Latest Environmentally Friendly Cars

Latest Environmentally Friendly Cars

1- Provoq


Cadillac's Provoq is the first concept car runs on a hydrogen fuel cell and a lithium ion battery. The idea behind the Provoq is to extend some of the eco-friendly features into a luxury car.

The car primarily runs on hydrogen, but uses the battery for peak power and storing electricity to extend the range.


It is expected to get 300 miles on a tank of hydrogen, and the fuel cell--GM's fifth generation of fuel cells--is half the size of the last one, which increases internal room and storage. On the roof sits a solar panel for running the car's electronics.

To increase aerodynamics, shutters automatically cover up the air vents on the grill at high speeds.

Sources:
www.thecarconnection.com
www.autobloggreen.com
www.news.com

2- MiniC.A.T.

After fourteen years of research and development, Guy Negre has developed an engine that could become one of the biggest technological advances of this century. Its application to Compressed Air Technology(CAT) vehicles gives them significant economical and environmental advantages.

With the incorporation of bi-energy (compressed air + fuel) the CAT Vehicles have increased their driving range to close to 2000 km with zero pollution in cities and considerably reduced pollution outside urban areas.


The application of the MDI engine in other areas, outside the automotive sector, opens a multitude of possibilities in nautical fields, co-generation, auxiliary engines, electric generators groups, etc.

Compressed air is a new viable form of power that allows the accumulation and transport of energy. MDI is very close to initiating the production of a series of engines and vehicles. The company is financed by the sale of manufacturing licenses and patents all over the world.

Sources:
www.gadgetcentre.com
www.theaircar.com/