I’m all for cutting government waste, but a recent bill introduced by Republicans in Congress would bar California from setting its own emissions and end the EPA’s power to regulate auto emissions. I hate politics.
Popeye Would Love Spinach-based Hydrogen
February 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Cartoons seemed to have gotten it right again last week, when our sister site Cleantechnica posted news out of the Oak Ridge National Lab in Tenessee, which announced a new process that converts visible light into hydrogen fuel, courtesy of ordinary, produce-spec Spinach. Cleantechnica writer Tina Casey reports that researchers at Oak Ridge have been [...]
Suburbs Might be the Abandoned “Slums” of the Future
February 14, 2011 By 1 Comment
Today’s car-dependent suburbs may become the “Wild West” ghost towns future, if you believe a recent report from Planning Institute, Australia. In their report, the PIA states that “Australia will be forced to rely on huge quantities of imported oil unless it radically overhauls its transport and urban policies,” which is old-news to readers who [...]
Scion iQ EV Coming in March
February 12, 2011 By 5 Comments
Just in time to make my favorite new car that much more favorable, WorldCarFans is reporting that Toyota has plans to bring a prototype of an electric iQ minicar to next month’s Geneva Motor Show. “Essentially a near-production version of the FT-EV concept, the iQ features a newly-developed flat lithium-ion battery that enables the car [...]
Scion’s iQ is Bigger on the Inside
February 12, 2011 By 7 Comments
I’d seen a number of articles about Toyota’s little iQ city car (which is being marketed to US customers through the Scion brand) but generally focused on its Aston-Martin derivative, called it a generic-brand Smart, or ignored it altogether. On to more exciting cars, like the Volt, Leaf, and SLS Mercedes, you know? When I [...]
ZOMG! It’s a CNG Civic GX!
February 11, 2011 By 10 Comments
Having written about these cars before (here, here, etc.), you’d think I would have been psychologically prepared to encounter an honest-to-goodness, CNG-powered Honda Civic GX. I wasn’t, and immediately opened the car up and started pulling knobs and levers. “Hi,” said the charming Honda marketing rep, noting my press badge. “Can I answer any questions [...]
U.S Believes Saudi Arabia Running Out of Oil
February 11, 2011 By 24 Comments
Nobody knows how much untapped oil is left, and even the data on “known” sources is sketchy. The U.S. thinks that Saudi Arabia may not have as much oil left as they’d like us to think.
Lexus Brings Ridiculous “Tuned” Hybrid to Chicago
February 11, 2011 By 5 Comments
Lexus brought out a number of modified hybrid cars to Chicago, apparently hoping that customizers like 5 Axis would be able to bring some sort of “baller” cred to their awkward luxo-hatch … which raises one very important question: do the kids still say “baller”? Whether they do or don’t, this bass-boat glittery 5 Axis [...]
