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.
I'm an obsessive car-geek and two-wheel enthusiast who's worked in motorsports and tuning since 1997, with some the biggest names in the business. In 2008, the work we were doing on a hybrid/EV concept car attracted the attention of Gas 2 editors, and when they invited me to join the team, I couldn't resist.
This year’s Indy 500 is shaping up to be a good one, with F1 contenders Rubens Barichello and Jean Alesi adding some international talent to a field of drivers that (finally!) feels like something out of the long-lost golden days of CART. In addition to being one of the first “good” 500s in recent memory, [...]
SWEETJEEBUS, people! Did you see this morning’s Formula 1 qualifying session at Monaco? Who knew ‘ol Schumi still had that in him, am I right? Wild. For those of you who didn’t catch this morning’s action, kill yourselves don’t worry – there’s plenty more racing action coming your way this Memorial Day weekend! In Europe, [...]
The low-emission design specialists at Sauter are at it again, having been hard at work designing this – a low-emission military catamaran they’ve pitched to the USCG E Class Sea Eagle, which Sauter calls “The Ultra Green Homeland Security vessel that’s tough on the bad guys, but kind to the Ecology.” We’ve covered Sauter’s designs [...]
Earlier this week, CSR announced plans to build the world’s first carbon-neutral locomotive. Set to run on biocoal (“coal” fuel created through an energy-efficient processing and compressing of cellulosic biomass), the train will will have the same performance and load-hauling capabilities as traditional coal-burning engines, but without harmful metals or volatile off-gasses. Check out the [...]
Whether we’re talking about the latest Smart, Gordon Murray’s F1-inspired supermini, or the super-awesome Peel 50, one question about these high-MPG micro cars always comes up: How safe is it? Inspired, perhaps, by the internet’s broad reserve of random Chuck Norris “facts“, one European engineering student set out to design a car that, despite its [...]
GM’s marketers succeeded in convincing Gas 2 editor Chris DeMorro that Chevy Volt ownership will help you survive the (almost certainly around-the-corner) zombie apocalypse. Chris is an easier sell than I am, apparently, because I’d want one of these. What you see here is a zombie-ready Suzuki Carry pickup, complete with four wheel drive, stabby [...]
Since its inception in 2007, Gas 2 has been about a world coming to terms with its addiction to oil. We’ve talked about conservation, biofuels, clean diesels, electric cars, and the politics surrounding them all. Want to hear a secret about all that? OK, I’ll tell you. The fun parts of the future of fuels [...]
It’s been a dramatic weekend for your faithful weekend editor, but it looks like my internet’s back up and this new tablet thing is working. Which means: we’re back in business! At least, until the my WiFi starts acting funny again and kicks me off (which I’ve decided to blame on the Chicago NATO summit’s [...]
