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This car is very interesting! Here is a youtube video if you are more interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RBl1LFUQ4c I like that it is very affordable. I wonder if it will catch on in North America. I can definitely see it catching on in Europe. I had to edit this because I found more up-to-date information about a different company called Peugeot who is planning to release an air powered car in 2016 from the UK's Daily Mail website: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2568732/Car-runs-air-set-hit-streets-year-Peugeot-claims-new-hybrid-117mpg.html I am not sure how good of a product this car will be but I am happy to see the development of technology like this.

A brief overview of the possibility of more solar-powered automobiles in the near future due to the decreasing prices of solar and electric vehicles and the advancement in efficiency. An easy-read site which briefly explains the various types of electric cars available to consumers. It also maps the progress of the automobile companies involved in solar and electric cars.

This is actually an amazing company with the vision of creating sustainable solar electric cars. I have a friend who owns their roadster and it is amazing to ride in. The cars are VERY expensive now but I am hoping they will be more affordable in the future. The company's CEO is Elon Musk, http://elonmusk.com/ who I believe is a very interesting character in the "Green" world.

This is an interesting app that allows you to share the availability in your car with others you have the app. If you're taking a long trip, or even if you're just running to the grocery, this app helps facilitate car pooling and thus reduces carbon emissions.

Climate change and Green Cars - Electric cars

If I owned a car, I'd buy this. It's my dream car - zero emissions, 100% clean!

It bothers me greatly that so many people are completely unaware of the technology that was available in regards to electric cars in the late 90's. It's as if the media has short term memory loss concerning this matter as well.

BBC News presents a video on the expansion of Hong Kong's electrical vehicle movement. As one of the worlds densest urban population's, a proven implementation of successful electrical car program and infrastructure could prove replicable.

We could all do this and share our findings ! - online carbon footprint calculator. Calculate CO2 emissions from Cars, Flights, Home and Public Transport.

For about $70 buy a device that plugs into your car and talks to an iPhone app. It monitors your driving behavior and gives you tips on how to drive more energy effeciently, plus other stuff (like telling you where you parked).

I absolutely love the idea of the electric motorcycle and truly see it as the way of the future given the ever growing amount of vehicles on the road as well as the continuous increase in fossil fuels. As much as I love my little Harley Sportster, I would trade it for an electric version in a second.

This website shows an introduction and a glimpse into the future of solar road ways, beginning from a solar car park, to renditions of solar roadways possible in a very near future. It is exciting !

Ecovative Design introduces mushroom material- products and material made from agricultural waste and mushrooms. Items such as surf boards, structural bicomposites, and packaging to materials such as insulation and synthetic foam pieces for cars- this mushroom material is a great alternative to plastic and chemical based materials.

The discovery of a way to extract hydrogen from food waste - Wow!