July 9, 2013 The only thing better than an electric car is an electric sports car!! Another day, another EV sports car concept from out of the ether? Well, yes and no – Bluebird should be a familiar name to anyone with even a passing interest in land speed record history. A series…
View moreJune 19, 2013 Automakers are coming under increasing pressure to sell zero-emission vehicles to US consumers who haven’t shown much interest in them, with more states following California’s lead in setting sales targets. Nine states, including New York and New Jersey, have adopted versions of California’s goal of having electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen-powered models reach…
View moreApril 4, 2013 No it is not an April fools joke! Scientists unveiled on Tuesday what they hope will be one of the world’s fastest biofuel vehicles, powered by waste from chocolate factories and made partly from plant fibers. Its makers hope the racer will go 145 mph and give manufacturers ideas about…
View moreMarch 6, 2013 Buyers are lining up to put the new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette in their garages, but we’re already looking ahead to the hopped-up versions Chevrolet is likely to unveil down the road. There will be a new Z06, of course, but we’re talking about the Stingray version of the beastly, supercharged…
View moreJanuary 2, 2013 Powered by the British auto-maker’s 6.0-liter, twin-turbo W12 engine, the Continental GT Speed Convertible packs 616 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque, while delivering a 15-percent improvement in fuel efficiency compared to its predecessor. The engine is mated to a close-ratio, eight-speed transmission while uprated and lowered suspension along with…
View moreDecember 3, 2012 This sounds like an awesome step-forward! How would a space-based solar power system work? Proponents of the idea argue that the system would have all the benefits of terrestrial solar power – and that energy could be safely beamed back to Earth transmission stations 24 hours a day, seven days…
View moreNovember 6, 2012 Pretty cool mod!
View moreSeptember 12, 2012 Besides burning tons of gas trying to move all that stuff, I have a feeling it is not too good for the suspension!
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