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.
There are certain groups of people in the world today who deny mankind’s ability to alter the environment in any way, shape or form. The unfortunate reality is that mankind has already altered our planet’s ecology and atmosphere in ways we are only just starting to understand. A new report indicates that aerosol build ups in Asia are weakening winds and allowing larger, stronger cyclones to form in the Arabian Sea.
Car’s are not a cheap proposition, and with rising fuel costs, they are only getting more expensive. But it can be hard to put a number on just how much cars are really costing us in the long run. Streamline Refinance came up with this handy infographic and, if the figures are to be believed, a car is actually costing you a lot more money than you realize.
Once an icon of American materialism and consumption, the Hummer died an unceremonious death when GM killed the brand. It’s military cousin, the HUMVEE, produced by AM General, was not far behind, leaving behind several empty assembly plants across the country. But one of those plants, in northern Indiana, could be retooled to build Bright Automotive’s IDEA plug-in hybrid vans if a deal announced Friday goes through.
Hybrid technology is the focus of many car companies these days, including Honda. But hybrid technology can be applied to more than just automobiles, and Honda Power Equipment has come up with a hybrid snowblower that reduces fuel consumption, noise, and will certainly be the most affordable (and time saving!) hybrid on the market.
And I am back, after a nice retreat in the Vermont mountains. Truly beautiful country up there…but you’re here for the news roundup, aren’t you? Some good stuff happened last week and over the weekend, with highlights including the first domestic flight powered by biofuel, Ener1 delisted by Wall St., and Toyota’s $999 charging station [...]
Pedal-powered bicycles equipped with electrical power generators are now supplying electricity to protesters at Zuccotti Park, the home of the Occupy Wall Street movement – just in time for the area’s first major snow of the season! Yes, the first snowstorm has come and gone in the Northeast, and it was a big one, dropping [...]
Things you pedal have been getting a lot of play on Gas 2 in recent months – from big wheels racing big city buses to e-bikes coming from Mercedes, Ford, and Yamaha (as well as a few student design projects showing what the future of bicycle commuting might look like). Cars and motorcycles aren’t the [...]
Most electric vehicles don’t go quite as far on a single charge as a standard car goes on a tank of gas, yet – but that’s changing fast! New EV range records seem to be set every week, and a small start-up company from Bochum just upped the range ante again. BEA-tricks, spearheaded by engineer [...]
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