Porsche 911 998 We don’t normally post spy photographs or video footage of new car models but in the case of the new Porsche 911 998, I just had to share. Captured by Autocar. I guess the designers at Porsche were tired of making cars which look like Jelly Beans. The new rear end makes room for a larger engine, and adds some masculinity as well. It’s reminiscent...

Lithium-sulfur and carbon nanowires battery Source: Nano Letters & Technology Review Right now your cell phone, laptop, and most EV vehicles being engineered use rechargeable lithium ion batteries. However, the specific energy of existing lithium ion batteries is still insufficient for many applications due to the limited specific charge capacity of the electrode materials....

Green Racer 2010 Nissan GTR in Forza 3 for Xbox Your dreams of representing green-racer.com online have finally reached fruition! Yes, you can now download our car livery designs, custom designed for use with the 2010 Nissan GTR, the Volvo S60, the VW Scirocco, the Ford Focus RS, Porsche GT3, and others. Each custom car design is tagged with the words “green racer”...

How much is the Nissan Leaf? How much is an EV to operate? Last week I brought the Nissan Leaf to your attention, and left some of you wondering what the price will be. That will depend on whether or not Nissan decides to lease you the battery pack. You see, the most expensive part of the car is the $10,000 – $20,000 Lithium-Ion cell pack. Seeing as how you’ll...

Apple's iPad Okay, so Apple’s newly announced iPad isn’t a car, nor does it revolutionize anything about the car industry—or does it? Perhaps you got a chance to enjoy the hype leading upto the big iPad announcement and thought the iPad left you a bit wondering, and expecting more features. To you I say, the secret behind Apple’s success isn’t...

DIY 200+mpg Honda 125 Motorbike I’m quickly earning my reputation as a DIY spokesperson here at GreenRacer. Perhaps it’s my background in design, or my love of democracy, but the customization movement in the last several years has allowed us to modify our lives immensely and it’s not going to stop anytime soon. Full-fairing bikes are making a comeback...

There’s a new phenomenon making its way around the auto enthusiasts of the world — at least the ones fortunate enough to have access to decent public transportation. Monday through Friday, these drivers shuffle to the bus top, squeeze into metro cars and generally suffer the indignity of being without personal transportation in a society that seems to think sidewalks...

Making your car shaped like a sperm will decrease its drag coefficient. I know what you’re thinking—this whole green movement from the past few years is reminiscent of past fuel crises when you went out and bought yourself a little Honda Civic or Geo Metro to do your part for the environment. Now politicians and the media are telling you to trade in that heap of...

prius vs hummer? Quick Question: Which is more friendly to the environment? -A Prius or a Hummer? If you answered Hummer, you are WRONG. Yes there’s been a million web stories about how terrible mining for nickel is to the environment, which is what is used in the Prius’ batteries. First of all, most of the destructive practices were abolished decades ago,...

A study released by Stanford University indicates that ethanol, the cellulose-based fuel that is arguably the most widely implemented alternative energy source for powering motor vehicles, might not be so beneficial for the planet after all. When the fuel is burned it produces an increased number of aldehydes, which are the precursors to Ozone, and the effects of this...