Nissan is developing a ground-breaking new engine that makes its own electricity, is carbon-neutral and will give similar range to petrol power. It claims a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) powered system teamed with bio-ethanol electric power is an automotive world first.
Every new car sold in Germany must be a zero-emission EV by 2030 for the country to meet its tough emissions goal, says a senior government official.
High-flying Larry Page, co-founder of Google, wants to be just that - so he’s secretly spent US$100m on building flying cars.
Daimler will show a long-distance EV prototype in Paris this October - but it could be up to 10 years before we see it on the road.
Nissan’s EV boss says up to 20% of its sales in Europe will be of electric vehicles within the next five years.
Fukushima - ground zero of Japan’s 2011 nuclear disaster that followed a devastating earthquake and tsunami - could become a wind-harnessing hydrogen production centre.
A ‘nobody’ mystery startup called Zoox is chasing a bumper round of funding that, if successful, would value it over a billion dollars. The firm is said to be developing technology similar to Alphabet Inc.’s Google car project.
A lack of public car charging stations has halted the interest in electric cars from Queensland drivers, says Ergon Energy, which wants to install charging stations along the Bruce Highway.
A Japanese start-up reckons its flying car will be hovering around the country’s capital by time the Olympic torch is lit in 2020.
Melbourne-based Tomcar has rolled out the first electric vehicle that’s been totally produced in Australia - the LV1.
