University in Tokyo comes up with non-rare earth metal electric motor [w/video]
While electric cars save the environment, they cost a lot because their motors make use of rare metals. Recently, a research team led by Nobukazu Hoshi of a university in Tokyo specializing in the sciences created an electric motor that doesn’t depend on any rare metals for it to run. Instead of using rare Earth [...]
GM teams up with The Gas Company to push for Hydrogen initiatives in Hawaii
The momentum for green transport technology might have shifted to the side of plug-in vehicles but the proponents of the use of hydrogen for vehicles are still pushing for their cause even for a perfect EV environment like Hawaii. Recently, General Motors in tandem with The Gas Company plan to setup twenty four H2 stations [...]
2011 MKZ Hybrid from Lincoln gets SmartGauge upgrade
The 2011 hybrid Lincoln MKZ is set to hit dealerships by fall and the carmaker installs an updated version of the SmartGauge that first appeared on the Fusion hybrid from Ford last year. The concept of the updated SmartGauge will still be the same, a pair of LCD displays sandwich the speedometer in the middle [...]
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