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.
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Cadillac will be receiving a classy coupe version of the Chevy Volt comes yet another Caddy concept. Called the Ciel and unveiled yesterday at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, this huge concept gets power from a 425 horsepower twin-turbo V6 and an advanced hybrid drive system.
As much as we like to talk about a future without oil, the fact of the matter is that one gallon of oil-derived gasoline holds a tremendous amount of energy. Just how much energy does a gallon of gas go? That’s what drivers of the annual One Gallon Challenge, a part of the Boston Greenfest, set off to find out yesterday as they attempted the 111 mile drive from Plymouth, MA to Boston on just a single gallon of gas.
Over at our sister site Cleantechnica, editor Zach Shahan posted this handy-dandy One Block Off the Grid infographic helping eco-conscious guys or gals like you and me (I’m a guy or gal like me!) find a rewarding “green” job that you can feel good about doing, knowing that you’re doing some good. Also: money. Statistically [...]
There was more than one new product announcement at Mercedes’ captive Smart brand this week, but even though this one rides the (literal?) coattails of its new-and-improved Electric Drive brother, it may still be the smartest Smart yet! I first rode one of Mercedes’ early electric bikes over a decade ago in South Florida, thanks [...]
If you’re like me, you collect firewood and sleep on sand while camping and avoid campgrounds at nearly all costs. If you’re like pretty much everyone else, you like to have at least some creature comforts while you sleep in a tent in the middle of the woods, wondering where all the mosquitos came from.
Well well well, look who is eating his words today. After rumors hit the Internet that a production version of the Volt-based Cadillac Converge would hit the market, I said I would believe it when I see it. Lo and behold, yesterday GM releases a press release stating that yes, it will be building a Cadillac version of the Volt. Sweet.
Oekonews asked around – what kind of tax advantages or other incentives does one get for buying an electric car? It turns out that there are quite a few. England tops the list. If you want to drive into London, you have to pay a fee for clogging up the city streets – unless you [...]
When it comes to EVs, you could argue that Renault / Nissan are the industry overdogs … and that’s exactly makes KTM’s decision to square off with Renault in direct competition all the more ridiculous.
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