Last year, BGSU and nine other universities involved in the Formula Lightning series agreed that October would mark their last event. Mr. Piersol cited a lack...
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=reutersEdge&storyID=6395560 But automakers say such cars are unlikely to move out of the research lab any time...
But in the same article it says a diesel engine is only 10% more expensive than a petrol engine, and all other hybrid costs would be the same so it's just...
Why do you say that, or put it another way, what do you mean? When diesels were developed here in europe about 20 years ago, the cost of a diesel engine was...
http://www.rep-am.com/story.php?id=8843 Linking premiums to a motorist's time behind the wheel has caught the fancy of a Connecticut environmental group, which...
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/detail.asp?ID=52949&GRP=B In the past, the development and promotion of electric vehicles faced many obstacles. Because of...
Hi Richard, I was simply taking issue with the price discrepancy within the article. The quote from the article was that diesel hybrids would cost thousands...
... Sounds good in theory. The problem is, it's likely to be the way of the self-service gas station. Self-service was supposed to deliver lower prices at the...
... It's rare to know precisely what the differential is. After all, there is no non-hybrid Prius. There are other sedans, but nothing precisely like a...
Hello All :) I just wanted to drop a quick line to express our thanks to everyone for their kindness and well wishes during our recent incredibly active...
I think insurance companies are more concerned about global warming than most. This is likely to be their incentive. Their research has shown that lower...
Insurance companies wanting to charge by the mile is natural. They are all about the predicting and knowing the miles driven is s vital part of predicting the...
A weak article. It appears to have been derived from a longer article which may have included enough additional details to be coherent. There are two problems...
The Prius is currently using a gasoline engine and in fact that apears to be the right choice from the start. The reason why I think this, is because two major...
... Especially since Toyota is behind the curve on passenger car diesels. ... The jury is still out on biofuels. More R&D is needed before they can produce...
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/06/content_379974.htm Will the coming Olympics nudge China into cleaner car technology? The world market is ...
Besides, the holy-grail of current combustion engine technology is to make HCCI engines - homogenous charge (like gasoline) compression ignition (like diesel)....
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Not usually a fan of H2 but this is neat. High school? How embarrassing to the GMs of the world. http://www.fuelcellsworks.com/Supppage1259.html "For anybody...
Thanks Jerry. Hard to get, may be an understatement. I find no mention of this book through Google or Amazon. Loved “the car that could” about the EV-1. ...
What a neat learning experience for the kids! But I don't understand your comment about GM. Why would a major car company mess around with something like this?...
Hope to get to know you all. I will try to contribute to the discussion with my thoughts, knowledge, and opinions....
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Why would a major car company mess around with something like this? They wouldn’t. GM tells us we will be driving their H2 unites “real soon now” but...
Hope someone can explain this one. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/11/content_381384.htm Cars powered by this type of battery can keep running...
My guess is they're talking about solar panels (not batteries). It sounds like a high efficiency design, no telling which one as they all claim efficiency...
GM's broad range of advanced automotive technologies on display, which dramatically reduce emissions and improve efficiency, include the revolutionary Hy-wire...
... It's just their regular pickup with 42V electrics. The only 'hybrid' feature is idle shut-off. They claim 10-15% improvement in fuel economy. You often...
Is that all. They should call that their “Timid Hybrid” ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail...