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So, clearly, this little car is not meant for the mass market of the United States. It resembles a traditional rickshaw, but the Meguru is an electric car made of bamboo, steel and paper. It has a range of 25 miles per charge, and a top speed of 25 mph. It’s lithium battery takes two hours [...]
A research paper published by the American Chemical Society indicates that biodiesel production from municipal sewage is tantalizingly close (within several pennies) of being profitable. Although kind of disgusting, few would argue there isn’t a tremendous, renewable supply of the stuff. Nor would they say that every municipality doesn’t already have its’ own sources.
CAR Magazine in the UK says they have confirmed Jaguar will launch its own hybrid vehicles somewhat soon. Don’t get too excited yet, however, as this one clearly falls in the realm of ‘rumor’ right now. Tata Motors, the parent company of both Jaguar and Land Rover, has already announced big plans for the electrification and [...]
An auto emissions tester in Nevada, Joseph DeMatteo, is wanted by authorities for falsifying vehicle emissions test reports. He was part of a ring of ten alleged fakers, who were indicted by a grand jury for illegal activities during a period from November 2007 to May 2009. Did you know the EPA had a “Most Wanted” [...]
Believe me, I’m no engineer. But this very powerful 0.7 liter engine that reportedly produces 134 horsepower per liter has my full attention. I recall the days of the 6.6 liter Trans Am and 5.7 liter Mustang. If you mentioned an engine less than one liter in size, I would have laughed and only believed you [...]
Researchers in Portugal are working on an electric assist propulsion system for sailboats that harnesses the wind energy gathered in a ships sails to subsequently power an electric motor when the vessel is mooring and unmooring, instead of using standard gasoline or diesel engines.
I love stumbling across alternative vehicle DIY solutions on the Internet. And, after viewing the above electric Porsche 914 video, I was curious about the person in the clip and decided to contact him to see if he had any nuggets of info he could pass on to others interested in converting a conventional car [...]
Levant Power, a company out of Cambridge, MA, has commercialized technology that generates electricity from vehicle shock absorbers. Last we heard of these guys, their GenShock devices were in the wee prototype phase, barely a vision in their MIT student eyes. Their design uses the conventional piston shock absorber, but adds small internal parts within [...]
