What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction.
Ahh Taxis. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they provide a much-needed service to millions of Americans and travelers on an annual basis. While mostly relegated to cities, taxis can be found just about anywhere. But with stop-and-go driving the most popular taxis based on heavy, obsolete sedans, these vehicles consume far more than their fair [...]
Automakers and environmentalists alike have pinned a lot of hope on the electric car. It is the wave of the future, they tell us, and it is the only way we will ever been weened off of oil. But when can we the average Americans, expect to get behind the wheel of one of these [...]
The road to a national unified program to regulate fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for light duty automobiles in the U.S. was a long one. It started years ago, with automakers pitted against the U.S. government, California and a dozen or so other states in a battle to avoid having to deal with the [...]
We all know Tesla Motors has grand plans to eventually be the next great U.S. automaker and sell EVs made for all walks of life, but right now it is stuck building a $100,000 plug-in toy for the rich — the Roadster. Don’t get me wrong, Tesla deserves beau coup credit for making a business [...]
The German equivalent of AAA — Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club, or ADAC — just finished an exhaustive test of almost all cars available for sale in Europe (241 to be exact) in real-world conditions to answer one question: which car can travel the farthest on €30 (~$36 US) worth of cash?
In a new article, an Oxford researcher has examined what will happen when peak oil hits. According to Jörg Friedrichs, the outlook is not good. In his article Friedrichs doesn’t attempt to answer the question when peak oil will happen (or if it already has). Instead he imagines that it has happened and the world [...]
A few weeks ago, Daimler announced it would be making a strategic alliance with Renault-Nissan to share engines and car platforms. It seems like a pretty good match; Mercedes is well known for its reliable and fuel efficient diesel engines, and Renault-Nissan is making a big push into the electric car department. So just what [...]
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