Jackie Chan has teamed up with Brammo to sell its motorcycles in Asia through his company JCAM Advanced Mobility Company Ltd.  Brammo’s initial offering is the Enertia, a motorcycle that will reach speeds of 60+ miles per hour and will travel 20 to 40 plus miles depending on your driving habits and route.

Another company has entered the race to provide charging stations for the upcoming anticipated switch to electric vehicles.  Mahi Reddy’s Annapolis, Maryland company Semma Connect has joined the two California companies, Better Place and Coulomb, in providing electric vehicle charging stations.  Both Better Place and Coulomb have been working with retailers, universities, cities, states, and foreign countries to build charging station networks for electric vehicles so SemmaConnect has some catching up to do.

Several of the finalists from this years Greener Gadgets Design competition are actually available now.  Many of the design finalists are only in the concept design stage or have not made it to retailers.  There are five that you can purchase: the Automan 500, the Econav 480, the EnergyHub Dashboard, the Go Mechanical Charger and the RollerGen. 

Green Fuel Technologies wants to market ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations to retail locations.  Many retail outlets like malls, big box stores, stadiums or theaters have huge parking lots with lots of potential for charging station placement. 

A number of different hand chargers have hit the market within the last few years as more and more people have embraced the concept of going “green”.  Solar power, wind power, and muscle power seem to be the renewable energy sources of choice for repowering everything from your iPod to your laptop.  YoGen has entered the fray with its own take on muscle power that just might tempt you to give up the hand crank.

A number of electric assist bicycles have come on the market in the last few years.  All of them require you to buy the entire bike, but what if you like the one you already have?  You have the top of the line frame, gears, pedals, brakes and perfect height adjustments, but you want a little something extra.  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has the perfect solution.  The Copenhagen Wheel can add a ton of electronics without buying a whole new bike.

We keep hearing about electric vehicles (EVs) and how good they are for the environment, but what are they like to drive?  Most people outside California don’t have access to an EV to find out for themselves so here are a couple of places to read about being an EV owner vicariously.

The Solar Impulse is scheduled to circumnavigate the world using only solar power in 2012.  In the run up to the actual flight, the team has been testing the current prototype.  Today was another milestone for the Solar Impulse team as the Solar Impulse flew 350 meters (1149 feet).

Most of us own laptops, mp3 players, cell phones, and other portable gadgets that we need to charge from time to time.  In this, the first of several Green Holiday shopping guides, we will be discussing the different options for charging your portable devices using renewable energy chargers or a couple of  cordless options.  Included in this shopping guide are chargers that have gotten  the high reviews/ratings in their price category.

Convoys back in the 1980s meant that you had a string of trucks (and an occasional car) traveling together while conversing over CB radios.  In the near future, convoy may mean joining a string of cars called a Road Train.  The Road Train is headed by a truck or other vehicle that is capable of taking control of your car so you can engage in other activities.