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Tata First Among Major Carmakers to Enter X Prize

June 2nd, 2008

Tata Motors, India’s biggest car manufacturer, has become the world’s first major car maker to enter the $10 million Progressive Automotive X-Prize, with plans to enter one car in the mainstream category (electric-hybrid) and one in the alternative category (microcar). Tata joins about 70 other teams, which include entries ranging from musician Neil Young […]

Airbus to Fly Fuel Cell A320 in Berlin

June 1st, 2008

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus will be displaying its A320 research aircraft, which features An onboard hydrogen fuel cell, at this year’s International Berlin Airshow (ILA).
The craft, known […] Continue Reading…

London Taxis Going Green for Olympics

May 31st, 2008

When Olympians want to get around London in 2012, they may be able to hail one of the most advanced taxis in the world.
Thanks to a collaboration between hydrogen […] Continue Reading…

Cell Phones Powered By Hydrogen Fuel Cells

May 29th, 2008

French researchers at the Atomic Energy Commission (CEW) announced the development of a hydrogen fuel cell that backs up power for cell phones. The fuel cell gets its […] Continue Reading…

Zap Sales Soar Along With Oil Prices

May 27th, 2008

Soaring oil prices are bad news for most consumers, especially those who drive gasoline-powered cars and cringe each time they stop at the pump to fill up.
However, […] Continue Reading…

Green Grand Prix Attracts Record Field

May 25th, 2008

This year’s 2008 Green Grand Prix of Watkins Glen, New York, attracted a record field for the event—46 vehicles, powered by every imaginable alternative engine and fuel, including hydrogen […] Continue Reading…

Demolished Town Rebuilding Green

May 22nd, 2008

Greensburg, Kansas, about 100 miles west of Wichita, is making the proverbial lemonade from its lemons, and gaining big-time recognition and resources in the process.
Last year Greensburg […] Continue Reading…

First Tesla Store to Open for Business

May 20th, 2008

According to a piece published in the International Herald Tribune, Tesla Motors is set to open the first of a number of projected ‘stores’ during the first two weeks […] Continue Reading…

Hybrid “Hy-Bird” to Fly Around World

May 15th, 2008

Powered only by solar energy and hydrogen, the zero-carbon Hy-Bird is a developmental aircraft designed by France-based high tech firm LISA Airplanes, which claims the craft will become the […] Continue Reading…

Bentley Goes Green…Sort Of

May 13th, 2008

It’s a start at least.
This week the super-luxury automaker displayed the so-called “Greenpower”—a one-seat, one-wheel drive electric vehicle designed, engineered and built by apprentices that work at its Crewe, […] Continue Reading…

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