Future Echoes 09 December 2009

This week we look at electric Rav4’s with Bobby LLew, Apple buying LaLa, Virgin Galactic and Tide Power.

Future Echoes 04/10/09

Some of this weeks interesting stories…

Turning ze air Blue

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Thomas: not so long ago we had a conversation about who would be making the electric cars of the future, and you made the comment that the Germans had been playing their cards suspiciously close to their chests. So what’s going on? Both BMW and Mercedes are talking about next gen power trains at this [Read More →]

Who will make my electric car?

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Martin: In the past we have discussed the future of cars and come to the conclusion that the future for most people is a hydrogen fuel cell car. You fill it up like a normal petrol car, but it makes its own electricity and makes glorious, silent and almost god like progress down the road. [Read More →]

Powering the transport of the future

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Thomas: We’ve talked recently about how we’re going to be powering our cars in the future, and specifically if the stop-gap hybrid drivetrain is worth the hassle. Cars aren’t the only type of transport to rely on oil though, trains, aircraft and boats all drink their share of the black stuff. The question is, as [Read More →]