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.
The super-rich have it pretty tough these days, what with the desire to spend their bajillions but social pressures to be responsible and not throw their money around too much leaves many of them playing the full-on “angel and devil” routine from the old Tom & Jerry show. The answer, for many, has been to [...]
BMW Motorrad has recently unveiled the BMW e-scooter, its zero-emissions “development study” for improving two-wheeled urban transportation, for real reals. The photograph, above, shows a camouflaged prototype that purportedly improves upon the existing e-scooter range. Its other reason for being is to develop a purely electrically-powered alternative with dynamic figures comparable to maxi-scooters, which typically feature combustion-engines ranging [...]
There is no better place to test alternative fuels and energy than at the race track. So imagine how happy I was to hear that Infineon Raceway has added 353 KW of solar panels, and an army of hungry sheep, to its green portfolio. The massive solar array was unveiled about a week ago, and [...]
Think pedal-cars are just big toys? They are – but this one, from Argentinian designer Nico Jara, promises to bring some real “big boy” tech to the game with lightweight composite construction and its very own take on kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS). KERS, for the uninitiated, have become race-winning “must have” toys in Formula [...]
Across the world researchers and engineers are striving to uncover the holy grail of battery technology. One new material, called aluminum-celmet, could increase the electrical capacity of lithium-ion batteries by as much as 300%. Do we have a winner? The new material is currently being produced in small quantities by Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd, and [...]
While the environmental benefits of natural gas may still be up for debate, that isn’t stopping from some major names getting into the CNG game. GM has signed a deal with Westport Innovations to develop a light-duty natural gas engine A prototype of this light-duty CNG engine could be completed in as little as 18 [...]
With all the emphasis on hybrids these days, many major innovations are overlooked. But rather than try to out-Prius the Prius, GM is going after the low-hanging fruit of better fuel economy with the Buick Lacrosse with E-Assist. I’ve talked about the Buick LaCrosse with E-Assist before, and now for 2012 the eAssist system comes [...]
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