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.
Getting people on public transit has always been a hassle, but Murcia, Spain is taking a different approach. In return for trading in their car, citizens received a lifetime of free access to Murcia’s new public transit system. The program ran through June, during which the city put on display cars parked atop each other [...]
It sounds crazy, perhaps even possible, but according to sources in the Associated Press, GM is planning to sell a diesel-powered Chevy Cruze right here in the U.S. And it could achieve up to 50 mpg…with a healthy dose of torque to go with it.
For the longest time, the only French things I liked were fries and croissants. But Renault is giving me good cause to reconsider my stance on French cars with their latest EV concept, the “Frendzy.” One part Honda Element, one part Nissan Leaf, the “Frendzy” concept vehicle is a “mutli-faceted friend” that transforms from work [...]
You can’t keep a good car company down, and Toyota is a good car company. So despite weathering an well-publicized recall and a country-shattering earthquake/tsunami, Toyota is set to sell more Prius hybrids this year than it did in 2010.
In its relentless pursuit of better fuel economy, the Obama Administration is again floating the idea of applying a 56.5 mpg CAFE standard to all automakers that sell cars in the U.S. Good intentions, bad idea.
These are exciting days for aviation. In the last few weeks, we’ve seen transatlantic crossings made – for the first time! – on clean, renewable fuels. We’ve seen new developments in powertrain technology, and we’ve seen daring pilots in featherweight electric planes push themselves to new limits and new speeds …
Gas 2.0 is about a lot of things. Alternative fuels, electric vehicles, and – yes – the relevant politics and policies involved. Gas 2.0 is about cars, too, and the state of the automotive industry is something that directly impacts every attempt to move away from fossil fuels. So, what is the state of the [...]
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