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Researchers in Portugal are working on an electric assist propulsion system for sailboats that harnesses the wind energy gathered in a ships sails to subsequently power an electric motor when the vessel is mooring and unmooring, instead of using standard gasoline or diesel engines.
Last year Land Rover filled us in on their plans to build a diesel-powered, plug-in hybrid version of their Range Rover Sport. The vehicle is reported to have a 20 mile all-electric range and emit a relatively small 100 g of carbon dioxide per mile. Land Rover currently has 5 prototypes of the thing in [...]
FEV Motorentechnik — an engine and powertrain systems R&D company based in Aachen, Germany — was on hand at the Vienna Motor Symposium last week to show off its LiiON range extended electric fiat 500 conversion. Over the course of a two day ride and drive marathon, the little car proved to be one of the [...]
I love stumbling across alternative vehicle DIY solutions on the Internet. And, after viewing the above electric Porsche 914 video, I was curious about the person in the clip and decided to contact him to see if he had any nuggets of info he could pass on to others interested in converting a conventional car [...]
One of the big impending issues in the biofuels world right now is what’s called the “blend wall.” The ethanol industry currently sells most of its product as a result of federal and state regulations that require gas stations to sell E10 (10% ethanol/90% gasoline) at regular fuel pumps. Under federal Renewable Fuel Standards, the [...]
I’ve been hearing about hydrogen cars for decades. The wave of the future, they say. Clean, efficient transportation whose only byproduct is water. It all sounds very promising, and hydrogen is supposedly the most abundant element in the universe. While the technology and cars are there, the infrastructure, unfortunately, is not. And it could be [...]
Although the Volkswagen Beetle served a clear purpose, I have never cared for it. This includes past or present versions. I don’t like the shape, the sound, or the lack of power or comfort. The only thing I DO like about the Beetle is that it has a rear-wheel drive layout. This has allowed many [...]
Due to the quickly increasing worldwide fuel efficiency and emissions standards, hybrids appear to be the dominant car of the near-term future — with plug-in hybrids and full battery electric cars coming along over the next decade. While I personally don’t care for hybrids (they are a band-aid, not a panacea), automakers and consumers seem pretty [...]
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