Posted in alternative fuel on Mar 8th, 2010
A car powered completely by coffee grounds named Carpuccino has been built for the British TV show Bang Goes The Theory. According to The Daily Mail, the car, a 1988 Volkswagen Scirocco, was chosen because it looks like the DeLorean from the movie Back To The Future. With the added hardware necessary for [...]
Posted in Battery-powered vehicles, Budget-friendly, Electric cars, Hybrids, Toyota, alternative fuel on Dec 30th, 2009
Toyota has announced that it will reveal its newest car, a subcompact hybrid, on Jan. 11, the first day of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Toyota subcompact hybrid’s name has not been announced yet, but Toyota has expressed interest in using the Prius name for a line of cars rather [...]
Posted in Electric cars, alternative fuel on Nov 23rd, 2009
Mike Howard of Elk Horn, Iowa, has spent $30,000 installing four electric vehicle chargers in the small town. Elk Horn only has one plug-in electric vehicle though. Howard says the charging stations needed to be built in order for the people of Elk Horn to actually consider buying an electric vehicle, just like the [...]
Posted in Battery-powered vehicles, Cadillac, Electric cars, alternative fuel on Nov 10th, 2009
General Motors will be bringing the electric Cadillac Converj to market, according to the Detroit News. The Converj was first seen as a concept car in 2009 and received a lot of attention from the media and consumers. The Converj will be based on the Chevy Volt electric car, which will go into production [...]
Posted in Automotive, alternative fuel on Feb 23rd, 2009
After your loan officer looks at you like you’re crazy, you can say, “really, it’s my new AIRPod from MDI.” The company plans on starting production on the AIRPod this spring.
AIRPods with CEO Guy Negre (courtesy of http://www.hybridcars.com/).
The AIRPod by Moteur Development International can seat three adults, two facing forward and one facing the rear. A [...]
Posted in Battery-powered vehicles, Dodge, Electric cars, Future Cars, Sports cars, Technology, alternative fuel on Jan 12th, 2009
So while all the world’s leading manufactures, and one bold independent start-up, are cracking their noggins to come out with a fully electric car that’s fun to drive, Dodge has announced that they are going to build a production version of their Dodge EV Concept by next year.
Now called the Dodge ENVI, this new concpet [...]
Posted in Electric cars, Technology, Toyota, alternative fuel on Dec 22nd, 2008
Toyota has announced plans to unveil a small electric “city car” concept at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show. While no concrete details were given, a company spokesperson is said to have hinted at the fact that it would be related to the small iQ concept from earlier this year.
The company said that this vehicle is [...]
Posted in Automotive, Mercedes Benz, alternative fuel on Dec 14th, 2008
One of the most interesting concepts at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show was Mercedes-Benz’s BlueZero Concept cars. What was interesting wasn’t what the cars looked like, but rather what they were powered by. You see, BlueZero is Mercedes-Benz’s newest take on the fully electric hybrid drivetrain in a small production vehicle.
What’s really interesting is it [...]
Posted in Electric cars, Fuel cell, Honda, Sports cars, Technology, alternative fuel on Nov 20th, 2008
Honda has recently revealed a concept study that shows the company’s vision for the sports car of the future. Called the FC Sport, it’s a radical shape that definitely screams “I come from the future.” More specifically, it shows what a fuel cell sports car should look like.
The FC Sport distinguishes itself with its storm [...]
Posted in Technology, Toyota, alternative fuel on Nov 19th, 2008
Toyota recently unveiled their natural gas version of the Camry sedan at this year’s L.A. Auto Show. This is major news from a company that has prided itself on the use of alternative energy. This is a car that needs not one drop of gasoline to run.
Toyota says that with the car’s current hardware it [...]
