Sep 5th, 2008 · Marcelo da Luz says he's doing what he can for energy independence: The Canadian has been driving across North America in a solar-powered car. The only trouble is that police have pulled over the saucer-shaped vehicle seven times, including in Alaska, where somebody called in a UFO sighting to 911.
Mar 5th, 2008 · General Motors and Toyota officials are expressing doubts about how soon people will be driving hydrogen-powered cars. Speaking at an auto show in Geneva, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz indicated that fuel cells are still too expensive to be practical for most consumers.
Aug 30th, 2007 · Paul MacCready Jr., known as the "father of human-powered flight," for designing the first aircraft to make a sustained, controlled flight powered solely by a human, has died. He was 81. Bryan Allen, a software engineer in the area of Mars exploration at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, talks with Melissa Block. Allen was the pilot for MacCready's Gossamer Condor, which logged a 7 1/2-minute flight, and for his Gossamer Albatross, which crossed the English Channel.
Nov 24th, 2006 · Brazil has cut its reliance on fossil fuels and become the world's leading producer of ethanol fuel. It powers Brazilian cars, farms and industries, and it all comes from the country's sugar cane crops.