I’m getting my first car in two years. I know that it’s early, but I want to find a car that eco-friendly , and cheap enough for a car that your parents would. … Maybe by the time you get a car , the diesel cars they now have in Europe will be here. I really like the VW Polo. It is a…

I’m getting my first car in two years. I know that it’s early, but I want to find a car that eco-friendly , and cheap enough for a car that your parents would. … Maybe by the time you get a car , the diesel cars they now have in Europe will be here. I really like the VW Polo. It is a nice car that…

Compact converter systems Hanna Plesko, a doctoral student at Power Electronic Systems Laboratory, might have invented a way to help bring down the costs of hybrid vehicles . By integrating the power electronics and the electric motor in a way where several functions can be performed simultaneously, a number of important components can be shared, resulting in fewer raw materials and a simpler, more efficient design. Obviously, this alone won’t make…

Move over hybrid If you were an early adopter of hybrid technology, then you might have received a sticker that allows hybrids with single occupants to use the carpool lane. Well, your sticker will soon be meaningless. That program is ending in California according to reports coming out of Sacramento. Although I don’t have

After hauling, cleaning and filtering the oil, they then provide feedstock to local biodiesel plants with whom they have developed a Savannah-based blend of biodiesel – ultimately selling and delivering ASTM-certified biodiesel to clients in and … Why: Structured Green has product designs that are client driven and uses a process that involves reclaimed, recycled, and/or certified materials, delivering eco-friendly furnishings and build outs, minimal business operation

Eco-friendly cars are the talk of the town for the moment. Every manufacturer is either producing one or planning to. Toyota is an acknowledged leader in the field with its Prius hybrid as well as others. Few respected tuners have …

A plug-in Prius Many hybrid owners dream of converting their hybrid cars into plug-in hybrid vehicles, but few have actually made their dreams come true. Have you converted your hybrid into a plug-in hybrid?

Can you really go green by going yellow? Well, gas prices are going down, and that means interest in ethanol is also subsiding, at least in terms of consumers. Thus, a number of players in the ethanol industry want to increase the amount of ethanol than can be mixed into gasoline, despite the fact that almost every single bit of evidence suggests this would be a bad move for everyone, except those with a direct…

All about the lithium South Korean state-run Korea Resources Corporation (KORES) is working hard in Bolivia to gain access to the country’s large supplies of lithium, as are many other companies. With hybrid cars and other electric vehicles on a path to capture as much as 25 percent of the world’s automarket by 2025, Bolivian lithium appears ever …

Warren Wilson runs vehicles on biodiesel , owns hybrids and solar-charged carts and is a leader in green building and design. Streetlamps are solar-powered and low light pollution. 3. Set in Olympia, Washington, … The five-acre residential complex houses eco-friendly appliances, heavy insulation, solar panels, wind-power, rainwater collectors, a living machine and more. 7. With 10 campuses spread out across the Golden State

(Photo: Vogelbilt Corp)The following is a guest post by Seth Leitman, editor of theTAB Green Guru GuidesElectric motorcycles are a great form of eco-friendly . … So we turned to Carl Vogel, author of the new bookBuild Your Own Electric Motorcycle(part of theTAB Green Guru Guidesseries I edit), as well as builder of anelectric cruiserwith a biodiesel side car . Here’s what Carl has to say in answer of the biggest myths about

The car , which is powered by biodiesel and chocolate vegetable oil, is made almost entirely out of recycled materials. The steering wheel is made from carrot fibres wrapped around a tight foam core. The wing mirrors – made from a …