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.
Every day, Americans from all walks of life embark on a quest to build their very own electric car. Creig Freeman is just such an individual, building a performance EV based on the body of an old Pontiac Fiero. What started as a modest EV has become a performance vehicle with lofty ambitions. This is his story in his own words. -Ed.
The Physalia, modeled on the jellyfish known as Physalia physalis, is a 262-foot long vessel created to purify rivers and waterways for the world’s people, from the Danube to the Tigris and Euphrates. It is also completely self-sustainable and a study in integrating multiple alternative energy strategies.
Gas2.0 joked about Toyota making everything a hybrid last April Fool’s Day, but apparently we weren’t entirely off the mark. On Monday, Toyota announced that all Camry models with gasoline engines only were to be called “Mark X” and that all domestic vehicles bearing the name “Camry” would be hybrids.
RVs are a great way to see the land, commune with nature, and (as my parents assured me, many times) strengthen familial bonds. Unfortunately, they burn gas, and require significant resources to manufacture and maintain (even the newest “green” RVs). So, what to do? If you’re an architect with some hammer-and-nail skills, you pick up [...]
In a move benefiting both the environment and its bottom line, UPS purchased 100 fully-electric commercial vehicles for use in its California fleet last month from Electric Vehicles International (EVI).
MINDDRIVE, a non-profit after school program for at-risk Kansas City high school kids, has produced quite the educational feat through its Automotive Design Studio. Seven participating teenagers (and their 11 expert engineer/machinist/journo mentors from the auto industry) have put theory into practice, modding a Lola IndyCar chassis into a light-weight, electric-powered vehicle that is scheduled to embark on a coast to coast road trip early next year.
Oh, lawdy what have we here!? This, dear friends, is a fully custom, hand-fabricated and massively powerful roadster designed and built by Bienville Studios in “old” New Orleans – and I won’t lie to you. My awe of the thing is surpassed only by a powerful jealous rage. Not only do I wish this car [...]
Mitusbishi wants to convince you that their MiEV is not only cleaner than an ICE car, but more versatile as well. To prove that their giant mobile battery on wheels presents possibilities that are nearly endless, Mitsubishi staged a demonstration in the Toyosu district of Tokyo, hosted by sexy model/actress Aki Higashihara and culinary student [...]
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