Peter Griffiths asked: An electric car is, quite simply, an automobile that is powered by electricity. An electric car has an electric motor and a controller for energising the motor. The energy is stored in its rechargeable batteries, which are re-energized by household electricity. That the electric car is 170 years old may sound surprising, but electric cars predate automobiles …

You have heard about all the alternative power methods for vehicles, but a lot of the electric cars discussed are never really produced at all. Many times the cost of production is too high or they just don’t get the attention they need to make it on the market. No matter what the reason, these vehicles are sometimes never seen …

biodiesel vs diesel mpg ParleysDiesel asked www parleysdieselperformance com answer some of the most commonly asked questions when it comes to biodiesel and diesel performance Graydon Blair of www utahbiodieselsupply com covers in detail what to expect when you run bio diesel in your rig whether its B B or B Solar power carlogin or register to post comments The …

jatropha cons Gary Patterson asked No company and or industry today are immune from the escalating cost of crude oil In an effort to address this growing concern companies are seeking alternative cost-effective ways to make every drop of fuel count Although biodiesel is not a new type of fuel its use has not been widely considered up until now …

Judd Marshall asked: Does electric car technology really exist, and can you really convert your car to run with electric with the Gas 2 Electric guide? I recently purchased and used this guide by George Christodoulou that claims to be able to help anyone convert their gas cars to run on electricity. More information about electric car technology and the …

Lithium-Ion battery technology, scalable to megawatt sizes, provides innovative energy-storage solution for renewable energy sources and grids and enables hybrid alternatives for reducing CO2 emissions and fuel consumption.

A square meter on earth gets approximately one thousand watts of through the sun’s rays on a normal sunny day. This knowledge motivated researchers and technical engineers the world over to build more affordable ways to “tame” this immense and cost-free energy. With our understanding of our looming fossil fuel absence, together with existing initiatives on alternative lifestyles, nations around …

Solar energy technology for the home has been with us for years, but it’s generally been prohibitively costly. However, prices have recently been dropping sharply because of recent photovoltaic (PV) thin-film chemistry and improved manufacturing techniques. Some solar panel production companies are reporting PV panels for below $2 per watt that could be a four-fold price reduction below the $8 …

solar christmas displays So we just recently hit the switches on our new solar power for our home It was a long journey and now we are thrilled to be reaping the rewards of our patience and persistence in moving forward with this project Now comes the holiday season and it is time for the decorations to go up on …

Students at the University of Kansas have built what may be the coolest hybrid ever — a 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle–series hybrid that burns biodiesel and gets about 50 mpg. The Super Beetle had been rusting away on a used car lot until it was donated to a mechanical engineering class led by professor Chris Depcik. He turned it over …

A solar car is a vehicle, powered by electricity instead of fuel, which runs on solar energy obtained from the solar panels on its surface. The solar panels are often found on the roof of the vehicle. This type of vehicle is not entirely practical as of this moment, for obvious reasons. It needs to harness the power of the …

Thomas Jones asked: We’ve all seen the commercials talking about how technology was all going to be about flying cars and cold fusion. In reality, though, we have our very own science-fiction-turned-fact in looking at hybrid vehicles which are taking over. They truly are efficient and are money-saving at some levels, but most consumers assume that the concept of electric …