Self-driving cars have been the talk of the automotive industry in recent times, with some major car-makers now setting dates for the debut of these vehicles in the marketplace. The latest g... Read more
Falling costs are making fuel-cell vehicles look like a plausible alternative to conventional cars. Hydrogen-powered vehicles have been out of the spotlight for years, but they’re about to m... Read more
An idled program for vehicles driven by fuel cells is gaining new impetus from new programs at the U.S. Department of Energy In its push for putting zero-emission cars on the road, the Depar... Read more
Tomatoes, said to be the world’s most popular fruit, can be made both better-tasting and longer-lasting thanks to UK research with purple GM varieties. “Working with GM tomatoes that are dif... Read more
Scientists say amending an EU directive on GMOs could help stimulate innovation in making cheaper vaccines, pharmaceuticals and organic plastics using plants. In a paper to be published in C... Read more
The greenest cars on the market —electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids — have attracted very few buyers so far. But instead of scaling back, major automakers are eager to bring more battery-... Read more
Israeli biotech firm says its modified eucalyptus trees can displace the fossil fuel industry It’s a timber company’s dream but a horrific industrial vision for others: massive p... Read more
Google co-founder Sergey Brin believes that “self-driving cars will be far safer than human-driven cars” but who trusts them enough to drive in them or even alongside them? Drive... Read more
“I think we’ve got better than a 50-50 chance,” Akerson said, “to develop a car that will go to 200 miles on a charge” A small battery company backed by General... Read more
EN-V concept vehicle Last year, GM unveiled its EN-V (Electric Networked-Vehicle) concept in three flavors conceived by design teams around the world. In an effort to ascertain the real-worl... Read more
The GM subsidiary describes it as a “production potential” concept that “could revolutionize” urban transport Vauxhall/Opel will reveal an interesting new concept tha... Read more
Four years ago, Canadian electronics engineering technologist Nap Pepin decided to buy a kit for a BugE electric vehicle. Not content with its out-of-the-box performance, he swapped in a lit... Read more