You have heard of going green, but using algae to produce fuel and batteries may be a new idea for you. Yet, you may find algae in your future, not in the lake or pond but in your laptop batteries and automobile fuel tank.
Everyone wants to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. To that end GM is opening a Global Battery Systems Lab to develop batteries for the Chevy Volt. Will there be an electric vehicle in your future?
We are currently struggling to find alternative fuels. Could your future automobile be powered by hydrogen? General Motors is testing hydrogen fuel cell cars right now in a program called Project Driveway. You can learn all about it here.
According to the National Safety Council, vehicle death rates are three times higher at night than during the day. And while car manufacturers continue to make safer cars, new technology is helping to light the way.