Today, you can exchange your car's gas engine to a fully electric motor.The technology used to carry out electric vehicle conversions has reached a level where you can feel confident in the outcome.Aside from that, when you convert your car to an electric motor, you can reduce all kinds of expe

At this time, somewhere over northern Nevada, airplanes are being told by air traffic controllers to keep an eye out for a small, two-seat glider. The unpowered airplane is piloted by 44-year-old Gordon Boettger and ...

A hydro-electric car harnesses hydrogen and electricity to power its engine. But this is more of an idea in progress than a working plan. The hydro-electric car contains fuel cells that combine hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity. It is the molecular conversion between hydrogen and electricit

How cool would it be to build your own solar car? That's what my husband Kelly Hart thought, over ten years ago. So he built one, with some help from me, and we called it our Sunmobile. We used it to drive around our small Colorado town.

The ZENN Motor Company has provided us with the earth-friendly automotive future with its no noise, electric vehicle, the ZENN. While it requires no gasoline and is not dependent on foreign oil, it also differentiates itself with convenience and utility that not one other NEV (Neighborhood Electric

A star forms as hydrogen gas and other matter gets condensed by the forces of gravity. The gravity causes nuclear fusion to occur, causing the star to release heat and light. Due to Earth's distance from most stars, the light a star emits can take a few years to reach Earth. Humans may see the light

A car battery is the leader in the start-up process when the key is slipped into the ignition and turned. Working with other components underneath the hood, the battery is key to a car working properly.

Rotary engines are rare powerplants, since they pose singular engineering challenges. As of 2010, the Mazda RX-8 is the only vehicle offered with a rotary engine. The design, as well as the power cycle, are completely different from those of conventional engines.

Lead and AcidCar batteries are made with lead and lead oxide plates. These plates are placed next to each other in a mixture of water and sulfuric acid. The solution is about one-third acid and two-thirds water; the addition of the acid makes it an electrolytic substance, which means...

The price of gasoline has gone sky-high. And the pollution from car exhausts has significantly increased. The auto industry's solution to these problems was to develop the hybrid car. Hybrid cars get better gas mileage, and they do not pollute the air as much as nonhybrid cars. However, there are di

Previously, there was some talk in the carwash industry, and also with those automobile engineers in Detroit who had come up with a 42 fold electrical scheme for future automobiles about the challenges of washing the car. After all, if you're washing the car and for some reason something goes w

Electric automobile sales have yet to disrupt the dominance of internal combustion. Yet, while electrics at this point would appear bound for a niche market, some trends indicate that assumption may be premature.

The Jeep Wrangler is one of the most popular 4x4s on the off-road trail circuit. The vehicle is used for rock-crawling, mudding and trailing because its short wheelbase makes it ideal for going in, over and around tight trails. Once in a while, however, the Jeep Wrangler will roll over. This can hap

Test drive and invite a professional check of all used Chevrolet Duramax vehicles prior to purchase to reduce the need for expensive after-market repairs.orange coupe image by John Sfondilias from Fotolia.comThe "Weekend Warrior" 2005 Chevrolet Silverado Duramax is a large, modifiable...

General Motors is trying to build momentum as it comes out of bankruptcy. The big news is it is claiming the Chevrolet Volt hybrid will get 230 miles per gallon in city driving. That is ...

Ethanol has been seen by the general public as an alternative fuel with almost zero drawbacks. While E85, a mix of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, does produce less pollution and is renewable through growing the corn used in its creation, it has some problems that anyone considering conv

In these times that gasoline prices have gone so high, one way that car owners can reduce their auto running bills is to go electric.

Pure electric cars never need a gas fill-up while others need one only once in a while.Refuelling by gasoline of the modern car image by terex from Fotolia.comWhile a number of attempts have been made at creating electric vehicles, including the EV1, created in the mid-1990s by General...

Electric car parts are generally of two types firstly those which are meant for electric conversion kits and secondly those meant for factory made electric car models. In fact battery is one of the most sought after electric car part. Both types of products are easily available provided you look for

The Toyota Prius is the best-selling hybrid vehicle in the world, a vehicle introduced in 1997 and now claiming more than 1 million units sold. Toyota is ramping up production and expanding the Prius family and may soon sell 1 million units annually worldwide if demand continues to rise. High gas pr