By Jeff Cobb Porsche will produce 918 of its 762-horsepower, 552 pound-feet torque 918 Spyder hybrid and of these about 20-percent will be Race Track versions of the carbon-bodied supercar. The car is scheduled to go on sale Sept. 18, 2013 (9/18) and buyers are expected to pay a premium over the projected $845,000 entry level price [...] [...]
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By Jeff Cobb The proposal to radically increase automobile electrification has its detractors, including those who point to pitfalls that could come to a world attempting to shift energy demands away from petrochemicals to electricity. In among the effort to make yet dreamed-for scenarios feasible, researchers are working on sustainable energy technologies with one collaboration now [...] [...] By Philippe Crowe A leisurely drive from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean; Halifax to Vancouver. A total of 6,340 kilometers (3,939 miles) across Canada … And a new Canadian fuel efficiency record was set. The question before leaving: Could eight average Canadians make the journey on just six tanks of fuel? read more [...] By Philippe Crowe Yesterday BMW won the 2012 Concept Car of the Year Award with its i8 Concept Spyder. This award marks BMW’s fourth nomination as a category finalist and the brand’s second visit to the awards podium at the eleventh annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards. read more [...] By Jeff Cobb This week EcoMotors announced it had closed on $32.5 million in funding with Bill Gates among investors for development of its next generation Opposed-Piston-Opposed-Cylinder engine. This news follows a similar announcement from two years ago and to date the company has raised $66 million with this latest round of funding being led by [...] [...] By Jeff Cobb Yesterday Vauxhall announced a cost-leader version from among the three Amperas being offered in the UK. The Earth will share the same powertrain as the Opel Ampera and Chevy and Holden Volt, and costs £29,995 ($46,285) after deducting a £5,000 ($7,716) Plug in Car Grant. It will join the £32,250 ($49.765) Positiv and [...] [...] By Huw Evans A new, high-strength lightweight aluminum piston, the Advanced Elastoval II developed by Federal-Mogul, has been conceived to improve power density and efficiency of forced induction and directly injected internal combustion engines, such as Ford’s line of EcoBoost motors. The new piston incorporates complex curved side panel forms, with asymmetric geometry and multiple weight reduction [...] [...] |
 
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