electric vehicles

Dale Vince - founder of the world's first green electricity company - continues his series on the future of 'petrol stations/garages' in the soon to be world of electric vehicles...

Over the last few months, several big car makers, including Nissan, Subaru, and Mitsubishi, have announced plans to produce all-electric cars before the end of the decade, or soon after. Now Daimler has announced that it to plans to jump on the growing EV bandwagon, with plans to roll-out a Mercedes-Benz electric car in 2010. According to Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche, the company also plans to offer an electric Smart car in the same year.

The world has woken up to the problem of carbon footprints and burning of fossil fuels, and humans are now ardently looking for greener alternatives in every aspect of existing. Since commuting everyday is an integrated part of our dally routine, we do have many green options to try.

The new electric - hybrid airplane will come in two versions: a one-seater and a two seater. The first will weigh 350kg and the second will weigh 405kg.

A discussion of the New York Times article about the world-wide food vs. fuel crisis that is haunting Western politicians and their favorite biofuels policies. Alternatives to biofuels are discussed, and support is given to biodiesel made from waste (not food products), as long as liquid fuels are needed.

If you can’t buy the car you want, then build it.

Gregg Abott (aka Gadget) custom-converts cars for a living, but instead of tricking out cars to run on biodiesel or get better mileage, he’s hacking them to run on electricity.

By now, teenagers are very practiced at complaining about climbing gas prices and lamenting the fate of the environment, but how much do we really do in our daily lives to reduce our nefarious carbon footprint? Do we turn off the lights when we leave a room? Bike to the grocery store? How about converting a gas-powered car to electric? See how Bart Grabman did that.

There is more than just the Tesla Roadster soon to be zooming down our streets. Here's a list of 11 (there's one honorable mention) cars that are already in market or have an impending release date within two year's time. The list includes Zap Cars, Think City, Phoenix Motorcars, Aptera Motors, and, of course, the Tesla Roadster.