Sat, August 4 2007 » Electric Car » Comments Off
Forget a hybrid…Diesel is the way to go
Honda has developed a car that runs on diesel fuel and get more miles to the gallon that a hybrid. The car maker says that the car runs on “clean” diesel and expects it to be in the US by 2010. The new car gets about 63 miles a gallon while looking and driving like [...]
Mon, July 30 2007 » Electric Car » Comments Off
Google puts its money where its hybrid is
Google, who Monday announced plans for a new electric car, has also announced that they will promise $10 million to help jump start the electric car market. The development of an electric car can be terribly expensive, considering the price of the advanced electronics and parts involved with a plug-in hybrid. It is estimated that [...]
Wed, June 20 2007 » Electric Car » Comments Off
The Google Car
Yesterday Google.org (related to google.com) launched a new project for a new kind of car. The smart energy vehicle would plug in to the electric grid and be powered by solar energy. While plugged into the grid the car would send power it doesn’t need back to the grid, making the owner some money or [...]
Tue, June 19 2007 » Electric Car » Comments Off
Using biofuel may cost you a few grand in fines
When Bob Teixeira decided to help stop our addiction to foriegn oil and convert a car to run on vegetable oil, he didn’t expect to get nailed with over $2,000 in fines. The musician and guitar instructor from Charlotte, NC bought a converter kit for about $1,200 to make his 1981 Mercedes run on vegetable [...]
Wed, June 13 2007 » Projects » Comments Off