Eco Car Challenge

The Special Advantages of Having A Hybrid

Having a Hybrid car is definitely an advantage for people - they pay less for fuel, the car is quite durable and easy to use especially in urban conditions, the vehicle will not polute the environment significantly and, of course, the modern hybrids are quite cofmortable to drive.

But recently, as an idea to promote the use of hybrid cars,the EU countries are developing special conditions under which hybrid cars are to be used.

As known, much of the money More

The Real Deal with Hybrid Car Batteries

Hybrid cars are different from conventional gas engine vehicles. Therefore, many people are hesitant in buying a hybrid car. Well, you must know hybrid cars have battery powered electric motor and internal combustion engine. The former may be the prime reason that stirs a purchase.

The hybrid car battery is similar to any other battery. The main difference is that it has more capacity and saves more power for a long travel. The most significant aspect of the vehicle is More

GE WattStation: The Electric Vehicle Charger

If you are keen on preserving and protecting the environment and are planning to purchase an electric or hybrid car in the near future, you may be worried about how you will get the vehicle charged when it runs out of power away from home. If so, consider the newly introduced WattStation by GE. This electric vehicle charger was designed by the famous industrial designer, Yves Behar. The vehicle promotes the use of non polluting electric vehicles and also involves More

Review: The Nissan LEAF

Nissan is a very experienced car maker company and has been manufacturing both sports and roadsters for quite a number of years. Currently, nearly all the car makers have entered the electric car market. As the awareness of a greener environment sinks in, more car makers are investing their money and energies into making hybrid vehicles and electric cars.

The Nissan LEAF is an electric car that is a pure electric car with no diesel engine at all, and certainly More

A new kind of finals…

Have you ever felt like your degree was a total waste of time? Well, GM is going to prove to the students in North America once again that they are the engineers and designers of the future by offer them more than $100, 000 in prizes every year in the challenge to create a more fuel efficient SUV engine and transmission, but not lacking in the performance that modern day consumers expect.

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If that doesn’t sound complicated enough, these trials are taking place during these students finals.

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I know that most people complain about the influence that mass media has in the world today, and that most ‘reality based’ television is a complete waste of time and I couldn’t agree more. However, when it encourages things like this to happen which actually may improve how we treat our global environment, you have to ask yourself, why are we still watching big brother in this country?

It is my goal to open the eyes of people in Europe and try and encourage this kind of involvement in green action, not only by those who are still in university, but also by the media who seems to think we enjoy watching exhibitionists locked in a house.�