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Popular Mechanics
May 1, 2008 |
Top 10 Early Contenders for the Automotive X Prize West Philly EVX... Velozzi Supercar... Loremo LS... Motive Switch... VentureOne... Fuel Vapor ale... Phoenix SUT... Hybrid Tech... Tesla WhiteStar... Aptera Typ-1...   |
Popular Mechanics
March 26, 2009
Stuart Fox |
Where are they Now? 9 Auto X Prize Team Updates Here's a look at what the X Prize teams have been doing to finalize their cars and how far they have to go to prepare for race day. |
Wired
December 20, 2007
Eric Hagerman |
1 Gallon of Gas, 100 Miles -- $10 Million: The Race to Build the Supergreen Car The Automotive X Prize will award at least $10 million to the team that builds a 100-mpg machine and then wins a race against other green vehicles. |
Popular Mechanics
February 22, 2008
Matt Sullivan |
Air-Powered Car Coming to U.S. in 2009 to 2010 at Sub-$18,000, Could Hit 1000-Mile Range The Air Car caused a huge stir when we reported last year that Tata Motors would begin producing it in India. Now the little gas-free ride that could is headed Stateside in a big-time way. |
PC Magazine
August 2, 2006
Errol Pierre-Louis |
An Energy-saving Concept The XR3 hybrid, with its sleek clamshell canopy and three-wheel platform, could set the stylistic standard for future fuel-efficient vehicles. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2013
David Schneider |
Simon Hauger Revs Up High Schools with Car Projects Simon Hauger helps inner-city high schoolers build cars and start businesses |
Popular Mechanics
April 20, 2009
Tyghe Trimble |
The Footprint of Air Pressure: CO 2 Comparison Tata Motors announced plans to build an super-green air-powered car. But is using the grid to compress air any more efficient than a hybrid's gas-electric power train or a regular combustible engines? Here are the calculations. |
IndustryWeek
April 21, 2010
Steve Minter |
Charged Up About Electric Cars Household names and newcomers alike are racing to develop cars that offer freedom from the gas pump. |
Geotimes
November 2006
Jennifer Yauck |
Sustainable Mobility: Hybrid Vehicles Compete An interview with a Virginia Tech graduate student in mechanical engineering about his team's accomplishments, the place of alternative fuels and new technology in the future, and what he's gained from the Challenge X experience. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2008
John Voelcker |
Challenge X Ends, EcoCar launches--into a fast-changing world Just four years separate the new EcoCar Challenge from its predecessor, Challenge X -- but can its student competitors stay ahead of the industry itself? |
Popular Mechanics
February 6, 2008
Chuck Tannert |
Inside Plug-in Car Tech's Race to Production (and Top 10 Rides) Big automakers and promising startups say electric vehicles are coming as soon as next year, but there's a lot of work to be done by scientists before lithium-ion batteries are ready for mainstream hybrids. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2007
John Voelcker |
Eyes on the Prize Here, the author sits in on energy equivalence debates -- with millions of dollars for a "100 mpg car" riding on the results. The impetus for the session -- and the Auto X Prize itself -- is the growing awareness of climate change. |
BusinessWeek
November 1, 2004
Kathleen Kerwin |
Hybrids with Plenty of Pep The first Gas-Electric hybrid cars were odd-looking vehicles that advanced the frontiers of auto technology but offered buyers little advantage. But the new Ford Escape SUV and Honda Accord sedan deliver comfort and performance. |
Fast Company
April 2008
Robert Levine |
The Amazing Race Can the wisdom of crowds design a next-generation car? |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2006
John Voelcker |
What If You Had to Build a Socially Responsible SUV? At GM's Challenge X competition among teams from 17 North American universities, turbodiesel electric hybrids running on biodiesel are par for the course. Even hydraulic hybrids and ultracapacitors don't raise eyebrows. |
Knowledge@Wharton
September 10, 2003 |
Hybrid Autos: Will the Big Three Catch up with Toyota and Honda? The news that Toyota outsold Chrysler in August to take the No.3 position in U.S. car sales for the first time focuses attention on a growth area where all three U.S. manufacturers are lagging several years behind -- the market for gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2009 |
You Tell Us: Plug-In Trike A new hybrid three-wheel car from Venture Vehicles sips fuel, but only seats two people. |
Wired
April 2005
Brendan I. Koerner |
Rise of the Green Machine In a nation of gas-guzzlers, Toyota made hybrids cool. Now the world's number-two automaker wants to make the internal combustion engine obsolete. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2009
Peter Fairley |
Deflating the Air Car Green cars could run on compressed air instead of batteries. But don't rely on the new AirPod minicars to prove it |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2004
John Teresko |
Asia -- Yesterday's Fast Followers, Today's Global Leaders After revolutionizing the auto industry with radical vehicle production methods, the Japanese -- with growing participation from the rest of Asia -- are now assaulting the West's lead in technology, styling and marketing. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2007
John Voelcker |
LA Auto Show: Attack of the 3-Ton Hybrids Automakers show off hybrids, hydrogen fuel-cell concepts, and their thriftiest vehicles at the "green auto show." |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2008
John Voelcker |
Plug-ins and Hybrids and Diesels, Oh My! Two automotive conferences show the impact of public policy on core vehicle designs |
Entrepreneur
December 2006
Jill Amadio |
Best of Both Worlds The latest luxury cars combine comfort and fuel efficiency. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Rags to Riches for Afghanistan and Automakers? Vast riches of lithium in Afghanistan could play a key role in the push for greener cars. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2012
Dan Dzombak |
Energy 101: Electric Vehicles Energy Secretary Steven Chu is in Michigan at the North American International Auto Show today to promote the Obama administration's support for the domestic auto industry. |
Salon.com
January 8, 2003
Arianna Huffington |
Road outrage How corporate greed and political corruption paved the way for the SUV explosion. |
The Motley Fool
October 19, 2004
Rich Smith |
$60 a Barrel? Sell Big Oil! Investors take note: By making fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles a viable option for car buyers, "Big Auto" has started America along a trend curve toward reducing our demand for Big Oil's gasoline. |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2011
Sarosh Nicholas |
An Imminent Catalyst for the Hybrid Revolution The recent rise in oil prices could spur a surge in demand for hybrid vehicles as prices even out. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2010
Matthew Argersinger |
Automakers Must Know: Green Means Green If the public wants small cars, then the auto industry is going to give it to them. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2006
Brian Gorman |
Hybrid Help for GM? Even if a newly announced hybrid technology doesn't lead to a resurgence in GM's truck and SUV sales, it could help stem customers' exodus from the category. For GM, that alone would be cause for celebration. |
National Defense
June 2011
Mark Signorelli |
Viewpoint: Military Vehicles Should Make Leap to Hybrid Technology One area where the military has the opportunity to apply technological lessons from the commercial sector is the adaption of hybrid-electric drive technology for tactical vehicles. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Demand's Role in Obama's Energy Plan Obama's plan to reduce imports isn't the pipe dream some people think it is. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2009
Willie D. Jones |
You Tell Us Sometimes it's hard to tell whether we'll someday look back and say, "How did we ever live without that?" or "I guess it seemed like a good idea at the time." Here's your chance to weigh in now |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
John Carey |
Giving Hybrids A Real Jolt A plug-in gas-electric vehicle may be key in saving fuel and cutting pollution. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2011
Jason Moser |
NAIAS in Detroit: Let the Show Begin! A preview of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. |
PC Magazine
February 1, 2006
Bill Howard |
Why Buy a Hybrid? Make a hybrid out of the diesel car and you'd likely cut emissions further. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2006 |
Hybrids at the Crossroads Sales are growing, but so is the controversy. Do gas/electric hybrid vehicles really deliver on their promises? Hybrid hype is put to the test. |
National Defense
August 2009
Stew Magnuson |
Energy Department Sees Promise in Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Technology The Obama administration has a goal of putting one million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015. |
Popular Mechanics
November 12, 2008
John Pearley Huffman |
Top 10 New Eco and Exotic Car Companies It seems like the whole world is trying to build an electric sports car, doesn't it? |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2007
John Voelcker |
Lithium Batteries for Hybrid Cars Hybrid cars need to travel farther in electric-only mode, and that means lithium-ion battery technologies have a lot riding on them. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars of 2009 Electric-drive cars take second place to sheer survival. |
Popular Mechanics
May 28, 2009
Frank Weber |
Can GM Make Electric Vehicles Relevant? Analysis Electric vehicles aren't simply for niche markets; they are the future of a sustainable global automotive industry. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2007
John Voelcker |
Hey, Soccer Moms: Drive These SUVs! Challenge X shows that teams of college students really can make environmentally friendly sport utility vehicles that may appeal to everyday consumers |
BusinessWeek
December 2, 2010
Keane & Green |
Green Energy: Why Hybrids Still Need Government Motors As the next generation of plug-in cars comes online, a decline in hybrid sales doesn't bode well for their success. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2, 2008
John Stewart |
Toyota, Experts See Plug-in Car Trouble: Electric Reality Check With lithium-ion technology finally advanced enough for the world to resurrect the electric car by late 2009, why is the world's No. 1 automaker suddenly questioning its viability? |
Outside
April 2007
Amanda Griscom Little |
Detroit Takes Charge Electric cars are poised to make a comeback and this time they might stick around for good. |
AskMen.com
November 11, 2003
Paul Anderson |
The Way Of The Future: Hybrid Cars Efficient, clean and quiet, these modern vehicles are worth a look the next time you're car shopping. |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2007
Rich Smith |
Plug It In? If plug-in hybrid cars ever become a reality, they'll open up numerous investing opportunities -- in the automakers, of course; in the ethanol companies, perhaps; in battery makers; but most of all, in electric companies |
Fast Company
October 2004
Chuck Salter |
Ford's Escape Route The new Escape Hybrid was the most complex project in Ford's history and maybe its most important product since the Model T. To pull it off, the company had to act in some very un-Ford-like ways. |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Hybrid Cars Drive Big Savings Save thousands while you help Earth. |
