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How information technology has changed the way cars work
Automotive technology is undoubtedly one of the pillars of modern society. This allows us to transport, as well as objects with speed, efficiency and safety. The technology used in automobiles and its peripherals is constantly changing and evolving to hel...
The Details Behind The Electric Car Motor
The process of electric, instead of gas, car conversions at present are gaining popularity around the whole world. The work of hybrid electric vehicles produced not only by major companies, but many general people are also capable of transforming their ex...
Evolution Of Rechargeable NiMH Batteries
The widespread use of Rechargeable NiMH Batteries owes its roots to the early years of development of rechargeable battery technology.
The first rechargeable battery was the lead-acid battery invented in 1859 by a French physicist by name Gaston Plant...
Buy An Electric Car
Eco-friendly technologies gain more and much more ground, because we all care about the future of our children. Natural resources are diminishing, so manufacturers every where happen to be looking for new and improved ways to build cars and amaze us with ...
BMW and Peugeot Combine to go Electric
What do you get when you combine fine German engineering with French ingenuity and an environmental conscience? Car aficionados everywhere should be happy to learn about the recent marriage of German auto manufacturer BMW and French car company PSA Peugeo...
The world’s first extended-range electric vehicle
Chevrolet, relatively unknown in the UK so far is the first manufacturer to produce an extended-range electric vehicle. The Chevrolet Volt cleverly combines pure electric propulsion with an on-board range-extending generator in its innovative 'Voltec...
How Making Lighter Cars Can Help the Environment
Hybrid cars could be an alternative which could help reduce the impact that cars have on the environment. A hybrid car has an efficient internal combustion engine, which charges a set of batteries used to drive the car in slow traffic. Hybrid cars are c...
Hybrid Gas Electric Car
A hybrid-electric vehicle, or HEV, combines an electrical energy storage system with an occupied means of generating electrical energy, usually through the consumption of some type of fuel. Each type of HEV has its own operating quality and chosen design ...
Amazing Recommendations For Obtaining A Hybrid Electric Powered Auto
A hybrid-electric vehicle, or HEV, combines an electric energy storage system with an occupied means of generating voltage, usually through the consumption of some sort of fuel. Each type of HEV possesses his own operating quality and chosen design practi...
Fuel Consumption: How to Increase Mileage
Fuel efficiency has never been as major a concern in the American car owner’s life as it is now. Beset by spiraling oil prices, increased awareness of depleting oil reserves, and a desire to “go green,” the “big is better” psyche is undergoing a sea-chang...
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The Toyota Prius is the world's top selling hybrid car, with cumulative global sales of 1.6 million units by early 2010, and has become the icon of green cars.
A green vehicle or environme...
Battery electric vehicle
All-electric and hybrid electric vehicles
Vehicles using both electric motors and internal combustion engines are examples of hybrid electric vehicles, and are not considered pure (or all) EVs because they operate in a charge-sustaining mode.
Regular hy...
Alternative fuel vehicle
An alternative fuel vehicle is a motor vehicle manufactured with the ability to operate on alternative fuels, which are those that supply power to the motor without relying exclusively on petroleum fuels such as gasoline and diesel. Among the alternative ...
Advanced Storage Battery Market: from Hybrid/Electric Vehicles to Cell Phones
Whether it is a battery for the latest laptop, energy storage for a hybrid electric vehicle, or backup power for a remote telecommunications site, everyone wants a battery that has the highest energy density, best safety factor, and longest life in term o...
The Most Efficient GMC Cars of 2009
Buying a new or used car or truck these days is about a lot more than choosing a favorite body style or selecting the perfect interior color. According to experts in the auto industry, fuel efficiency has become the number one concern for car buyers.
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