Transportation
The Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC) is a consumer focused non-profit organization aiming to promote the understanding and benefits of modernized electrical systems among all stakeholders in the United States. In less than a year they have... Read More
Hyundai
Mike O'Brien, Vice President of Product and Corporate Planning for Hyundai, caught up with Planet Forward at Auto Show Policy Day on Capitol Hill to fill us in on why hybrids are the latest trend in the auto industry.
Bees function with precious little information exchanged between each other, and very small "instruction sets" encoded in their brains -- no master bee shouts out orders in a command & control fashion, yet the hive thrives even as bees come and... Read More
Ford Motor Company
Sue Cishchke, Group Vice President of Sustainability, Environment, and Safety Engineering with Ford Motor Company, talked to Planet Forward at the Washington Auto Show Policy Day on Capitol Hill about its all new plug-in hybrid and new line of... Read More
Create a new car classification similar to current classifications for mopeds that are designed around limited engine size and for use only on surface streets (not allowed on interstates), and with fewer government regulations. This new car... Read More
BMW of North America, LLC
Thomas Baloga, Vice President of Engineering for BMW of North America, caught up with Planet Forward at the Auto Show Policy Day on Capitol Hill to tell us about the new light-weight, carbon-reinforced fiber that will help reduce the weight of the... Read More
University of Arkanasas
Biofuels have been considered as one of the great alternatives to solving the energy problem for transportation fuels. Corn used for ethanol unfortunately competes with a staple foodstuff, and requires significant amounts of land area. Ethanol... Read More
The Automobile Industry Meets the 18th Century
Although the idea of interchangeable parts is often credited to Eli Whitney in the late 18th century, some credit 15th century Gutenberg. Maybe the idea will hit Detroit sometime in the 21st century,... Read More
Vroom, vroom! Look for this car on the racetrack--it's the fastest electric car on the market! It has the speed and power of most race cars, but has little to no impact on the environment!