Who said water and electricity don’t mix? At the Wye Island Marathon, the pairing of the two is celebrated as racers push more than 23 miles into 20 mph headwinds, 2 foot waves and rough chop, propelled only by DIY battery packs that can fail at any time. This post is an excerpt of an [...]
The Backwater DIY Electric Boat Marathon | Popular Mechanics
October 7, 2009 By 2 Comments
Should the US Tax Mileage or Fuel? Guest Analysis
October 1, 2009 By 31 Comments
This is an excerpt of a guest column Nick Chambers, editor of Gas 2.0, wrote for Popular Mechanics. You can read the whole column on the Popular Mechanics website. The road trip—driving cross-country for days on end, crammed into a vehicle with your family—is virtually a required rite of passage for most Americans. The lure [...]
The Future of Diesel in the US: Analysis
September 10, 2009 By 5 Comments
This post comes to you from Popular Mechanics. Written By Larry Webster. In the U.S., gasoline and diesel are dirt cheap compared to their cost in Europe. In late August, the average U.S. price for a gallon of gas was $2.60, and a gallon of diesel cost $2.65. Both diesel and gasoline come from the [...]
New York Auto Show: EV Innovations to Unveil $30,000 Electric Car for Auto X Prize
April 8, 2009 By 2 Comments
This post comes to you from Popular Mechanics. Written By Seth Porges. Across the country, a handful of car makers continue their quest to bring a market-ready mega-mileage machine to market. The prize: $7.5 million from the X Prize Foundation. Unfortunately for X Prize followers, the New York Auto Show is not shaping up to [...]
Popular Mechanics: 5 TurboCharger Innovations for Fuel Efficiency and Power
February 27, 2009 By 8 Comments
Editor’s Note: Our friends at Popular Mechanics have written an in-depth piece about an essential piece of fuel-saving technology: the turbocharger. Read the rest of this story at PM. In the 1980s, it was difficult to escape the turbocharger. The twin energy crises of the 1970s forced automakers to produce cars that delivered better fuel economy. And [...]
