Raser Technologies has developed a modified Hummer that gets over one hundred miles per gallon. This plug in hybrid was demonstrated recently in Washington. If only all Hummers could get this good of mileage!
Even if the price of gas has gone down, people are still looking for ways to save money by increasing gas mileage. Good car maintenance and good driving habits can help you get the most gas mileage out of your car whether it is new or old car.
Electric cars were always environmentally friendly, quiet, clean %u2014 but definitely not sexy. The Tesla Roadster has changed all that. A battery-powered sports car that sells for $100,000 and has a top speed of 125 m.p.h. Read more »
Would you like to make 1,445.7 Miles on One Tank of Gas. Well you can do that now, with a little training and the new For Fusion 2010 Hybrid. As a way to demonstrate the fuel efficiency of its 2010 Fusion hybrid, Ford created the 1,000 Mile Challenge. The goal was simple: To drive 1,000 miles or more on a single tank of fuel (17.5 gallons) in an unmodified Fusion hybrid. Read more »
Car designers are always coming up with new ways to make a car that will help save the planet.
But would you drive a car made from seaweed?
No, we are not kidding!
Toyota is looking to a greener future (literally) by designing an ultra light, superefficient plug-in hybrid car with a bioplastic body made of seaweed that could be in showrooms within 15 years. Read more »
David Blume, a 48 year-old seafood retailer from Bloomfield Hills, Mich., feels guilty about the gas he burns during his 60-mile roundtrip commute—up to a point. A self-described environmentalist, he considered purchasing a hybrid, but balked at spending $5,000 more, an amount he won't soon recoup with gas prices at their current level. Read more »
Great news for those who have both Blu-ray and DVDs in the house; Infinity Storage Media has released the first hybrid Blu-ray and DVD disc in Japan.
The new media has a total storage capacity of 33.5GB and is compatible with existing DVD and Blu-ray players. The biggest advantage of the new media is backward compatibility - you can play it on your DVD or Blu-ray player.
How does it work?
When the Lamborghini Estoque concept was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show, a good number of eyebrows were undoubtedly raised by the notion of a front-engine, rear-wheel drive four-door sedan from the Italian maker of hyper cars. In truth, though, Lambo has a history of bending the rules a bit, even producing SUVs for a period. It's hard to think of Lamborghini without also considering what may be its fiercest competitor, Ferrari.
The five passenger Honda Insight Hybrid will be built on an entirely new platform and be smaller than the Civic Hybrid and use styling cues from the Honda FCX Clarity hydrogen cell car.
Honda has just released the first official photos of its eagerly-anticipated new dedicated hybrid car that will debut early in 2009. The car that until now had been referred to by Honda officials simply as the "Global Hybrid" will revive the popular Insight name from the company's first hybrid model.
