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.
This Detonator electric chopper is long, low, and lust-worthy. If Wired’s fact-checkers are to believed, however, it’s also a totally unauthorized copy of someone else’s work … and if that’s not a problem already, I imagine it soon will be. The Detonator seen here was built by Parker Bros. customs, who gained notoriety earlier this [...]
After a few months of regularly commuting on two wheels, I have come to a conclusion: two wheeled rides are awesome. That said, two-wheeled vehicles of all kinds are not without their drawbacks. Pedal-powered bikes, for example, are great exercise and good for the environment – but no one wants to get sweaty and gross on [...]
To make your Friday just a little sweeter, Gas2 brings you a sweet retro electric DIY conversion from overseas. The Japan EV Festival was in full swing over the weekend at Tsukuba Circuit. As Gas2 readers may remember, the Japan EV Festival is…
Every post apocalyptic movie has that one scene – the one where weary hero, who walks empty roads in a seemingly desert wasteland, stumbles upon a deserted gas station that has been picked clean of all fuel and supplies. That scene can now be played out for real in the United Kingdom (UK). There are [...]
The enlargement of small cars in America is no secret and no surprise – it’s been happening for years. Part of it is the American assumption that bigger = better, but changing safety regulations also have to be taken into account. The North American i-MiEV…
Happy Friday! Enjoy the almost-weekend with a round-up of clean green news from the end of the week. Highlights include yet another reason to avoid diesel, a century of electric cars at the Smithsonian, and Tesla’s behind-the-scenes factory tour.
Japan, with narrow winding streets common in many small towns and even in larger cities, is embracing the idea of small and efficient electric vehicles with a low top speed and fairly limited range. One of the newer additions is in the city of Kiryu, in Gunma Prefecture – a tiny 8-wheeled electric and…
Many automakers are dropping huge sums of money into turbocharger research. Leading the pack is Ford, whose EcoBoost line of turbo engines have already met with better-than-expected commercial success. But don’t count ze Germans out; a recent patent filing by BMW reveals their work on electronically-assisted turbochargers, which eliminates turbo lag while providing excellent engine [...]
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