many are keen on the concept of open source electric cars--that is, electric cars where the built-in software can be
Five Holiday Gift Ideas For Electric Car Drivers
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 9, 2011
With just over two weeks of shopping days left before Christmas, you’ve probably already purchased a lot of your holiday gifts. But while sweaters and socks might be the gifts that you’ve traditionally given, why not look for something a little more fun for the electric vehicle owner in your life? Over the coming weeks we’ll come
Better Place Parking Lot: Ideas For Nissan Rogue Test Mules?
Green Car Reports
JULY 31, 2012
Sometimes you see remarkable cars in corporate parking lots. This photo, for instance, sent to us by a reader who prefers to remain anonymous, shows five Nissan compact crossovers lined up in the parking lot at the U.S. headquarters of electric-car service provider Better Place. With both left-hand and right-hand drive, the cars are likely a mix
Schaeffler introduces the vehicle of ideas
Green Cars News
MAY 4, 2010
The idea is not to put the vehicle into production [.]. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news green vehicles hybrid vehicles Schaeffler Schaeffler Group Schaeffler hybrid vehicle of ideas Many upstart car manufacturers have big ambitions to establish themselves among the leaders of the motoring world – but the Schaeffler Group has far more modest goals. The company has developed the Shaeffler Hybrid to enable a practical comparison of the various options available for e-mobility.
ChargePoint calls PG&E’s proposed 25,000-station charging network a bad idea
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 10, 2015
On Monday, PG&E announced it had filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission to build out a network of 25,000 electric car charging stations. Earlier post.) In response, Pasquale Romano, CEO of ChargePoint—currently the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network—issued a statement charging that the PG&E proposal “ creates a monopoly in EV charging equipment and services that will stifle growth and innovation in the market.”.
Nissan Pivo3 Concept: New Ideas For A Production Electric Minicar
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 2, 2011
At first glance, Nissan’s Pivo3 concept from this week’s Tokyo Motor Show looks pretty wild: Seating is staggered, with the driver ahead of two passenger seats; wheel-hub motors provide power; and aggressively configured four-wheel steering that allows the nine-foot-long Pivo3 to U-turn on a seven-foot radius. But if you filter out
Hyundai gets thinking for Future Mobility IDEA fest
Green Cars News
APRIL 12, 2013
The Korean carmaker has revealed a series of single-person mobility concepts designed by its engineers as part of its company IDEA festival. We all love a light-hearted story on a Friday and thankfully Hyundai has delivered the goods today.
Greenius on Patch.com: Dear AES: Here’s A Better Idea for Your Next 100 Years in Redondo Beach
Creative Greenius
JULY 27, 2010
Last week the Redondo Beach City Council missed a chance to show some creativity or courage when they decided to punt on engaging with AES Southland over the company’s future plans for the big, gray, hulking concrete monolith looming over Harbor Drive and the 52 acres of prime coastal real estate the power plant takes up. Councilman Bill Brand was unsuccessful in requesting that the City investigate a rezoning of the land to phase out its industrial use, with no other member of the Council being willing to even second a motion to vote on it. Councilman Pat Aust reflected the fear factor filling the hearts of his fellow motionless colleagues when he was quoted warning, “It’s not the time to be picking a fight with the bigger bully on the block.&#. Read the rest of the story on Redondo Beach Patch.com. Tags: environment.
Valentine's Day Idea: Wrap Your Car In Hearts And Love
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Suppose your beloved walked into the garage this morning and found the car covered in pink hearts and declarations of love. That'd be a pretty impressive Valentine's Day gift, right? Well, start your planning for next year, 'cause this one will take more than a last-minute dash to the florist and the card store. Smart USA, which sells the 2011
Alligator-powered car: the latest biofuel idea
Green Cars News
AUGUST 19, 2011
The latest crazy idea to fuel your car with is one that may make you positively cringe. A group of researchers from the University of Louisiana think that alligator fat may make the perfect substitute for fossil-based fuels. According to the New York Times, scientists at the University say that alligator fat could be a [.]. Biofuels alligator fat research University of Louisiana
Think electric car named top idea of the year
Green Cars News
JUNE 25, 2010
Electric carmaker, Think is celebrating its city EV being named as one of the ‘100 best ideas of the year’. Spanish magazine Actualidad Económica, a leader in the fields of economics and business dubbed the electric vehicle as one of the top ideas of the year as part of its annual awards. NK award best idea electric car production Think
Top ten weird and wonderful transport ideas. The Green Piece
Green Cars News
AUGUST 6, 2013
Tuesday 6 August, 2013. The Green Piece Column. Toyota recently revealed that it was trialling a new mobility device it calls the Winglet. While the fact that a car giant like Toyota even troubles itself to look at small mobility solutions like this is quite admirable, there is a fine line bet[.].
GM-Backed Bright Idea Plug-In Hybrid Van To Be Built By AM General
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
Startup Bright Automotive announced last week that, once the company completes its funding, its advanced plug-in hybrid Idea delivery van would be assembled under contract by AM General. How times change. That's the outfit that built the Humvee and Hummer H1, and spawned the now-defunct HUMMER brand, including the HUMMER H2--which AM General also
CNG vehicle idea inspired by the human gut
Green Cars News
MARCH 13, 2013
One of the big barriers to the widespread adoption of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles, is that they require large, bulky storage tanks.
VW to benefit from a Bright IDEA
Green Cars News
AUGUST 12, 2009
The company, which unveiled its IDEA concept series plug-in hybrid light commercial van in May, will now convert VW Transporter vans using the series hybrid Bright powertrain. This will provide a bridge between the concept and the production version of the IDEA. According to Lyle Shuey, Bright’s vice president of marketing and sales, the converted Transporters are not as efficient as the purpose-built IDEA and the conversions are expensive.
Bright Automotives Plug-in IDEA Debuts on Tuesday
Green Car Congress
APRIL 19, 2009
Bright Automotive will unveil its IDEA plug-in hybrid concept on Tuesday in Washington, DC. Bright will then take the IDEA will to Norway in May 2009 for the Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS24). The IDEA is designed to operate in all-electric mode for the first 30 miles before switching to hybrid mode for a full range of 400 miles.
?Unlimited Juice? Electric Vehicle Charging Plans: Good Idea or Exploitation?
All Cars Electric
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
We often get asked by readers just how much it will cost to run an EV. And while we’re able to say that an EV costs less to run once purchased than a gasoline car we’ve had to guess refer them to their local utility company for exact pricing. So what if you could enter into a monthly service contract with an energy provider to provide
BREAKING NEWS: Hermosa Beach To Become Carbon Neutral City! Acting Locally, Thinking Globally
Creative Greenius
FEBRUARY 10, 2010
We began sharing our ideas with the Mayor in early January and it was obvious he was not just open to listening, but wanted to actively engage with us. He encouraged us to develop our ideas into steps the City could take action on. Energized by the idea of a local elected leader who gets it and wants to actually do something, we took our inspiration from Robert’s Green Idea House and developed a broad proposal to apply that same thinking on a citywide level.
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