Would switching from petrol to electric help you cut costs and your carbon footprint? A new tool could help you find out from the comfort of your own laptop.

Electric cars that aren't currently on the move could be used to help stabilise energy grids, make electricity from renewable energy sources more viable and generate extra income for EV owners. That's the goal of the Munich-based company The Mobility House and their smart Vehicle-to-Grid technology.

The German startup Solmove has developed a system of glass panels embedded with solar cells that can be used to cover roads and generate energy. It's the latest step in solar road technology, and looks set to give a boost to the electric car market too.

How can Germany - once held up as a pioneering force in the field of environmental protection - reach its current climate goals? And how can e-mobility help? We talked to Volker Quaschning, professor for regenerative energy systems at the HTW Berlin.

E-mobility meets sharing. Share & Charge is a new platform that has a fresh idea for how to tackle the problem of insufficient of charging points for electric cars - by connecting EV drivers with people and their private charging stations at home.

The future looks bright for e-mobility. But electric vehicles aren't the only alternative to traditional combustion engines. What are the other options? And how do they shape up? We talked it over with Michael Müller-Görnert from VCD, Germany's leading ecological transport association.

If we want to ensure our cities are smarter, more liveable and more sustainable in the future, we need to come up with transport solutions that save space and resources. Nüwiel's smart electric bike trailer seems like a clever step in the right direction.

Electromobility is catching on, but progress is slow - many potential new users are still put off by the charging process, and afraid of getting stuck in the middle of nowhere with an empty battery. The PlugSurfing app wants to simplify things: declaring war on the confusing jungle of charging stations, energy providers and billing systems.

E-mobility has never been so cool. A new self-driving minibus has been doing the rounds, and is set to conquer the hearts of passengers and smart-transport enthusiasts the world over.