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Last week’s LA Auto show saw the debut of Doking’s electric “luxury” citycar, which looked to combine urban maneuverability and premium materials on a level two steps above what’s been offered by premium compacts from Mercedes, Mini, and Lancia in the past. No matter how “green” or “premium” a car might be, however, there are [...]
Take it from someone who’s been there: 24 hour endurance races are grueling experiences that test your patience, stamina, and sanity over 24 hours peppered with moments of joy, fear, and noise … and that’s just sitting in the stands! Endurance racing is quite a thing, in other words, and the ultra-fast prototype sportscars that [...]
Electricity on four wheels, electricity on three wheels, and electricity on two wheels – all converge on the Tokyo Motor Show next month. One of the cuter additions is from a company called ProStaff, which started an all-electric bike racing team earlier this year. ProStaff has a booth all to itself for its emission-free two-wheeled [...]
Solar cars aren’t traditionally thought of as being pretty. The University of Bochum, however, put some thought into the aesthetics of the car they brought to Australia’s World Solar Challenge this year and it paid off – they didn’t finish the race, but they did get a prize anyway. The prize given to the University [...]
Remember when a computer was a massive thing taking up an entire room? No, neither do I. But we’ve all seen pictures, and I see electronics getting smaller and smaller every year. That miniaturization process also applies to automotive electronics – or at least it does when it comes to Hitachi. Hitachi Automotive Systems will [...]
At the L.A. Auto Show, Nissan didn’t have a lot going for it in terms of sustainable vehicles, and neither did Infiniti. Just as I was about to write them off though, Ben Poore mentioned an upcoming “luxury LEAF” that will debut at next year’s New York Auto Show. Now Infiniti has released a couple [...]
Racing and green energy may seem like strange bedfellows, but the performance potential in alternative fuels and electric vehicles is really starting to be explored. SCORE, the organization behind the Baja 1000, are introducing the Redstone-Sun Cup, a solar-powered electric vehicle racing challenge that organizers hope will spur creativity and ingenuity. Powered By The Sun [...]
Thanksgiving is over, and Black Friday is on. What that means for the green news world, not much, but I did dig up some interesting news stories to pass along this morning. Some highlights include the Chevy Volt arrives in China, a propane tank spurs protests in Maine, and E85 isn’t an alternative fuel. GM [...]
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