Green News Roundup: Thursday, December 8th, 2011

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The winter solstice is fast approaching, and this is the first morning in a month that has felt like winter. Bring on the snow I say! Highlights from this morning’s roundup include a floating city outside of San Francisco, Nissan calls coal-powered EV pollution “bullshit,” and water-powered rocket boots. A Floating City For Techies And [...]

One DIY to Rule Them All: The Electric 1965 Cobra

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A 1965 Cobra on the road turns heads and it is hard to improve on that automobile – that is unless you make it fully electric, which is exactly what Wayne Krauth is doing in his garage. The car itself is a kit car made by Factory Five and the kit alone cost $20,000. Mr. [...]

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Between Car and Scooter: The Adorable Daihatsu Pico

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Daihatsu Motors brought three prototypes to the Tokyo Motor Show this week (which Gas2 readers may remember seeing briefly). They’re pretty determined to make a positive impression with the Pico – the little electric two-seater – which is one of several microcars at the show. The Pico, fairly slow and with a short operating range, [...]

Smart To Unveil Electric Pickup At Detroit Auto Show

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I sent in my press registration for the 2012 North American International Auto Show, better known as the Detroit Auto Show. I’m looking forward to seeing what automakers launch the next year with, and it appears as though I will have to stop by the Smart booth this year. This morning Smart announced that it [...]

Scuderi Engine Runs Quiet, Improves MPG By 35%

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Even with the many advancements evident on today’s internal combustion engines…the basic premise is pretty much the same. A four-stroke setup delivers air and fuel , getting one “power” stroke out of every four. It’s not exactly efficient, though there are many ideas on how to improve the process. Scuderi Engines has developed a design [...]

Green News Roundup: Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

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It was 70 years ago today that the U.S. was attacked at Pearl Harbor, dragging our country into World War II, and I think it is important to remember the heroism of that day. On a lighter note, some of today’s green news highlights include the future of automated driving, tree helmets for scooter drivers, [...]

American High Speed Rail is Not Dead – It’s More of a Zombie

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Before the Thanksgiving break, House Republicans voted to kill a transportation appropriations bill that resulted in the majority of funding for America’s high speed rail program being eliminated. The GOP cheered at the death of President Obama’s national rail network plan; but their jubilation came premature. When the vote went to the Senate things changed [...]

Alan Wilzig Dishes Brammo and Borscht

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Alan Wilzig is one of those fascinating people I meet through my social media addiction. He rides a Brammo Enertia, races cars, built a 1 mile paved racetrack in his backyard, and generally lives my dream life. So when he announced he was opening a restaurant in TriBeCa, I knew I had to visit it on my next trip to NYC.