The Motorhead messiah strikes again. Johnathan Goodwin is featured today on CNN.com, Gas guzzlers get new lives — as tire-smoking hybrids. This time he's converting Neil Young's classic Lincoln Continental to electric-biodiesal gas slipping machine. "Young renamed his car Linc-Volt, and is making a movie about the transformation, which he hopes to release next year."
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Johnathan Goodwin, a mavrick professional car hacker, can get 100 mpg out of a Lincoln Continental, cut emissions by 80%, and double the horsepower."
From FastCompany.com, "Goodwin's feats of engineering have become gradually more visible over the past year. Last summer, Imperium Renewables contacted MTV's show Pimp My Ride about creating an Earth Day special in [...]
Tahoe Hybrid SUV was named Green Car of Year from the Green Car Journal for its outstanding gas mileage compared to its competitors. The Tahoe's 5.3 liter V8 is as efficient as the four-cylinder Toyota Camry. Both get about 21mpg in the city.
You can read more at http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/15/autos/green_car/index.htm?section=money_latest
GM announced that 2009 Chevrolet Silverado hybrid will be the industry's most fuel-efficient full-size pickup truck at the LA Auto Show. The Silverado will sport a 40% increase in city fuel economy and 25% increase in overall fuel economy. So if you're worried about going green and drive a pickup, hang on until 2009
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Did you know that Porsche created the one of the first hybrid cars close to 100 years ago? The vehicle featured an in-wheel electric motors and included a gas engine to recharge the batteries. If it was possible to implement this technology 100 years ago, why are car companies still struggling with it today?
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The next time you can't find a parking space downtown, wouldn't it be nice to fold up your car and take it with you? MIT Developers are planning a collapsible car for city driving in their research labs.
Of course, you'll have to wait several years before this becomes a reality but at least its becoming [...]
Have you seen a SmartCar yet? If you haven't, you certainly will soon. The ultra-compact two-seater, developed by Mercedes Benz, is scheduled to hit the US market starting in January 2008. The SmarCar is designed to get between 40-60 miles per gallon, easy to drive park for city dwellers, and baby boomers.
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If you ever get lost and don't feel like asking directions don't panic. Google has the answer. According to CNN, Google "will dispense driving directions at thousands of gasoline pumps across the country beginning early next month."
The pumps will have display Google's mapping service in color on a small interactive screen. You'll be able to search [...]
