The T.27 going through crash tests. Gordon Murray joins Lotus board Out of the box thinking is probably the key to the future of the auto industry. Inevitably, the current model of mobile transportation is a resource intensive, energy guzzling dinosaur. And automotive “engineer, designer and entrepreneur” Gordon Murray, of McLaren F1 supercar fame, clearly recognizes that [...] [...]
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By Jeff Cobb The TMG EV P001 blitzing the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit. A new electric vehicle lap record was set yesterday by Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) at the 20.8 km. (12.9 mile) Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany. Jochen Krumbach drove the all-electric TMG EV P001 on road-legal tires to crush the previous 9 minute, 1.338 second lap record [...] [...] The U.S. State Department has released an environmental assessment declaring “limited adverse environmental impacts” associated with a proposed extension of the Keystone oil sands pipeline—which would transport as much as 900,000 barrels of oil per day from Alberta, Canada, to United States Gulf Coast. Environmentalists have taken news of the report as a sign that [...] [...] Is it a plug-in, a transformer, or both? Are there enough rich people to save the world? I know, I know. If not for rich people, average joes would never have been able to afford cell phones and flat screen TVs. God bless the rich people! Although I wonder, did the government ever offer massive tax incentives [...] [...] The future of urban drag-racing? But another step towards greater carbon fiber use At first glance Audi’s new urban concept vehicles, set to debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show, are real attention grabbers, whether you love ‘em or hate ‘em. Are they modern day go-carts, or cool urban sports coupes that hark back to the days of drive-ins [...] [...] 2012 Honda Civic hybrid, best Civic hybrid ever Or is the Prius still the king of hybrid cars? The Honda Civic Hybrid and the Toyota Prius have been going at it for a quite a few years now, and according to the sale’s numbers the Prius is king. Ultimately, the Prius has offered better fuel economy, more [...] [...] In spring of 2010, Audi and parent company Volkswagen AG joined a growing group of carmakers planning to integrate hybrid and electric drive into their model lineups. Among the several plug-in and hybrid-electric vehicles Audi unveiled at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show was the A8 hybrid. Though details about the car were scarce at the [...] [...] Catching up to the Jetsons? And maybe even far less relevant Want to spend less money on gasoline, but can’t afford a new, more fuel efficient car. No worries. A new Smartphone app can reduce your fueling costs by 20 percent according to a new MIT/Princeton study. And that’s just the beginning of how the cloud is going [...] [...] |
 
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