Urban Farming

Electric Vehicles: Charge Up in Texas

April 12, 2011

Courtesy eVgo Electric-vehicle owners in Texas can now charge up their cars at public charging stations springing up in Houston and the Dallas/Fort Worth areas. Electric vehicle owners in the Dallas/Fort Worth area can now stop to “fuel up,” so to speak. Over the weekend, NRG Energy, Inc., opened the first privately funded eVgo (ee-vee-go) […]

Urban Farming

Student Who Patents Solar Motorcycle Rides On

November 23, 2010

Courtesy Purdue University A Purdue University student patented a solar-powered motorcycle, and then started a club to work with other students on creating other electric vehicles. Physics major Tony Danger Coiro, a junior from South Bend, Ind., received a provisional patent for his motorcycle that uses solar energy to cut his transportation costs down to […]