from Leigh Kelley, BlueRidgeNow You’re a first responder, and you’re not sure how to safely approach the hybrid vehicle at your wreck scene to rescue the driver who is trapped inside. Now there’s an app for that. The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium Quick Reference Guide app is available to anyone with an iPhone or [...]
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Small Home Hydrogen Production Near Commercialization
January 31st, 2012 
Aaron Turpen from Hydrogen Fuel Cars & Vehicles A UK firm called RE Hydrogen has invented a hydrogen compressor that is 30-percent the cost of others on the market. This means that not only can the compressors be smaller but the complimentary electrolyzers can be smaller and less costly as well. According to The Engineer, “Small-scale hydrogen production [...]
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Tags: Energy storage, Engineer, Fuel cell, Hydrogen, Hydrogen vehicle 
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MIT’s Folding Concept Car, the Hiriko
January 31st, 2012 Aaron Turpen Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a new urban commuter car that “folds” up for storage, making it much easier to park out of the way, taking up about the same horizontal space as a bicycle. The car, called the Hiriko, has a chance of actually getting built and tested in [...]
Posted in All Electric Car, Concept Cars, Featured Tags: CityCar, electric car, Hiriko, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT No Comments »Evolve Motorcycles Rolls Out Lineup of Electric Scooters
January 30th, 2012 Aaron Turpen Evolve Motorcycles is rolling out their new lineup of electric scooters. They start at $2,900 and go up in price according to style, features and range and are aimed at a young, hip, urban-dwelling audience. Specifically those interested in quiet, low-cost, non-polluting ways to get through traffic (splitting lanes) and with machines that are easily [...]
The Toyota TES-ERA Sports EV Concept
January 29th, 2012 Aaron Turpen by AaronT, FutureCars In brief: Revealed in Japan at an auto show, the TES-ERA is an electric sport coupe concept from Toyota’s Engineering Society. Vehicle in the news Make/Model: TES-ERA Sports EV Concept Manufacturer: Toyota Engineering Society The word The one-off concept is a showcase of crowd-sourced style, Toyota’s electricvehicle engineering prowess, and futuristic interior design for tomorrow’s drivers. [...]
Posted in EV Cars Tags: Concept car, Electric vehicle, Japan, Lexus RX, Lithium-ion battery, Milky Way, Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota No Comments »
