| Toyota Plug-In Prius Hitting Road a Year Early |
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The only problem is that while we know when field testing starts, we still have no idea when the model will be available for consumers. There has been no timetable created for retail sales, so we have to sit tight while they make sure that the Li-Ion batteries deserve a thumbs up. Via AutoblogGreen, Toyota |
World Speed Record Set by 100% Electric Airplane![]() Aircrafts are notorious for adding carbon content into the atmosphere because more and more people are choosing this mode of travel. We are trying to reduce carbon emissions on the ground. But we are not giving enough thought to... Read more Transportation Tech | | Thursday, 25 June 2009 |
An Australian Electric Sports Car ?![]() I never thought I"d see a report on a locally manufactured electric sports car, but the SMH has an article on exactly that - Australia"s first electric sports car? (though to be honest it sounds like a pipe dream at... Read more Transportation Tech | | Wednesday, 10 September 2008 |
ZAP CEO and Al Yousuf COO Show Support for Kentucky Governor Signing Executive Order for 40 MPH Electric CarZAP CEO and Al Yousuf COO Show Support for Kentucky Governor Signing Executive Order for 40 MPH Electric CarFRANKFORT, KY - Aug 6, 2008 - Steve Schneider, CEO for ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) and Ashraf Saeed, COO of the Al Yousuf... Read more Transportation Tech | | Wednesday, 6 August 2008 |
New Hybrid Fuel TechnologyThe latest generation of hybrid cars will be blessed with revolutionary fuel cells developed by Monash University scientists that can make hybrid cars more reliable and cheaper to produce. This breakthrough was published on August 1, 2008 in the Science... Read more Transportation Tech | | Wednesday, 3 September 2008 |
The Ford Global Challenge - A Green Car That Runs On Air?![]() Phil Hart has a brief post up at TOD ANZ on a competition being run by Ford to create a green equivalent of the Model-T - The Ford Global Challenge - A Green Car That Runs On Air?The challenge set... Read more Transportation Tech | | Friday, 5 September 2008 |
Honda Releases Details of its Prius Killer![]() I"ve been waiting for this picture for so long. Look at her...isn"t she a beauty. I"ve been a fan of the ultra-sleek look of the Honda FCX Clarity since I first got to gaze upon one last year in Los... Read more Transportation Tech | | Friday, 5 September 2008 |
Boston Taxis Going Hybrid by 2015![]() Those deadlines for greening things up are getting closer, and new goals are getting shorter timelines – and this is highlighted by Boston’s mayor Thomas Menino stating that all of the city’s taxis will be hybrid by 2015. Now, he... Read more Transportation Tech | | Wednesday, 3 September 2008 |
Run Your Car With Water Fuel - What's The Oil Industry Hiding?By Matthew Loop, DCEveryone is concerned over the rising cost of gas. It seems that every week, the cost of gas goes significantly higher, causing a great amount of stress on one"s wallet - all while the gas companies continue... Read more Transportation Tech | John | Friday, 27 June 2008 |
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Toyota’s plug-in capable Prius is getting a big boost for testing, hitting the open road a year ahead of schedule. Several hundred of the PHEVs will be put into government and commercial fleets for field testing by the early 2009. So in just a few more months, we might be able to catch one of the new models out and about.




