Nov
30
Electric Vehicle Kits: Build Your Own Electric Car
November 30, 2007 | 5 Comments
With rising fuel costs more and more people and are looking for
alternatives. One such alternative that is gaining popularity,
especially with the do-it yourself types, are the electric vehicle
kits. Anyone familiar with automobiles can now use these kits to
convert traditional gas powered vehicles to one powered by electric
current.
However, converting a traditional Gas powered vehicle into an
electric […]
Nov
29
New Electric Scooter developed by MIT Smart Cities Group
November 29, 2007 | 1 Comment
Energy efficient, low in pollutants, practical in the city and stylish in looks - this new electric scooter, which has been developed by the MIT ‘ Smart Cities Group’.The scooter is very lightweight and designed specifically to appeal to the city dweller who requires neither the bulk or enviro-passe of owning a large, gas-guzzling car. […]
Nov
27
GM price up 2008 Tahoe and Yukon hybrid SUV’s
November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
“We promised to apply our most advanced technologies to vehicles that
can save the most fuel, and we are delivering on that promise with the
Tahoe and Yukon Hybrid SUVs,”
..that’s according to General Motors vice chairman Bob Lutz, speaking in LA today as GM announced the price tags on its new hybrid SUV’s for 2008.
The full-size […]
Nov
23
Electric powered cars.. of a different kind
November 23, 2007 | 5 Comments
On a slightly different scale to yesterdays story, todays offering to the future of electric powered automobiles is not undergoing a multi-billion $ launch. In fact, is the Sunzeecar Electrotrike a car at all? Well perhaps not but you can’t argue with a vehicle that can go 40 miles on just an afternoons sunshine..
Not designed […]
Nov
22
Zero-emission car: Honda FCX Clarity
November 22, 2007 | 2 Comments
Clarity… added to encourage visions of clear blue, emission free skies? Perhaps, but underneath the marketing, this new offering from the Japanese technology giants (who’s standard engines aren’t exactly ‘dirty’) might just be something a bit interesting.
Although set for an initial release in the US only, the FCX could be the shape of things to […]
Nov
21
BMW set new LPG record - of a different kind.
November 21, 2007 | 1 Comment
Environmentally friendly? Perhaps not, but still
an interesting development none the less. Is this a vision of the
future - in that car manufacturers will continue to sate our lust for
big engined, over-powered saloons and sports cars - but drinking lpg this time?What you are looking at might just be that future, this is BMW new
record beating […]
Nov
20
European Car of the Year 2008
November 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
And the winner is…small, economical, and very, very environmentally concious.
The identity of the winner may have been leaked a week or 2 earlier, but for those who don’t know, its the Fiat 500. Here’s a picture of the supermini in question..
The 500 seals Fiats 9th win of the prestigious ECotY award and furthers the companies […]
Nov
19
Comparing Hydrogen Powered Cars To Electric Cars
November 19, 2007 | 1 Comment
With gas prices being so high, alternative fuel vehicles have become a
popular topic. Two of the types of vehicles that tend to get a lot of
press are the hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles and electric powered
vehicles. Both are lauded as the way of the future
But which of these two options are really has the better […]
Nov
19
7 Reasons To Buy A Hybrid Car
November 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
You’re probably hearing a lot about hybrid cars these days. They are
definitely being discussed everywhere. Hardly a day goes by that a
major newspaper or television network isn’t doing a feature story on
hybrids. And everyday it seems like one car manufacturer or another is
introducing a new hybrid vehicle.
So what’s all the buzz about?
Well, hybrids are a […]
Nov
17
Hybrid Cars and Our Future
November 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The main question and perhaps why you are reading this article. Should
you buy a Hybrid car in 2007 or 2008? The answer to that question
really relies on you as their are many reasons to buy one and many not
to buy.
Hopefully by reading this article you’ll be better informed and
with the information presented here and in […]
