Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Saturn, USA
Advanced Mechanical Products (AMP), the company with plans to convert hundreds of Saturn Sky roadsters from gas to electric power, appear to have a prototype doing some on-the-road testing. A video on YouTube shows a black “AMP” whizzing down the road and the cameraman announcing “…wards [sic] us is the AMP… »
Filed under: Hybrid, USA
As part of its ongoing efforts to green its delivery fleet, Coca-Cola is adding 10 heavy duty hybrid trucks to its South Florida operations. Its national goal of 120 vehicles appears to have increased to 142 according to an article in the Miami Herald which discusses the Florida addition. The trucks are… »
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, On Two Wheels, Lightweight
Every car sold in America these days, along with an increasing number of motorcycles, uses “by-wire” technology. Basically, sensors and computers are connected by wires which carry the electrical signals to and fro, eliminating the mechanical connection between the operator and the machine. There are many reasons to… »
Filed under: MPG, Legislation and Policy
The energy bill that was passed by Congress last December requiring corporate average fuel economy to be raised to 35 mpg by 2020 had some interesting little known elements in it. Among other things, the bill required NHTSA to set the standards at the maximum feasible level for any given… »
Filed under: Hybrid, MPG, Mazda
Right now Mazda is in the process of launching the new version of its mid-sized sedan the 6 in North America. The car gets all new styling and upgraded powertrains that are more efficient. While the new car is slightly larger than before, Mazda has managed to reduce the weight. One… »
Filed under: MPG, Legislation and Policy, Green Daily, USA
TMI. What does that mean? Well, it usually means ‘Too Much Information,’ but in the case of fuel mileage, there is truly no such thing. Everybody and their brother wants to know what kind of mileage they are likely to get out of their next new car… »