Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Global Green Challenge – New Vehicle Technologies For A Better, Healthier, Cleaner Environment
With the environment foremost in the minds of those that care for future generations, the Global Green Challenge is a cross continent odyssey which allows access to and comparison of the ecologically friendly vehicles of the future, what is now, and what will be offered in the market place. The Global Green Challenge has evolved into an exhibition and testing ground for the next generation of vehicle technology. From Oct. 24 – 31 the future of sustainable transport ran right through the heart of Australia’s iconic landscape, bucking headwinds and some of Australia’s toughest roads and conditions. (more…)
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Sunday, October 5th, 2008
Okay, so I thought I would never be writing on a 60 minutes segment, but Leslie
Stahl had one last night that you might be a little interested in, it deals with
electric and electric/hybrids Forced Green has posted on before, so here we go:
One of the reasons electric cars have never taken off has been battery technology.
A few years ago, someone wondered: why not use the batteries they put in laptop
computers called lithium-ion batteries? That’s when the environmentally-conscious
hi-tech industry in California jumped in.
The first all-electric sports car is called the “Roadster” and is made by Tesla
Motors, a small start-up in Northern California. (more…)
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