Volkswagen’s new tribrid Eco Up! runs on bio-methane, gasoline, and compressed natural gas (CNG). The car has just made its debut in Europe but will not be headed for U.S. showrooms, according to an official spokesperson for VW. In equivalent dollar price, it would sell for about $16,915 if it were an American offering. The [...]
Spokespersons for the LA Auto Show have announced that this year’s media Ride and Drive will feature more than 24 vehicles from a dozen automakers. Each of the models will contain advanced technological systems and hybrid, electric, clean diesel, or extremely efficient combustion drivetrains. The technological wizardry on display will include radar detection systems, blind [...]
GM announced this week that production has begun for its much-anticipated bi-fuel Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks. The production facility, located in Ft. Wayne, Ind., will make both vehicles, which boast a range of 650 miles. The Sierra 2500 HD offers both a long and regular bed configuration, extended cab, and a choice of 2- [...]
A Corvette known as the Corvegge, and which can run on vegetable oil, is one of the odder entries to compete in the 24 Hours of LeMons racing series. The events feature vehicles which cost no more than $500 and includes some of the strangest, most creative designs in all of racing. The Corvegge boasts [...]
This year’s LA Auto Show, which is open to the public from Nov. 30 to Dec. 9, looks to have the largest green vehicle contingent in its history. Hybrids, EVs, natural gas cars, and clean diesel vehicles will populate the heavily attended show by the dozens. And it is not just the alternative fuels that [...]
Last week’s SxSW Eco conference in Austin, Tex., featured a new online tool that helps car owners calculate the cost savings of building home solar stations to power their electric and hybrid vehicles. The app provides a detailed, yearly cost breakdown for people who want to know the line-by-line expenses related to an investment in [...]
The team working on the world’s fastest hybrid rocket car announced this week that a recent test firing went off without a hitch. The next step is to attempt a record-breaking run at the 1000 mph mark, something no car has ever achieved. Britain’s Bloodhound SSC team used a hardened aircraft shell at a local [...]
In what is being called the largest compressed natural gas fueling network outside of California, Florida state officials this week announced the opening of a statewide CNG fueling plan. Nopetro LLC uses state-of-the-art components in the facilities it will be constructing all over Florida and other Southwestern states. No longer limited to corporate and commercial [...]
The one-of-a-kind Ferrari P 4/5 Competizione could get a hybrid-drive system by 2014 and compete against other hybrid super-cars, like the Audi R18 e-tron Quattro and Toyota’s TS030. The P 4/5 already holds the record as the swiftest Ferrari to run at Nurburgring. In an attempt to satisfy Le Mans Prototype-1 criteria for an ‘alternative [...]
Dunlop Motorsport announced this week that it has contracted to develop a special kind of high-tech tire for the futuristic hydrogen race car, the GreenGT H2. Competition tires for hydrogen fuel cell and electric race cars have to be painstakingly constructed to withstand heavier loads, due to the cars’ weightier motors, battery packs, and fuel [...]
The bio-fuel Trident Iceni is on its way to the Salon Prive show, where many of the world’s most expensive and luxurious vehicles will be on display. The drive train is able to run on bio-diesel, diesel, linseed oil, or palm oil. Take your pick! The show is held at London’s fashionable Syon Park. The [...]
A U.S. appeals court has said that an EPA rule, which allows higher levels of ethanol in fuel, is permissible under the law. The court rejected an argument by various industry groups who claimed that ethanol production causes food and fuel prices to rise and is harmful to vehicle engines. The court said that the [...]
