Looks like the Toyota domination might be shrinking a little. New challenges are arriving from Honda with their new Insight competing against the Prius, and Ford with the new Fusion Hybrid competing against the Camry Hybrid.
Car and Driver had a recent comparison test, and picked the Fusion as their favorite. I’ve [...]
“According to Vectrix, the Vx-1 costs just one cent per mile to operate (the equivalent of 357 mpg), compared to 50 to 87 mpg for most other gas-powered scooters.
It’ll also do 0 to 50 in 6.8 seconds, so it’s not your granny’s scooter.
Weighing in at 515 pounds, with a 60-inch wheelbase, the Vx-1 is powered [...]
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Honda says they will have an electric motorcycle on the market in 2 years.
Why focus on electric motorcycles before a viable electric car? Says Fukui, “History shows that motorcycles [...]
3 years ago, the company didn’t even build cars. GM has had nearly 100 years experience. Chinese cars are coming, and it seems to me that a plug-in like this could be the beachhead that they need to gain acceptance among US consumers. And strike fear in the hearts of the big [...]
As an environmentalist and a car guy, I love any excuse to post about cars here. I don’t think the Tesla will ever make a meaningful impact on the global environmental situation. For $100K, someone that really cares about the environment could by 5 Honda Fits. One to drive and 4 to [...]
My favorite kind of solution. Simple, elegant, and effective.
“In a paper published in the International Journal of Vehicle Design, Inchul Kim of Metacomp Technologies, in Agoura Hills, California, working with Xin Geng and Hualei Chen of the University of Michigan-Dearborn report that the aerodynamic drag and lift on a mini-van moving at 108 kph [...]
Wave energy seems like it holds some promise for a renewable resource. Essentially, it is concentrated wind energy, since waves are formed by wind across large areas of water. Capturing it has it difficulties, marine environments are tough on moving parts, tough to maintain, and frequently create energy that must then be transported somewhere. Searaser [...]
Solargy is announcing a 120M project in Africa. They bill themselves as an alternative energy system integrator, but this system doesn’t seem any different than conventional incinerators. At least, it’s not at all clear how it’s different. Anyone know? They claim to integrate solar and incineration, but is the solar actually used ot make the [...]
Tesla makes a cool car, but a low volume 2 seat sports car that sells for 100K will never be mainstream. Getting a major manufacture to build a small but useful city car, all electric, will make a big difference. BMW is building between 500 and a 1,000 all electric Mini’s. With [...]
Chrysler Aspen hybrid and Dodge Durango hybrid have managed an EPA-estimated 20 MPG city and 22 MPG highway rating.
Reasonably impressive numbers. Not great, but for a big SUV, pretty good numbers. Off course, if people buy this when all they really need is a small car, there is no net gain. [...]
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