Last week it surfaced that the Nissan LEAF battery may cost an astoundingly low $375 per kilowatt hour to produce. Given that the battery is the single most expensive piece of equipment on electric cars, getting that cost down as quickly as possible will be key to selling them at reasonable prices. In a Bloomberg [...]
Nissan May Not be Talking, But Others are Spilling the Beans on the LEAF Battery Price
May 14, 2010 By 4 Comments
"Cell" Concept Electric Vehicle Part of Large Car Sharing Web
May 14, 2010 By 10 Comments
As I’ve said before, I love concept cars — even hopelessly impractical ones. This is because they serve as a test bed and a gauge for the consumers’ interest in certain technology. Chrysler learned the hard way people don’t want turbine cars, but the Camaro concept car worked out well for GM. The Cell concept car is merely one [...]
Climate Bill Promises More Money For Automakers, More Offshore Drilling
May 14, 2010 By 9 Comments
It took President Obama and a “super majority” Democratically-led Congress over a year to plan and pass healthcare legislation in this country. Some people still don’t quite know what is in that bill or what it will do, but already Washington D.C. has moved on to its next piece of legislation, the so-called American Power [...]
EPA Most Wanted: Seeks Emissions Tester for Violating Clean Air Act
May 14, 2010 By 7 Comments
An auto emissions tester in Nevada, Joseph DeMatteo, is wanted by authorities for falsifying vehicle emissions test reports. He was part of a ring of ten alleged fakers, who were indicted by a grand jury for illegal activities during a period from November 2007 to May 2009. Did you know the EPA had a “Most Wanted” [...]
Navistar Officially Begins Production of Its All-Electric Commercial 2-Ton Truck
May 13, 2010 By 7 Comments
Following only 7 months after receiving a $39 million federal stimulus grant to build it, and only 2 months after announcing a partnership with FedEx to provide all-electric parcel delivery trucks, Navistar is showing that it’s ready to commence full scale production of its groundbreaking commercial delivery truck — which now has a name — [...]
Toyota May Offer $50,000 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car By 2015
May 13, 2010 By 20 Comments
The way I see it, hydrogen fuel is the real fuel of the future. It sounds almost too good to be true; clean, abundant, and the only emissions is a little H20. Of course, most hydrogen is made from natural gas right now, but that could change in the future. Also, the whole lack of [...]
Tiny 0.7 Liter Engine Produces An Amazing 134 Horsepower Per Liter
May 13, 2010 By 29 Comments
Believe me, I’m no engineer. But this very powerful 0.7 liter engine that reportedly produces 134 horsepower per liter has my full attention. I recall the days of the 6.6 liter Trans Am and 5.7 liter Mustang. If you mentioned an engine less than one liter in size, I would have laughed and only believed you [...]
