Posts Tagged ‘electric’

Nanotech research stumbles on homemade hydrogen

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Efficiency is a large stumbling block if you're looking for a way to replace gasoline. It's pretty hard to better such an exceptional fuel, and several alternatives show promise but are nagged by inefficiencies or cost, and usually both. Nanotech to the rescue; it may soon be possible to produce you......

New fuel economy report to finally recommend diesels and hybrids for first time

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
In a move sure to be embraced by environmentalists, a panel of trusted outside experts is finally recommending to federal regulators that light-duty diesel engines and hybrids should be regarded as available technologies to improve fuel economy. Neither of these technologies were included in a previ......

Ghosn on Middle East tour: Electric cars in Israel, factory in Morocco

Sunday, November 11th, 2007
Renault-Nissan president Carlos Ghosn is arguably one of the most effective automotive industry executives, and having just embarked upon a tour of the Middle East, may prove to be more effective than the endless stream of government and military envoys parading in and out of sand-swept capitals. Gh......

Detroit 2008: Hang Ten with Tang Hua

Monday, November 5th, 2007
Click above for mini gallery of high-res hilaritySister site AB Green did a post on the Tang Hua clan yesterday, but we had to get in on the fun, too. A trio of bright yellow Dr. Suess-mobiles are being displayed by the Chinese company in the basement of COBO. As you might imagine, Chinese cars don......

Make it up to the kid with an Alfa Spider

Monday, October 15th, 2007
Uh-oh. The big day came and went and you forgot a present for that pint-size kiddie on your shopping list. This is gonna cost ya. We'd charge you for information on the ultimate "stop crying, let me make it up to you" gift, but our lawyers insist it's legally questionable and our life coach says it......

LA 2007 VIDEO: Alan Mulally delivers keynote

Saturday, September 8th, 2007
DSLGsKQUhBkA little over a year ago, Alan Mulally's time was spent managing Boeing, and here in LA just 14 months later he's the keynote speaker for at an international auto show. He's a year older, and he also knows a heck of a lot more about cars than he did when he took the helm at Ford Motor Com......

Two-Wheel EV whizzer: The evDaytona electric motorcycle

Sunday, April 29th, 2007
GoWheel brings you an electric motorbike that's going to cost you some money, but it looks and goes just like the real thing. Almost. Starting with a Triumph Daytona, the folks at Go replace the inline DOHC 3-cylinder with a li-ion battery pack that adds 100-190 pounds depending on how many batterie......

VIDEO: Tesla Roadster being tested on ice

Monday, December 11th, 2006
For those who don't read AutoblogGreen on a daily basis (shame on you), you may not be aware that Tesla Motors has officially announced it will be opening a Michigan Technical Center in Rochester Hills, MI where all development work for its next all-electric vehicle, a sedan codenamed Whitestar, wil......

Tesla moves forward with Whitestar sedan, opens new R&D center in Michigan

Thursday, November 30th, 2006
Tesla, the company behind the amazing Tesla Roadster capable of going 250 miles on a single charge and hitting 60 mph in around 4 seconds, seems to be progressing cautiously with plans for its next model, an all-EV sedan codenamed Whitestar. The fledgling automaker is apparently planning for the lon......

Detroit Auto Show: Chevrolet Volt Concept

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
click on the image above to view AutoblogGreen's high-resolution galleryGM's much-rumored electric vehicle introduction for the North American International Auto Show has indeed been revealed to be the Chevrolet Volt. Built on a new platform referred to as E-flex, the cute coupe spins the front whe......