Tag Archive for ‘green’
Extra! Rinspeed “UC?” and Porsche Hybrid 911
In this Extra! we take a look at the new Urban Commuter concept from Rinnspeed and have a preview of the new Porsche Hybrid 911 — it’s not what you think!
Road Test: 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid Limited
One of the duties of an automotive journalist is to answer lots of questions that amount to “What car should I buy?” These days, that question is most likely to come with the stipulation, “I want to get something green, but I really like and need my SUV.” So for the past two years, I’ve [...]
Leno’s Bizarre Top Gear Translation
The Jay Leno Show introduces its “Green Car Challenge” amidst much fanfare. Editor Ryan Douthit feels it’s a ridiculous Top Gear rip-off that stupefies and astounds in all the wrong ways.
Lotus Brings Out New Hybrid Engine
Lotus Engineering has unveiled a new hybrid engine at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The “Lotus Range Extender” is a series hybrid engine, meaning that the engine runs only at a single, optimum speed and the car’s motion is entirely controlled by an electric engine drawing juice from the car’s batteries or directly from the generator [...]
New 2010 Prius takes hybrid technology to the next level
Historians will look back at the Toyota Prius as a pivotal change agent for the automotive world. Some of the reasons for this are obvious – the first large production-numbers mass-produced hybrid engine passenger car leaps immediately to mind. Yes, the Honda Insight came first – but in small numbers as a two-seater. But there [...]
Caffeinate your cabrio with biodiesel from coffee grounds
I love cars and I love coffee. It was therefore manna from heaven when I read about the latest research from the University of Nevada. According to this story on Autoblog, oils can be extracted from spent grounds and turned into biofuels. Better yet, it can be done cheap enough for $1.00 per gallon go-go-juice. [...]
Chrysler’s electric future?
In an article on CNN Money, Chrysler talks up its belated interest in electric technology. To prove they ‘get it’ they discuss all the cars they’re going to electrify: a van, a jeep and/or some sports car, maybe, at some point, probably sorta.
MINI E charges up plug-in market
Just a couple years ago, the Los Angeles Auto Show was all about bigger, heavier, taller, faster. But what a difference a fuel price spike can make! There were a few standout fast cars this year (The Nissan 370Z springs readily to mind) but the big noise at every automaker’s display was alternative fuel, hybrids, [...]
Audi’s Conservation Cannonball
What is it about a long road trip that makes people’s eyes light up? Surely it’s not the prospect of roadside food, long hours struggling to find a decent radio station, or the inevitable stiff back – at least not for those of us who have attained a certain age.
No, the attraction of a long [...]
E85 vs. Methanol Injection
All across the United States, at the time of this writing, the cost of premium unleaded gasoline, the lifeblood of our high-performance engines, is approaching the $5 mark. Even the most resolved performance enthusiasts now at least consider for a moment the costs of fuel when the total tab for a fill-up approaches $60.
Not everyone [...]
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