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Electric Cars Making A Comeback in 2011

2011 is being heralded by auto industry insiders as the “year of the electric car”. Though we here at Metaefficient endorse a life free of dependency upon cars, 100% electric vehicles are certainly more fuel efficient than internal combustion vehicles and may be on their way to becoming user-friendly as well.

For 2011 consumers interested in electric vehicles will have an array of options to choose from.Currently, the biggest news makers are Nissan with its’ 100% electric powered Leaf and Chevrolet with the Volt, while other major car companies have electric vehicles in development. Since sales of hybrid cars have increased while new car sales overall has decreased, manufacturers are confident that people are ready to embrace electric vehicles. Forecast predictions are optimistic. Executive Vice President of Nissan, Carlos Tavares, anticipates that “electric vehicles will account for 10 percent of all cars sold globally by 2020″. Though with the cost of an electric car still hovering above the $30,000 mark, other industry experts disagree. Here’s an overview of what’s available and what to look for in the coming year. (more…)

Okay, so a typical stirling engine of this size won’t move you too fast, but if you can pick up some trash from the roadside and put it in the combustion chamber?  How about some of the wood chips they’re leaving along the roadside (wait I already use those – forget the last sentence!)?

If Dean Kamen can dream it and bring it into the real world, it just might make our roads cleaner and get us to where we’re going.  Hmm: wonder how far I could ride on a dollar meal – packaging included?

Hybrid Electric Scooter Runs On Anything That Burns : Gas 2.0.