A simple device has been developed by Temple University to significantly increase the fuel economy of larger internal combustion engines. The device uses electrical fields to reduce the viscosity of fuel, allowing it to separate into smaller droplets. Six months of road testing in a diesel-powered Mercedes-Benz automobile showed that the device increased highway fuel [...]
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 found a nice Portland transit mashup yesterday at http://mapmash.googlepages.com/portlandmax.html. It has some nice features including links to a pdf that you can print with every Max and bus stop.
I built a similar mashup a few years ago, but never completed the project. You can see my outdated portland transit map here. Google has since [...]
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 [...]
Google has added a new feature – walking directions to google maps.
From Google Maps Website – "Starting today, you can tell Google Maps that you want walking directions, and we'll try to find you a route that's direct, flat, and uses pedestrian pathways when we know about them. Just get directions as you normally [...]
Japan's JR East launched a hybrid train with lithium ion battery packs and regenerative braking earlier this year. Read this post from http://www.greencarcongress.com/ below.
"The New Energy Train cars use twin 95 kW electric motors (to deliver grade ability at the same level as that of a new model railcar), a 330 kW diesel engine powering a [...]
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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