has been making artisan single malt Scotch whisky since 1881 on the Isle of Islay in the UK. As the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, you may not expect the island's 620 square kilometers (239 square miles) to be the ideal habitat for electric cars. Apparently, th...
"Nissan Leaf starts at $35,200 and a similarly sized Nissan Sentra starts at $16,430, or less than half that"...wrong! There is the $7500 tax credit to consider which cancels out probably at least 3/4 of the Nissan Leaf's battery cost. Since the tax credit is dependent on battery size...
The report states that the Severstal mill in Mississippi supplies the automakers. We have reason to believe that Severstal's own statements are correct. U.S. customs import data shows this mill in Mississippi buying from Viena, the same year Viena was sourcing charcoal from Chapadao, ...
Mercedes-Benz has so far been one of the most significant proponents of fuel cell technology, thanks to developing a slew of concept cars and engineering vehicles. In fact, Simon says that because of the progress made “it is as easy to build a fuel cell car today as an ICE (internal c...
Muhs said the general industry-wide timeline for wireless charging is to have prototypes out over the next 12-18 months. To move beyond that, one of the requirements for wider adoption of wireless charging is interoperability. The reason this is important is that, in two or three year...
By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Contributing Writer BIO Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield is a self-confessed petrol head. She grew up in a carless family but was able at a very early age to name cars passing her on... More LATEST ARTICLE 2012 Chevrolet Volt Saves Supertanker...
MITSUBISHI MOTORS' 2012 PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB TEAM & ALL-NEW ALL-ELECTRIC RACECAR ANNOUNCE i-MiEV EVOLUTION TO TACKLE PIKE SPEAK Tokyo, May 18, 2012 - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will enter two all-electric vehicles (EVs) in the Electric Class of the legendary Pi...
The funky Nissan PIVO concept will be the inspiration for Nissan's fourth electric-only vehicle. If Nissan’s EVs are going to become popular and profitable at a global scale, the company will need an entire line of attractive all-electric cars. When I spoke with Mark Perry, Nissan’s E...
There have been changes under the hood, too. Engine size remained static until the 2010 Prius, at 1.5-liters. An increase to 1.8-liters actually helped fuel efficiency, as the greater torque means the engine now has to work less hard to achieve the same results. Combined horsepower in...
"The Gas Blenders are incentivized financially by whatever makes them the most profit, NOT by what produces the lowest price product to the consumers." Yes, and this incentive also includes the calculation of tax benefit. While the direct subsidy is gone, there are still substantial g...
The Model S is of course much more practical. But I've been driving a Roadster as a daily driver for 2.5 years. It's very easy to drive for short trips, and quite comfortable and smooth for long road trips. And of course it's great fun to drive on a deserted, twisty mountain road. The...
With the launch of its latest hybrid, the entry-level ES300h, Lexus is embarking on a different path when it comes to gasoline/electric vehicle technology. The ES300h is the first car from the brand that’s a full parallel hybrid, meaning that it can operate on pure electric power as w...
NTS WORKS EV BATTERY BREAKTHROUGH SANTA CRUZ, CA., (May 17, 2012) - NTS Works Inc has revealed details of a revolutionary electric vehicle (EV) battery technology. The "NTS" in the company name is the initials of Neal Tate Saiki, founder of the leading electric motorcycle company, Zer...
I dug into the report. The big scary results that they came up with? When you include cars that would be illegal to fill with E15, about 0.8% of those cars COULD get a theoretical warning light. Those 0.8% of cars would have to fill with E10 instead, IF the actual car's warning light ...
Motorists may not yet be convinced about electric and hydrogen vehicles, as well as other advanced technologies, but it appears that start-stop technology has already won over the masses. Consumer research commissioned by Johnson Controls reports that 97 per cent of Americans are now ...
It’s not even due to hit the market for at least another year but Nissan ’s e-NV200 has won its first award. The fully electric version of the LCV is still in testing stages with various companies but that didn’t bear any influence on Van Fleet World presenting it with the Environment...
Volvo launching 13-liter heavy-duty LNG engine with Westport HPDI injection in 2014; CNG and DME potential 18 May 2012 Volvo Trucks plans to launch a 13-liter heavy-duty liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine featuring Westport high pressure direct injection (HPDI) technology for the Nort...
I love it. We have a mandated oxygenation additive and ethanol will fill that role, with out poisoning us like last one did. We currently run E10 standard and want to move to E15. So they want to be able to using up to 10% to up to 15., They use the words up to they dont have to blend...
Scientists at the University of Birmingham are proposing a system that uses food waste , like the leftovers from chocolate processing, that would turn the waste into biohydrogen. This sustainable source of hydrogen fuel could even be applied towards ethanol production, resulting in a ...
I have a stock Merida 550 LTD that I just converted to LiFePO4, thought I would share what has turned out to be a very good deal on a quality Battery Pack and BMS (BMS is mounted in aluminum so no risk of flex to the board). The Battery Pack and BMS all fit very nicely inside the Meri...
