Archive for August 9th, 2008

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM
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ABC news has just posted another video discussing the Chevy Volt. As expected, it’s basically a puff piece with nothing particularly earth shattering being revealed as far as technical details. Car and Driver editor Csaba Csere expresses his skepticism that GM can make the Volt happen… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM
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ABC news has just posted another video discussing the Chevy Volt. As expected, it’s basically a puff piece with nothing particularly earth shattering being revealed as far as technical details. Car and Driver editor Csaba Csere expresses his skepticism that GM can make the Volt happen… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants, Legislation and Policy, Zap, USA

We recently told you about the Kentucky Senate side-show in which Democrats and Republicans both tried to get legislation started that would make it legal for low-speed vehicles (LSVs) to drive on some roads in the bluegrass state. Now, Governor Steve Beshear has stepped in and signed… »

Filed under: Carbon Capture, Green Daily, Pacific Region

A report issued by the Australian National University shows that unspoiled natural forests capture more carbon than artificially planted trees. The report states that this fact wasn’t considered when planning counteracting actions against global warming by the IPCC. However, according to our source article, the report didn’t consider… »

Filed under: Lightweight

While we anxiously await more details regarding Gordon Murray’s upcoming Type-25 city car, we have another proposition from the man who brought the McLaren F1 and the Rocket to fruition: a green supercar. What could be green about a supercar, you ask? Well, it depends on how you look at it. For instance,… »

Filed under: MPG, Honda, On Two Wheels, Asia

Honda has been building small-bore single cylinder four stroke engines and installing them in simple two-wheelers for over fifty years. You’d imagine, then, that Big Red would know a thing or two about how to make them run well, and you’d be right. In fact, Honda has reportedly… »

An inquest into the death of Welsh gym owner Gerald Mellin has found the businessman decapitated himself in his Aston Martin DB7 after an argument with his estranged wife. According to the court, Mellin tied one end of a rope to a tree, climbed into his DB7 and wrapped the other end around his neck…. »

We dunno. Maybe, but where’s the location of the house? Even in this depressed housing market, we still have to make sure we’re getting something of value. Because although a late model Accord coupe might intrigue some, even a free house may not be enough to make us interested in the vanilla two-door. But hmm…… »