Posts Tagged ‘FuelCell’
Photo: Nicholas BowmanMost people have pretty weak arguments for speeding. Everything from having a broken speedometer, going with the flow of traffic, or desperately needing to find a bathroom are usually feeble excuses that generally don't hold up. Simon Grills's case is unique. Despite being cau......
Njection and Garmin partner to identify speed traps
Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Njection is a website for guys like us. In addition to their forums and picture resources, they have compiled a database of more than 50,000 speed traps worldwide -- areas with high radar use and speed cameras -- that works with Microsoft Live Maps. Njection is teaming up with Garmin, a leading manu......
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......
Detroit 2008: Chrysler ecoVoyager Concept lands
Friday, November 2nd, 2007
click above for more high-res images of the Chrysler ecoVoyager ConceptOne of three Pentastar concepts powered by some combination of cutting-edge technology, the Chrysler ecoVoyager continues the automaker's fascination with art-deco by resurrecting the Stout Scarab. Doing away with a conventional ......
Detroit 2008: Chrysler ecoVoyager Concept lands
Friday, November 2nd, 2007
click above for more high-res images of the Chrysler ecoVoyager ConceptOne of three Pentastar concepts powered by some combination of cutting-edge technology, the Chrysler ecoVoyager continues the automaker's fascination with art-deco by resurrecting the Stout Scarab. Doing away with a conventional ......
Sorry CARB: EPA says states can’t regulate their own emissions
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
If you found it slightly strange that automakers went from being ardently opposed to any new EPA legislation to 100-percent behind the new proposal, you're not alone. Now the picture appears clearer, as the EPA has deemed any new California Air Resources Board (CARB) legislation an unnecessary evil.......
VIDEO: Water mafia fighting over the new Honda FCX Clarity
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
The Honda FCX Clarity is hugely important because it represents an honest to goodness fuel-cell vehicle that is going to actually be built and sold in 2008. The significance of a vehicle that spits water out of its exhaust instead of carbon is lost on virtually nobody, and it looks like Honda will b......
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......
Frankfurt 2007: Hyundai i-Blue isn’t blue, it’s green
Saturday, July 7th, 2007
Click the pics above for a gallery of high-res images of the Hyundai i-Blue Concept.Hyundai, like practically every other automaker in Frankfurt, is showing off its green-wares. The i-Blue is the poster-child for the automaker's environmentally focused future, with a 100 kW motor powered by a fuel c......