In the Paris Motor show starting from October 2 to 19, 2008, the Honda is planning to unveil a prototype of it's low cost hybrid car. And planning to launch in early 2009. This is Honda's second attempt at a dedicated hybrid car after 2006. Honda has big dream of selling out 200,000 units, at [...]
If you want a hybrid car, be prepared to wait at least 1-2 months. However, there are non-hybrids that are in some cases more fuel efficient and cheaper in the long run. Below is a list of the top cars for 2008.
10. Honda Fit (manual) 28/349. Toyota Corolla (manual) 28/378. Ford Escape Hybrid 4WD [...]
Zytek stretches both Johnny Mowlem and hybrid technology. While Johnny Mowlem has won at both the Daytona Rolex 24 and the Mobile One 12 hours of Sebring in GT racing, soon he will be campaigning in the American Le Mans LMP1 prototype class. Zytek, a world leader in hybrid technology, is having Mowlem test their [...]
As scooters gain in popularity and usage, performance is an increasing concern for riders. Its no fun running out of juice due to an unexpected traffic jam or a whim to take the long way home from work.
PowerGenix is developing a nickel zinc battery that sports 35% more power and energy density than a nickel metal hydride battery [...]
The demand for cleaner, greener automobiles has caught the notice of big car manufacturers. Honda's Civic sedan in particular is taking on the prototypical hybrid car, Toyota's Prius. In Australia, with a price tag $5000 less than the Prius, the number of hybrid Civics sold is steadily rising even to the point of outselling the [...]
This report by Larissa Branin in Science Today about the research conducted by University of California, Riverside under the leadership of Lawrence Rosenblum, the professor of cognitive psychology is a good eye-opener for all of us, since it highlights the real life problem that could be faced by blind people, due to the silent operation [...]
I just finished reading an article on a light weight, 6 passengar car that promises 106mpg. That's more than 2x of the Toyota Prius. The catch is that it uses a combination of compressed air and gasoline to achieve this astounding efficiency. Zero Pollution Motors has licensed the technology and plans to "produce the cars in the [...]
If you've been waiting anxiously for Telsa to release the much anticipated electric roadster, wait no more. Even at a price tag of $109,000 the two seat eco-friendly, speed demons are in high demand from notables such as Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The car has the performance to match its glitz, it "goes from 0 to 60 mph [...]
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 [...]
