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.
Watch out, everyone. Italian automaker Fiat will be launching yet another trim option for its darling 500 model this summer- albeit only in the UK, for now. The 500 TwinAir and TwinAir Plus are named after the TwinAir, Fiat’s 0.9 liter two-cylinder engine turbocharged for efficiency and power. It also features Fiat’s award-winning MultiAir technology [...]
Volkswagen’s Audi group has high hopes for its upcoming eGas fleet: nothing short of delivering the cleanest, carbon-neutralyest line of cars built anywhere on the planet – and they plan to do it with compressed natural gas (CNG). Natural-gas-powered cars are a tricky sort of thing, politically, to get behind. Granted, CNG burns cleanly, delivers [...]
The price of gas is changing the way people drive, and also the way the choose their homes, if the results of a survey by Coldwell Banker are to be believed … and since I love numbers that back up my stories, I’ve decided to believe them! In the interest of “professional journalism” (that’s right [...]
My driver’s education class was a joke, and I don’t imagine it has gotten any better. Yet there are some very simple techniques that could be taught that would reduce congestion, save fuel, and promote a better driving environment. The only thing I remember from driver’s education is learning how to use the emergency brake. [...]
There’s plenty of debate over the government’s $7,500 tax rebate for plug-in vehicles, and the debate will surely kick into overdrive as the government considers turning the tax rebate into an immediate rebate right at the dealership’s door. As of right now, if you want to buy say, a Nissan Leaf, you have to pay [...]
Energy Secretary Chu announced this week that funds from Obama’s Recovery Act helped to install over 1,800 charging stations across the country. Who says America lacks a charging infrastructure? As part of the $860 billion stimulus package passed by Congress in early 2009, the Transportation Electrification Initiative allocated $400 million towards the study and implementation [...]
Across the nation public transit systems are seeing a boom in business as gas prices go ever higher. Miami Florida has seen a 12% increase in public transit passengers since last year. The Rail Runner train in New Mexico has see a 14% increase in its riders and North Carolina’s bus services ridership is up [...]
Eland Eggers and Loren Crotty began electrifying a 2001 Yamaha R1 in 2008. (more history here) They competed in the 2010 TTXGP at Infineon, but were unable to complete the race, as their bike overheated. Volt returned in 2011 and won the TTX75, setting the lap record at 2:09. What I love most about their story is that Eland was able to secure a job at Zero Motorcycles as a result of his work in developing the Volt, and perseverance. This year, he had a little help from his boss, Zero’s Director of EE and veteran racer Kenyon Kluge. Kenyon rode the bike to the win and helped with the development.
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