Sbarro React is one slick hybrid

Is the Sbarro Italian food chain now expanding into race cars?

VW XL1: Towards 261 miles a gallon

Volkswagen would like to introduce you to what it believes will be a car you are tripping over others to get at if your checkbook is big enough.

The green troika of the Citroen Hybrid Air

The Geneva Motor show is a week away, and the automakers are trickling out news of their wares to drum up excitement from press and the public.

Can graphene supercapacitors replace traditional batteries?

If these UCLA researchers are right – and we might find out pretty soon – energy storage could be in for a big change.

Video: Solar Impulse to take on the States

The record-setting Solar Impulse airplane has landed in America. It didn’t fly here – well, it did, but it did so disassembled and packed into the cargo load of a Boeing 747 for the trip from its home base in Switzerland to Moffett Federal Airfield in Silicon Valley.

Chreos SuperEV goes 620 miles, 186MPH

Silex Power, a small firm from the island nation of Malta, has cooked up a rather unique upper-market electric vehicle concept which, if it actually hits production in 2015, could rival the likes of Tesla Motors for performance and range.

Claim: Biofuel crops consuming grasslands in the US

Scientists and environmentalists have long warned that biofuel production could have troubling land-use consequences, and now there’s new research that appears to confirm some of the worst fears.

These military uniforms help prevent friendly fire

In combat situations, soldiers must make split-second decisions. High stress and poor environmental conditions often mean that the senses are compromised.

Not all EVs are created equal

Remember the argument that electrified vehicles like hybrids, plug-in hybrids, "range-extended" hybrids, and electric vehicles are supposedly not as "clean" as gasoline-only autos?

This treehouse is for both Ewoks and Hobbit

What happens when an Ewok from the Forest Moon of Endor meets a Hobbit from the Shire, and they both decide to build a house together?

Mitsubishi preps new hybrid and EV

Mitsubishi Motors has trailed behind most other automakers in terms of electric car and hybrid development.

These residential vertical forests help clean the air

There are some fanciful architectural designs that look wonderful, almost dreamlike, in drawings, but you know will almost never get built in the real world.

Nissan Leaf may be outpacing the Prius

What is the best selling electric car of all time? Well, it probably depends upon who you ask.

This floating teahouse is made out of bamboo

Tea is not just another hot drink in China, it’s a way of life — something valuable enough that a building can be built just for drinking it slowly in a contemplative natural setting.

XI is a tricked-out road warrior EV design

The mission of the Hampshire College Lemelson Center in Amherst, Mass. is to help drive students to art, design and innovation for social change via working in the areas of applied design, appropriate technology, social entrepreneurship and art & technology.

This Dutch house is self-sufficient

The goal of many green designs for houses is to make them appear part of the landscape.

What a high-speed American railway would look like

As we all know, United States is far, far behind others part of the world like China and Europe when it comes to high-speed rail deployment.

Neptune's tidal power concept is a failure

Like the tides, tidal power’s fortunes rise and fall.

Kia Cross GT is one tricked-out hybrid

Kia Motors, besides showing off the unique Superman themed Optima Hybrid at the ongoing 2013 Chicago Auto Show, also unveiled a hybrid crossover concept meant to hint at a new push the brand is trying to go in automotive design and luxury looks.

These rotating solar islands track the sun

Manmade islands for the production of renewable energy – they’re all the rage, suddenly.