For a car that's been as eagerly anticipated and hyped as the Chevrolet Volt, seeing it in person is not exactly an awe-inspiring experience. In fact if you don't look twice it's very easy to mistake it for Chevy's Cruze, an eco-friendly (though decidedly traditionally powered) small car. The Volt is, of course, a little [...]
Archive for April, 2010
EATR's engine officially complete, and this robot's one step closer to reality
Posted: 1st April 2010 by Nicr in ArticlesIf you're anything like us, you've probably been keeping pretty close tabs on EATR, the biomass-to-power robot that's been making people nervous for some time now. Well, EATR's engine — which is being built by Cyclone Power Technologies — is complete, and the drone is now one giant leap closer to living in actual reality [...]
Ford bringing Microsoft Hohm energy management to Focus Electric next year
Posted: 1st April 2010 by Nicr in ArticlesIt won't be among the first devices to use Microsoft's cleverly-named Hohm energy management system, but Ford has just announced that it will be incorporating the technology into its upcoming Focus Electric car. That makes it the first automaker to hop on board, and Ford even goes so far as to call the move a [...]