There is a now a video of the ENV fuel cell bike in action. The bike has a range of 100 miles and a top speed of 50 mph. The bikes shown in the video are pre-production prototypes. According to the video the creators aim to have the bike in…
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Three Toyota plants get EPA energy star award
Three Toyota assembly plants have received Energy Star awards from the Environmental Protection Agency. The Toyota assembly plants in Georgetown, Kentucky and Princeton, Indiana and the New United Motor Manufacturing (NUMMI) plant in Fremont,…
Billions of gallons of gas could be saved by “Smart Intersections”
Like other automakers, Ford has been doing considerable research into so-called “Smart Intersections.” Smart intersections fall into the realm of vehicle-to-infrastructure technology, AKA telematics. While this is generally considered safety related,…
Ford Fusion hybrid caught in the wild
It looks like Ford is preparing to take on the Toyota Camry in the hybrid sedan market. The photographer spotted the Fusion at a spot previously known as a test site for the Escape hybrid. Once the hood was raised, a couple of quick snaps revealed…
Edmunds drives the Subaru Stella electric car
In spite of Tesla's claims that the Model S will be the “world's first mass produced EV”, the Subara Stella EV is going on sale to retail customers in Japan this summer. Subaru started production of 170 Stella EVs recently, within days of Mitsubishi…
Ricardo and Williams team on KinerStor flywheel hybrid demonstration
In the run up to the 2009 Formula One season, most of the teams developed hybrid kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS) as an optional way to get a power boost. While most of the systems ultimately were not raced because the extra power was not…
Toyota chafes at Ontario $10,000 EV rebate, calls it GM subsidy
Stephen Beatty, managing director of Toyota Canada is not to thrilled with plug-in rebate plan announced by Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty this week. In fact, Beatty sees the plan as more of a subsidy for General Motors and the Chevy Volt than a…
Range Rover settles into middle age, hits the big 4-0!
Range Rover turns 40 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Since the mid-90s, the the luxury SUV segment has become an increasingly crowded field with almost every brand trying to get a piece of the pie (and in many cases several slices of various…
Report: Saab talking to BMW about using Mini platform for new 9-2
When Saab first showed the 9-X Biohybrid concept at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, it was expected to evolve into a production model based on General Motors' compact Delta architecture which forms the foundation of the Opel Astra and Chevrolet Cruze.…
Is the latest Zap announcement announcement another reborn Lotus?
It's speculation time again. Zap has announced that they will be making an announcement next month about another proposed electric vehicle. Based on what we know about Zap, what kind of vehicle might this be? With the $30,000 price target and Zap's…