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.
American automotive start-up Fisker has just inked a deal with BMW that has the German automaker supplying its latest 4-cylinder, turbocharged engines for Fisker’s upcoming Nina “mid-size” sedan, which is expected to be built on a shortened Karma platform and draped in bodywork that echoes the larger car’s style – albeit in bit less “expensive-y” [...]
Kyoto University’s Venture Business Laboratory is developing a super-cute electric scooter, which sets itself apart from other upcoming scooters by placing an additional wheel at the rear – making it more trike than bike. The university’s new company, Green Lord Motors, is in charge of the development project, which is slated to go on sale [...]
Over the last few years, Lotus’ engineers have been showing off a series of clever new “green” technologies aimed at keeping the brand relevant in the years to come. Next year, Lotus will be putting those technologies to work under the skin of the brand’s Ethos city car. Its demise, it seems, having been greatly [...]
When it comes to emissions and pollution, a lot of focus is on cars. However, shipping is a huge contributor to global emissions output, and some innovative solutions have surfaced as a means for cleaning up. Eco Marine Power is developing a solar panel that doubles as a ship sail. Two birds, one stone?
Audi has announced that its new A2 electric prototype will hit the market in 2016. Built to compete with the BMW i3, which is slated to go on sale in 2013, it seems like Audi is a little late to the party. Audi is, however, detail-oriented – and there are a lot of details in the electric A2.
While oil may be a very potent power source, most of the energy is wasted via heat when put into a traditional internal combustion engine. Hence why engines get so hot. BMW thinks it can use that lost heat energy to improve fuel consumption…and they’re making good progress.
I never understood the fascination with panda bears. They’re kind of dicks, and they closer in relation to garbage-eating raccoons than actual bears. But they may have a use beyond giving jobless hippies something to protest. Bacteria discovered in their poo may hold the key to making biofuel from otherwise useless biomass.
