If you’re going to dream, you may as well dream big. Dutch engineer Wubbo Ockels, who holds the distinction of being the first Dutch citizen to travel into orbit aboard the space shuttle, wanted to rethink high-speed public transportation. Rather than flying or taking a train from point A to...
Solar panel technology has, thus far, not been of much use for automobiles. You may be able to specify a small solar panel on the 2011 Nissan Leaf or 2012 Toyota Prius, but... August 19, 2011 by Antony Ingram
It reads more like a 1950s space race vision of the future than a pragmatic 21st Century theory, but we could now be a step closer to driving a nuclear-powered car. In light... August 17, 2011 by Antony Ingram
Concepts featuring autonomous driving have so far concentrated mainly on highway driving, previewing the car-trains we may see some time in the future. For many people though... August 3, 2011 by Antony Ingram
2011 Nissan Leaf owners are right on the cutting edge of car technology, but so far only Apple iPhone users have been able to enjoy the full experience of controlling the... August 1, 2011 by Antony Ingram
Small cars are becoming big business. The smart fortwo, Scion iQ, Gordon Murray's upcoming T.25, the Renault Twizy... more and more carmakers are developing tiny vehicles to... July 11, 2011 by Antony Ingram
Going straight onto All Car Tech's list of things we want is a new electric camper van by design collective NAU, known as Ecco. Describing it as a camper van almost doesn't... July 8, 2011 by Antony Ingram
A Californian start-up has just received an award of $100,000 as part of the "GE ecomagination Challenge" for an energy-saving idea that could change the way that buildings... June 27, 2011 by Antony Ingram
Despite the best efforts of some in the auto industry to keep electric cars off the roads, they're back. Given the current state of technology, the EV's revenge will likely... April 25, 2011 by Richard Read
Electric vehicles and other alt-fuel rides are big news these days. Tech fans and green enthusiasts can't wait to get their hands on 'em, while others think that hybrids and... April 19, 2011 by Richard Read
The life of a model/actor is hard. "Oh, right", you say, "lying on a sofa and staring vacantly into a bank of cameras is way tougher than military service or manual labor or... December 1, 2010 by Richard Read
Honda has been slow to the game when it comes to plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles but today at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show the automaker proved that it was not... November 17, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
The era of mainstream electric vehicles is nearly upon us. Next month first deliveries of the Nissan Leaf will officially start and soon after the Chevrolet Volt... November 10, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Mitsubishi was one of the first major automakers to announce plans for a mass produced electric vehicle and even had a working prototype out testing back in 2008 in the form... November 8, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
The BMW Megacity Vehicle is set to revolutionize the way mainstream cars are engineered and built, with most of its internal structure and body being composed of lightweight... November 5, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
We got our first hints that Tesla was already planning several new models after its Model S electric sedan following the release of some official slides in the... November 4, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran