Yes indeed to the issue being the supply of hydrogen. My wonderment is why most auto manufacturers continue to throw time and money at fuel cell vehicles when...
Sorta related to high efficiency vehicles, albeit trucks -- Why aren't fire engines and garbage trucks turbodiesels? Everything else seems to be--semis,...
Actually some are turbocharged. Depending on the HP rating ordered and the engine manufacture will determine if an engine is turbocharged or not. The actual...
I’d hoped you might chime in as the truck specialist, Ed. OK, thermal efficiency might be the same, but not power to weight, correct? I mean, if you jam a...
Why... simple to answer... look at where the money comes from... Garbage co. are run on a cost plus basis... that is they are allowed to make a 10% profit. the...
In some cases the constant acceleration and deceleration can have adverse affects on turbocharged engines as the turbo has to spool up before any benefits are...
Yes, hydraulic hybrids seem to have a lot of promise for heavy stop-start applications, in my book. Plus I just like the simple principle of operation. To:...
Homegrown 500-mile electric car - KOLR, of Springfield, Missouri, reported on Daren Luedtke's new electric car, which runs for 150 miles on lead-acid...
Harvey Coachworks Offers All-Electric Commuter Vehicle for under $9,000 - California - Enter stage left Harvey Coachworks, the fledgling company founded in...
Aftermarket lithium-ion battery pack squeezes 150 MPG from a Toyota Prius - Made by Hymotion and A123 Systems - the same folks that brought you the batteries...
History of the Electric Car by Time Magazine - Nice Pictures and Stories of electric cars of the past, current and future. You can tell GM paid for the...
19 EV Manufactures - Did I miss one? AC Propulsion American Electric Aptera Bigman Electric Vehicle Dynasty Electric Car Corporation Fisker Automotive Hybrid...
... What a load of drivel, in my not very humble opinion. Specifically he claims 5 seconds 0-60 for 2.5 tonne SUV, and 60 mpg. Let's see, say the standard...
High Performance Affordable Electric Motorcycle Debuts. The Electric Vehicle Company, LLC of Boulder, Colorado, announces the launch of the Volta G/T, a new...
Chevy Hybrid SUV wins "Green Car of Year" - An eight-passenger sport utility vehicle, the Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid from General Motors Corp, won the "Green Car...
I'm new to the group and a bit retro so please bear with me while I ask some politacally incorrect questions. 1> How much energy does it take to produce one so...
Where would one start to explain? Judging from all the "attitude" and just plain wrong statements, I'd have to say that I don't have the time to waste. You...
... Car"? roughly 18 months of the energy it takes to run it. (very roughly) ... Not much ... Just about ... 27.5mpg ... burns ... cars ... new ... You are...
... Who are you ranting at? ... Have we? (the moderator writes) ... real issues ... No, but apparently you can be rude, incomprehensible and unconstructive. ...
Mr Hippie, You are basically correct in your calculations concerning economies. This is exactly the reason I am rebuilding a 1988 full sized Blazer, since...
A little attitide 4 ya.......I can document the statements U call wrong. I got My driver's liscence in 1963. Gasoline was 18.9 cents a gallon. If U never...
May I call U Greg? U raise some good points. I'll try to answer yer comments in order. . 18mo of energy loss to produce one green car? Sounds pretty...
