New Technology Turns Hybrids to Plug-in Hybrids

13WHAM-TV goes on location with student members of the Green Vehicle Team at Rochester Institute of Technology preparing to compete in the upcoming Shell Eco-Marathon. Anchors: Time to check in with Doug live this morning at RIT. Doug Emblidge: With the students who are heading to California next month to compete in the Shell Eco-Marathon [...]

Cti Symposium Highlights Green Technologies

Cti Symposium Highlights Green Technologies With the threat of global warming steadily increasing, it can be expected that more and more consumers will look for eco-friendly vehicles. This demand leads to automakers struggling to come up with green technologies which would set them apart from their peers. Laws have been passed too mandating that automakers [...]

Electric car history

DigInfo Television – diginfo.television 20 Tokyo University of Science, NEDO Scarce Earth Metal Free of charge Electric Motor Electric car background The first electrical cars Before the car existed, people moved generally by horse and cart. Step by phase this cart was transformed in a self-propelled automobile. The invention of the steam engine marked the [...]

Is a Hybrid Vehicle Worth the Cost?

Is a Hybrid Vehicle Worth the Cost? In today’s automotive market, the fastest growing sector of the industry is the hybrid vehicle. These vehicles are touted for being fuel efficient and utilizing the latest in “green” driving technology in order to maximize mileage while minimizing the consumption of fossil fuels. With this new technology [...]

GT5 GreenCell Technologies: HYDROGEN USE AS A MOTOR FUEL

GT5 GreenCell Technologies: HYDROGEN USE AS A MOTOR FUEL There are numerous ways that hydrogen can be employed as a motor fuel. It can be employed to directly substitute gasoline or diesel fuel in specially intended internal combustion engines (ICEs), or it can be employed to dietary supplement these common fuels in existing engines. In [...]