Filed under: Ethanol, Flex-Fuel, Ford, Green Daily
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Want to prove that ponies like ethanol? Give Oklahoma corn farmer Brent Hajek a call. He helped get a FR500C Ford Mustang running on E85 up to 252.78 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats is Utah back in September. The record-setting drive (well, almost. It still… »
Filed under: Emerging Technologies
A vehicle in motion has a lot of energy passing through it various ways. The limited capacity of electro-chemical batteries means engineers have to find any way they can to reduce wasted energy and recapture as much as possible. The primary means of recapturing energy up until now has been regenerative braking,… »
Filed under: Diesel, Subaru, European Union, UK
Click above for a gallery of the Subaru Impreza diesel
Apparently, Ireland will be getting a diesel version of the Subaru Impreza. We’re were a little surprised to see the press release, which is pasted after the break, considering that it was just last week that we heard the… »
The cinematic qualities of most automotive videos leaves us wanting more, but Advan Tech Studio knows what we crave. The video proof after the jump gets us real hot and bothered for the weekend.
We showed you a little 30 frame-per-second video of a Mustang burnout last summer and little did we know the awesome cinematic… »
The cinematic qualities of most automotive videos leaves us wanting more, but Advan Tech Studio knows what we crave. The video proof after the jump gets us real hot and bothered for the weekend.
We showed you a little 30 frame-per-second video of a Mustang burnout last summer and little did we know the awesome cinematic… »
The only state in the US to fall completely within the boundaries of Appalachia, West Virginia is a state rich in natural beauty and resources. The rugged terrain of the Appalachian Mountains has influenced the state’s history in every way, from economic development to cultural identity. The culture of Appalachia has long valued rugged individualism… »
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid
Lithium ion battery maker EnerDel wants to tap into some of the $25 billion that Congress set aside to help fund advanced vehicle manufacturing in the 2007 energy bill. EnerDel has applied for low interest loans totaling $480 million to help fund the construction of manufacturing capacity for batteries. Automotive scale battery… »
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that’s the coolest… and the most hellish! You want an inexpensive project car that sticks to the pavement like flypaper?
That’s what we’ve got for you today! Now, when you’re talking about a couple of rare European sports cars priced low even… »
Japanese chicks, E36 3-Series, cowboy hats, 9,500 RPM, 250 HP Honda S2000 engines, short skirts, race drivers. All of those things appear in this video.
After watching it, we’re inexplicably happy, but aren’t quite sure what just happened to us. Somehow, a tuned S2000 motor has found its way into a modified E36, which then found… »
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in
Panasonic is a growing player in the electric car business, as the recent purchase of battery-maker Sanyo and its partnership with Toyota. It also at one time had big plans for 2009. The electronics giant’s latest EV move is developing a network that allows home appliances to check on the status… »