BMW ActiveE All-Electric Sedan will be Unveiled in Detroit

20 December 2009 | Green Cars | No Comments

The car that we can see in the image, I think it is the greenest car of the week. When we talk about BMW we have to talk about power, safety and comfort, but also about high prices. These high prices are due to higher quality, but also are due to high fuel consumption. So, BMW recently announced the launch of the second electric car after the Mini E. The car is actually an all-electric sedan with a big trunk(approximately 200 liters).

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France to spend $2.2 Billion In A Charging Network For EV’s

7 October 2009 | Green News | No Comments

The ever-rising demand for finding an alternative to the oil-based industry has brought the potential of the electricity into more light and many world governments seem to appeal to this solution. As one of the first reactions, the French government has recently announced the intentions to spend $2.2 billion (~€1.5 billion) on building a charging network for electric vehicles to cover the whole country, in efforts to rise the interest for more environmental and clean  means of transportation.

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Electric and Fun – Futuristic Unicycle From Honda

25 September 2009 | Green Cars | No Comments

Imagine the shape of the infinite sign. Now picture one of the “loops” as a wheel and the other one as a place to sit on. This is, vaguely, how the new experimental unicycle, which was presented by Honda Motors on Thursday, looks like and . In order to keep its balance, the unicycle took some of the technology from their robot, ASIMO. The steering is simple and functions just by moving your torso in the desired direction – forward, backward or even diagonally.

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