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 [...]
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 [...]
And I’d like 12 classic cars in my garage in 11 years. Who knows if either will happen? But Germany has a plan, and it includes:
a large amount of funding for advanced battery development, investment in an electric car charging infrastructure, and tax credits for the adoption of electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Conceived [...]
In October, I noted the announcement of the new Chrysler Hybrid SUV models.
According to the NY Times:
The hybrid S.U.V.’s became available at dealerships in early October. But on Oct. 23, Chrysler announced that at the end of the year it would close the Delaware plant where they are built. Production of the hybrid [...]
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. [...]
Brilliant. Instead of changing infrastructure to accommodate ethanol or bio-diesel, why not change the fuel?
Sapphire Energy plans to use Algae to produce Gasoline.
Simple, and smart. These are the kind of things that could really be game changing.
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1687/70/
Since 1981, the top selling car in the US has not been a car, but a truck. The Ford F150 has consistently been the top selling vehicle. In May, in a remarkable change, the Honda Civic has jumped to the top of the list.
Is this a sea change? [...]
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