In a world with steeply declining oil supplies, the transportation wave of the future (that is, if we can get them built before the oil runs out) will be electric cars that are charged by solar panels. This bio-fuel and hydrogen nonsense aside, there are a few innovative companies going the all-electric route, and [...]
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Dear EarthTalk: Should we expect to see “plug-in” hybrid cars anytime soon? I’ve been hearing they are on the horizon but I wonder if that means in one year or 10.
Gasoline-electric hybrids now, like Toyota’s popular Prius, don’t need to plug in—you just fill their tanks with [...]
The Aptera, that’s what. I remember when I was a kid and all the future cars looked like this…and now here they come. The Aptera will be available in electric only or hybrid/electric format, it is classified as a motorcycle, you don’t need a special license, and you can use the HOV lanes [...]
