Thailand has now set itself the goal of becoming the solar roof and electric vehicle hub of ASEAN over a 10-year time frame, according to the National Reform Council of Thailand (NRC). The NRC’s urgent proposal enabling a “Non-barrier Solar Roof Installation Promotion” and ” Electric Vehicles Promotion” was sent to the cabinet earlier this […]
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Toyota held an event Monday at American Airlines Center for members of the press to test drive two electric vehicles, the Toyota i-Road and the Toyota Coms. What these cars lack in size, they make up for in fun. The i-Road concept, which looks like a mix between a Vespa and a Smart car […]
Toyota held an event Monday at American Airlines Center for members of the press to test drive two electric vehicles, the Toyota i-Road and the Toyota Coms. What these cars lack in size, they make up for in fun. The i-Road concept, which looks like a mix between a Vespa and a Smart car […]
FROM A DISTANCE, wind turbines can seem sort of peaceful—a 21st century version of the windmill. Get up close, and it’s a different picture. When they get going, the tips of the blades (which can be more than 100 feet long) can move faster than winds in a category five hurricane. That’s why wind turbines—to […]
YOU COULD BE forgiven for looking at Morgan’s three-wheelers and thinking you were looking at an exhibit of classic cars, or had been zapped back into the early 20th century. That’s part of Morgan’s charm. The eccentric British automaker loves retro and hates four wheels, and now it’s doubling down on the old school with […]
Walmart’s WAVE concept truck is made of carbon fiber and uses a turbine-powered battery-electric hybrid drivetrain. It’s all about showcasing new ways of making trucking more fuel efficient. IN THE PAST six years, the Obama Administration has made a major effort to reduce the negative impact of the ways we get around on the planet, […]
Electric vehicle manufacturers in China produced thrice as many units in May as they did in the same period the previous year. Shanghaidaily.com, citing a ministry of industry and information technology release issued on Wednesday, has reported that the production of pure electric passenger cars rose 300 percent to 9,922. Also, the number of hybrid vehicles produced […]
The government’s efforts to drive sales of green vehicles through direct cash incentives appear to have paid off. NEW DELHI: The government’s efforts to drive sales of green vehicles through direct cash incentives appear to have paid off. Sales more than doubled in April and May, according to industry estimates, after the government started providing […]
Company running car-hire apps is offering electric cars and hybrids in Beijing and Shanghai, executive says (Beijing) – People in Beijing and Shanghai can now book new-energy vehicles on the popular Didi and Kuaidi mobile applications, an executive at the company running the apps says. The price of riding in electric cars made by Beijing […]
Chinese carmakers are rushing to market with new energy vehicles – electric cars, hybrids and fuel cell vehicles – to meet fuel economy standards that grow increasingly strict each year to 2020, part of the government’s effort to tackle pollution that chokes many major urban areas. GUANGZHOU: Guangzhou Automobile Group Motor plans to invest 2 billion […]