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Nissan shows off Nismo Leaf concept

Shane McGlaun, Dec 9th 2011 Discuss [0]

The Nissan Leaf is a full EV that runs only on battery power that has been sold in a few markets around the US for a while now. The car has been one of the more popular full electric vehicles out there despite having had a few issues early on. Nissan has been operating a performance division for a long time that tricks out some Nissan cars for more performance called Nismo. Read The Full Story

Honda talks about the slick HEV hybrid prototype

Shane McGlaun, Dec 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

Honda is showing off a very interesting new hybrid vehicle prototype called the HEV. The car is based on the North American version of the Honda Accord, but it's nothing like a boring Accord underneath. According the Honda the hybrid will have performance like a V8 offers and efficiency of a 4-cylinder. Honda isn't sure when the prototype might be turned into a real car at this time. Read The Full Story

Gasoline fuel cell might find its way into Volt-like cars of the future

Shane McGlaun, Dec 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

The Volt has been having its share of issues of late with fires after crash tests. Still it is one of the only cars of its type on the market today. The car is technically an EV with a gasoline generator that is used to power the batteries when they run out of charge. The problem is that the economy when the generator is operating is much less than when the car is on battery power. Read The Full Story

Honda shows off motor compo electric scooter concept

Shane McGlaun, Dec 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

When you live in some of the major cities around the world getting around is a hassle. In the more rural parts of the world, you just drive and don’t think much about it. In big cities like Tokyo or New York City, a car can be more a hindrance than anything. This is why many walk, use public transport or ride bikes. The downside to public transport is that you never know what sort of weird person will sit next to you. Biking to work can be too much work for some of the lazier out there. Read The Full Story

250k tire stack in Calhoun County spotted from space

Shane McGlaun, Nov 16th 2011 Discuss [11]

The Chinese are busy with their lines and shapes in the desert while someone in South Carolina has been busy racking up a massive collection of old tires to the tune of roughly 250,000 of them. The site where the tires have been dumped is on private land that is located between Highways 6 and 267. There is no address to the property according to officials. Read The Full Story

Solar satellite plan blasts fossil fuels with eco-laser

Chris Burns, Nov 15th 2011 Discuss [10]

A study group of the International Academy of Astronautics in Paris this week has published a study which notes that in as little as 30 years we could be meeting our global power needs by harvesting the sun's solar energy with satellites. This group notes that with seed money from the government, orbiting power plants will be "technically feasible" within a decade or two, each plant able to beam solar energy back to Earth for use by citizens across it. Of course all of this is without a specific road map or exact scientific architecture it seems, but it seems like a good time! Read The Full Story

Greenpeace unveils greenest tech firms for November 2011

Shane McGlaun, Nov 9th 2011 Discuss [0]

The green beatniks at Greenpeace have been putting together the rankings of the greenest firms in the tech world. It's obvious from the latest rankings that there are no major tech firms that are anywhere near as green as Greenpeace wants. The highest ranking firm is HP at 5.9 on the 10-point scale. Read The Full Story

Green wind farms disrupt weather and military radar

Shane McGlaun, Nov 7th 2011 Discuss [1]

One of the things that Obama wants to leave as his legacy is a big push to more the country to green energy sources. One of the green power sources that are becoming increasingly common is wind farms that use giant windmills to generate electricity. The problem that the military and National Weather Service has found is that these wind farms interfere with radar. Read The Full Story

Samsung reveals Solar Powered Internet School for Africa

Chris Burns, Oct 26th 2011 Discuss [5]

When technology giants like Samsung get it in their minds that they've got a mission to save the world, one might expect such epic wins as this Solar Powered Internet School to come to fruition. That's just what's happened this week as Samsung notes its first Solar Powered Internet School unit is currently undergoing pilot testing at the Samsung Electronics Engineering Academy in Boksberg and will be shipped out to other regions within months. Ship em all! Read The Full Story

Apple plans solar power for data center

Shane McGlaun, Oct 26th 2011 Discuss [0]

When it comes to reducing the power that large data centers consume a seemingly small reduction can have huge savings in power consumption and the cost of operating the data center. Apple is getting ready to install a large solar panel farm on land it already owns in Maiden, North Carolina. Apple has been issued permits needed in Catawba County to reshape the 171 acres of land it owns adjacent to the data center. Read The Full Story

Want to buy your own oil platform?

Shane McGlaun, Oct 21st 2011 Discuss [1]

If you like the way the pirate geeks at PirateBay were thinking when they wanted to purchase that manmade island that was basically a couple pilings into the ocean floor and a helicopter pad way back in 2007, we have a deal for you. An oil company called Statoil has an oil drilling platform for sale. The platform would have to be moved, but it's big. The thing has 20 bedrooms. Read The Full Story

Cree lights up first LED highway project in China with more than a million LEDs

Shane McGlaun, Oct 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

CREE makes a bunch of different LED lighting products. LEDs are starting to go more mainstream today as a green replacement for traditional bulbs. The upside to the LED is that it needs less power than a traditional incandescent bulb and lasts much longer. The downside is that the LED lights are still much more expensive than others forms of green lighting and traditional bulbs. Read The Full Story