Filed under: Biodiesel, Ethanol, GM
One reality of biofuels (not to mention most things related to cars or technology) is that those of who read sites like this one are outliers. The majority of people out there (especially politicians) have at best a superficial knowledge of what alternative fuels are and whether they can use… »
Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, MPG, USA
What are the best green cars available to consumers in 2008? The Toyota Prius certainly springs to mind, and that model is in fact KBB’s top choice in their new Top Green Cars of 2008 list. Six of KBB’s top ten choices are hybrids, which is not surprising given their… »
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Legislation and Policy, On Two Wheels, USA
Prospective ZAP Xebra owners in Mass. take note: your State has just revoked all of the current registrations for the electric three-wheelers. It seems that the State has just come to realize that the machines don’t actually qualify as either motorcycles or cars, despite laws regulating… »
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Etc., EV/Plug-in, Transportation Alternatives, On Two Wheels, Japan
In a move that’s sure to knock the Segway world off balance, Toyota has introduced its new “personal transport assistance robot” called the Winglet. Actually, there’s three of them. One with a tall handle that could be seen as more practical and two other… »
Picture the scene: It’s August 1984 and you’re about to start your first semester of community college. You’ve got the $1,200 you earned stocking shelves at your dad’s hardware store all summer burning a hole in your pocket and your eyes on the sweet panel van your buddy Darryl is selling. The problem is; you… »
Sometimes you just have to know when to give up. We might have beaten Japan in WWII, but they’ve been conducting a covert war ever since, assaulting us with convenience and luxury that has made us weak of body and weaker of mind. Commenter Elhigh points this out in an open letter to the Land… »
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that’s the coolest… and the most hellish! Yesterday, the combo of rotary weirdness and potential performance of the RX-7 scored a win over the Caprice’s monster torque and bullying physique, according to the Choose Your Eternity poll. Today we’re returning to… »
JList, purveyors of all things Japanese and crazy, is offering for sale an iPod dock in the shape of Optimus Prime towing Convoy. The trailer acts as the actual dock, while Optimus’ job is apparently to transform and protect the all spark iPod. It’s available in original colors, but it also comes in all-white, which… »
Paris’s Mayor, Bertrand Delanoe, has announced the installation of a massive electric car-sharing scheme in his city. Autolib takes its cue from the city’s successful Velib bicycle-sharing system and will make up to 4,000 electric cars available at stations located throughout Paris, allowing users to rent one on the spot and return it elsewhere, charging… »
Paris’s Mayor, Bertrand Delanoe, has announced the installation of a massive electric car-sharing scheme in his city. Autolib takes its cue from the city’s successful Velib bicycle-sharing system and will make up to 4,000 electric cars available at stations located throughout Paris, allowing users to rent one on the spot and return it elsewhere, charging… »