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Nanosolar's response to that is that the CIGS cells display sufficient hardiness / longevity "in accordance with their 25 year warranty". I...
[media] That's $1 billion dollars worth of solar cells per year from a machine costing $1.65 million dollars to make. I'm off to buy some...
About a dozen companies around the world have recently confirmed the DOE's figures for algal oil production (one actually claiming a stupefying...
I totally agree that electric is best! Actually that's what I'm aiming for with my next car, or at the very least a DIY PHEV conversion of this...
As for urban driving, to be honest the ECO4 is not that great. The EU urban cycle figures for the ECO4 and the Prius are 39 mpg (US) and 47 mpg...
OK, results from this latest tank are: 72 mpg (UK) which is 60 mpg (US). Still not as high as I'd like it to be, but I suppose it can't be...
There has been a lot of discussion in this thread questioning just how much a small PV panel could receive per day in terms of solar energy. The...
The issue for Tesla is energy density, to get good performance and the longest range they want the lightest battery they can get. That's why they...
A solar Prius that works: [img] And another one that doesn't so much! [img] :)
Audi has been offering this (solar powered AC) as an option on some of their high end vehicles here in Europe for years now. Works a treat.
Hi all, Just thought I would add my new car to the discussion. It's an Astra ECO4, which was for sale here in Europe between 2000 and 2004 (I...
BYD are one of the biggest and most technologically advanced lithium-ion battery manufacturers in the world. They also produce cars (including...
Altair nanotechnology battery: * 300 mile range * 10 minute recharge * Millions of cycles * Already on US roads Can they claim their prize now?
Brilliant article, highly reminiscent of the process Toyota went through to bring the first Prius to production (I recommend you read that one...
This from their CEO Dieter Zetsche: "Daimler plans to have an electric Mercedes in addition to an electric smart car on the market by 2010"...
Most teams will be using hydralic accumulators or flywheels for the first season (2009). The really interesting thing will be the allowance of...
Remember VW/Audi already tried the market 10 years ago here in Europe with the plug-in hybrid diesel TDi "Duo" which was on our roads for a time....
The critical benefit of biodiesel vs ethanol is the efficiency of its production. Ethanol takes a terrific amount of COAL and ELECTRICITY to...
Solar miles are already cheaper than gasoline miles. Eg solar electricity at 20 cents per kWh in an EV means around 4-5 cents per mile. But...
That's not entirely true, as it really depends on the format of the battery. NiMH as used in the Prius costs about $500 per kWh. However,...
