Iceland doesn't have any fossil fuel resources of it's own, but it has no shortage natural energy from deep within the earth. Thanks to abundant volcanic activity from the mid-Atlantic ridge, there is plenty of geothermal energy available. This has…
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British Mini E driver upset that he has to give back car
MINI E – Click above for high-res image gallery
BMW has handled its Mini E test program quite differently in the United States and Europe and at least one British test driver isn't happy. In America, people who signed up for the program were given…
Cold weather will cause the Volt's engine to start up earlier than you might expect
For the time being, General Motors is content to let suppliers like A123 Systems, LG Chem and Cobasys focus on cell chemistry for its hybrid and electric vehicle battery packs. GM leaders like Denise Gray and Bob Kruse believe that the key to…
LA 2008: BMW 7-series ActiveHybrid
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BWM showed its new 7-series ActiveHybrid in North America for the first time today at the LA Auto Show. The 7-series hybrid uses the mild hybrid system developed in cooperation with Mercedes…
Addressing the demand side of the energy equation
Ever since the first oil embargo of the early seventies, there has been a direct correlation between the price of gasoline and sales of more efficient vehicles. When prices go up people stop buying gas guzzlers, it's simply a matter of…
Popular Mechanics tries out the A123/Hymotion PHEV Prius
At least a few dozen people around the country have now done one-off conversions of hybrids like the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape to transform them into plug-in vehicles. For those who may not have the hardware hacker gene in their DNA, the first…
GM and Ford hybrids have a good sales month in April
2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid – Click above for high-res gallery
April 2009 proved to be yet another ugly month for U.S. vehicle sales pretty much across the board with virtually every brand showing significant declines and the seasonally adjusted annual…
Lotus Exige 265E gets Japanese debut
Lotus is taking their flex-fuel Exige 265E sports car outside of Britain for the first time when they show it at JSAE Show in Yokohama Japan. The 265 hp, E85-capable Exige will be prominently displayed at Lotus' booth. The Toyota-sourced supercharged…
PSA: Proper winter tires are more important than all-wheel drive
With the adoption of front-wheel drive as the mainstream power delivery system of choice, the semi-annual ritual of swapping snow tires has largely disappeared for most Americans. In many northern areas, all-wheel drive has become an increasingly…
Automobile mag picks Two-Mode Hybrid as technology of the year
The awards keep rolling in for General Motors' new Two-Mode hybrid system. After winning the Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the system has just been awarded the Technology of the Year by Automobile Magazine. According to…