Posts Tagged ‘u s department’
It'd be hard to find a vehicle that conveys a greater sense of authority and superiority than a Rolls-Royce. How about a Rolls-Royce that previously belonged to a dictator? A year and a half since his execution, several uber-luxury automobiles that belonged to Saddam Hussein are now popping up for s......
Turn off your AC: Nation’s power grid can handle 180 million EVs
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
Although there is a lot of debate about what type of green technology will be the best for our environment and our economy into the future, plug-in hybrids appear to be growing in popularity. One of the concerns with this type of alternative energy vehicle is what will happen to our power grid when ......
Gas prices hit lowest mark since April
Sunday, July 16th, 2006
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that gasoline prices have hit their lowest average since April of this year. Although this is expected at the end of every summer driving season, forecasters are predicting that by November of this year, fuel will be closer to $2.00 per gallon, versus th......
Cummins to supply light-duty diesels to - who?
Thursday, June 15th, 2006
Cummins Inc. has inked a deal with an unnamed automaker to supply high-performance light-duty diesel engines to be used in various truck and SUV applications. These engines will be a new foray into the mass market for the diesel engine manufacturer, which is best known for powering big rigs across t......
Will ventilated seats improve MPG?
Friday, April 14th, 2006
This takes some loose logic, but the U.S. Department of Energy and its National Renewable Energy Laboratory are reporting that the use of new ventilated seats like those available as an option in the Cadillac STS will likely contribute to a 7.5% reduction in using a vehicle's air conditioner, thus i......
Fuel cell pact signed by GM, DaimlerChrysler
Monday, May 23rd, 2005
GM has pledged to spend $44 million to build a fleet of 40 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to distrubute across the country and DaimlerChrysler will invest more than $70 million to place fuel cell vehicles with consumers for feedback. All these promises are made with the U.S. Department of Energy in hop......