OpEdNews.com - the danger of global warming (about 30 years too late, of course), they still refuse to do in-depth reporting and analysis about the feasibility of renewable energy and how we could all be living in photoelectric homes and driving electric cars were

Rotary engine revs for comeback
EETimes.com - And a prototype 125-horsepower diesel engine has been built, with variations targeting everything from battery chargers and air-conditioner compressors to golf carts and hybrid electric cars. Wankel’s downfall The Wankel engine design was indeed

Schwarzenegger expected to attend Friday’s inaugural events
WNYT - Hybrid buses, electric cars, organic foods and solar panels were displayed on the Capitol lawn. Doctors advised Schwarzenegger to stay off the leg he broke just before Christmas while skiing in Idaho. Schwarzenegger gives a speech this morning and will

Two more doors make small Jeep a better Wrangler
TMCnet - Plug-ins mean the vehicles operate in battery mode only as electric cars so gas never has to be burned, but after a limited range in electric the car has to be plugged into a socket to recharge the batteries. GM is talking about 40 to 50 miles from

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs race to bring high-end electric cars to
Lincoln Journal Star - SAN CARLOS, Calif. Like many Silicon Valley engineers, Martin Eberhard loves cars, especially fast ones. But the self-described closet gearhead didn t feel comfortable buying a hot rod that guzzled gas from the Middle East or some other

Rants: Tales of Sex and Addiction
Wired News - I’ve been looking for the actual Ovonics patents that allegedly grant the company exclusive right to use nickel metal hydride batteries of any significant size in pure electric cars, and since owned by Chevron makes for an effective death sentence