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Compressed air-powered cars like the AirPod pictured above are conceptually cool. But the real-world efficiency of using compressed air to move a vehicle just isn't worth is, says a new study published in the latest issue of Environmental Research Letters.
The main problem, one of the ...
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Can you use biodiesel in commercial truck applications? Sure you can. Thousands of trucks burn it everyday. Still, not everyone is fully convinced, and some want to operate their own fleet test to prove that turning waste vegetable oil into fuel is a viable plan. This is what CO 2 Sense ...
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2011 Chevy Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery
So many things are changing in the new automotive reality, it's hard to know where to start. Everything from the kind of hose we connect to our cars (liquid filled? electric?) to the sounds the vehicles make is different now ...
Japan
Prius
Chevrolet Volt pre-production IVER prototype - click above for high-res image gallery
We long ago had a chance to drive the Chevy Volt mule in all-electric mode, and more recently took a ride in the IVER (integration vehicle engineering release) version. We found the Volt's performance ...
America
Volt
General Motors
Elk Horn, Iowa's website says it is located, "In the heart of Southwest Iowa's picturesque countryside." Google Maps shows just how remote the town is, so it is clear that to make this place a forward-thinking electric vehicle destination takes a bit of chutzpah. While most EV advocates and ...
Other
Express
Pony
Opel Corsa ecoFlex - click above for high-res image gallery
Opel is about to launch a heavily revamped version of the B-segment Corsa, although observers probably won't notice much difference on the outside. That actually isn't such a bad thing, since the Corsa is a pretty handsome ...
UK
Opel
Corsa
Audi A3 TDI - Click above for high-res image gallery
As Audi begins to roll out the A3 TDI to its U.S. dealers in the coming weeks and the diesel version of the Q7 takes an ever larger share of sales, it's time to celebrate. This fall marks the 20th anniversary of the introduction of ...
Germany
Audi
Volkswagen
Tesla Roadster - Click above for high-res image gallery
Rumors about Tesla's plan to go public have been circulating since 2008, but a down stock market seemed to put a damper on the start-up's IPO. Now, the word on the street from Reuters is that Tesla is planning to go public "soon." ...
America
Tesla
Aptera 2e final design rendering - Click above to enlarge
Electric automaker Aptera has had a very tough week, starting with news of a boardroom showdown last weekend over money troubles - which were then walked back a bit . During the week, we've been hearing that the problems run ...
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Lexus LF-Ch concept - click above for high res image gallery
Lexus introduced its LF-Ch concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September and it's believed to be a shoo-in for production for the European market. However, The Detroit Bureau is reporting that Lexus is considering bringing ...
Japan
Lexus
With some free recharging and free parking available around town, there's more reason than ever to drive an electric car in London (that is, if the public transportation system doesn't work for you). To prove that EVs can work in the city, GoGo Electric is offering short-term rentals of the ...
Other
Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept -- Click above for high-res image gallery
Toyota is getting ready to start deploying a fleet of 200 plug-in Prius hybrids in the coming months and the company needs to figure out what to do with them. The cars will all be leased for purposes of ...
Japan
Toyota
Prius
How much would you pay for a battery-powered Tesla Roadster, one that you can steer from the comfort of your La-Z-Boy? For about three Andrew Jacksons, Trendtimes will ship you a 15-inch RC version of the electric hotness that drives "forwards, backwards, left, and right." The toy comes with ...
America
Tesla
Roadster
British Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis has announced that the UK will spend £30 million to install plug-in vehicle charging stations. The charge points will be built in at least three and as many as six "electric car cities and regions" across the UK, the forerunners of a national ...
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Need a electric car with a famous name and the looks to match? May we suggest the Zagato shown above? This strange little fridge on wheels isn't exactly what Zagato is known for (sexy sports cars), but it's also quite affordable. Wired found this boxy EV on eBay , where it's currently ...
Italy
Zagato
1936 Mercedes 260D - Click on image for full high-resolution gallery
Rudolf Diesel filed the patent for his signature engine in 1893 . However, its installation in a passenger car didn't occur until 1933, when Citroën installed a diesel engine into a Rosalie bay, although this ...
Germany
Mercedes Benz
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Understanding electric and plug-in vehicles requires a slightly
different knowledge set than what mechanics and drivers have
needed to know for decades. One of the most obvious new concepts is the large battery pack and electric motor added to ...
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Greenlings: What's the difference between kW and kWh?
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CleanFuel USA has introduced a new propane injection system for General Motor's 6.0-liter V8s. The GM small-block V8s are widely used in a vast array of both light and medium duty trucks, vans and buses.
The new injection system is designed to be retro-fitted to existing engines for fleet ...
America
General Motors
2009 Alfa Romeo MiTo Imola - Click for complete gallery
Alongside the recently-launched MultiAir MiTos , Alfa Romeo has launched a dual-fueled LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) version of the Turbo 1.4-liter engine in the sexy hatchback. This model benefits from tax exemptions in many ...
Italy
Alfa Romeo
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Well that didn't last long. It's been less
than a month since Simon Hackett set something of
a electric vehicle distance record in his Tesla Roadster, driving 501 km (311 miles) across the hot and flat Australian outback with the windows up ...
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Japan EV Club creams Tesla range record with Tokyo to ...
