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Steam-powered car breaks century-old speed record - tech - 25 August 2009 - New Scientist
The land speed record for steam-powered cars has been broken for the first time in more than 100 years, after a British-built car achieved an average speed of 225 kilometres per hour (140 miles per hour) on Tuesday.
Toyota to Mass-Produce Plug-In Hybrid in 2012... For $48,000! : TreeHugger
Too Bad the Electric Range is Pathetic
Certainly, it's a good thing that Toyota will start mass-producing a plug-in hybrid. But once you look at the numbers and specs, the news doesn't sound quite as good anymore. The company plans to produce about 20,000-30,000 plug-in hybrids (almost certainly based on the 3rd generation Toyota Prius), but sadly, the PHEVs will only have a range of 20-30 km (12.4-18.6 miles). What the hell is that, Toyota? A smaller electric range than the Chevy Volt at a price almost as high as a Tesla Model S!
Driving the airless Air Car could be a better experience
Last December, Green Car Advisor's Nick Kurczewski was able to snag a ride in MDI's AIRPod. Now, the lucky punk journalist has taken a turn behind the wheel. The short version of his review: this could be the car of the future and it feels like an amusement park ride, but it's no Millennium Falcon. Seriously.
As we know, the Air Car uses compressed air to power a small two-cylinder engine. The 180cc poweplant produces 5.4 horsepower, but MDI is working on a upgraded AIRPod GT will have 8 hp. Kurczewski says the AIRPod's joystick steering is modified from the original design, which would have seen the speed and deceleration controlled by the stick as well as direction. That complicated-sounding mess has been scrapped in favor of more traditional pedals + joystick.
Check out all the details - including why driving a bubble car with no openable windows in June is not a good idea and how MDI plans to bring dozens of AIRPods to airports and universities and other locations around the world - over at Inside Line.
Tre av fyra svenskar vill köpa en elbil - Ny Teknik
Med rätt pris och prestanda är tre av fyra svenskar absolut intresserade av att köpa en elbil och ännu fler intresserade av en laddhybrid. Det är resultatet av en enkätundersökning bland 1292 svenskar som genomförts av konsultföretaget Kairos Future på uppdrag av Elforsk.
Cars: Tesla Model S Electric Sedan Prototype Has a Giant Touch Dashboard
Kevin Rose, the Silicon Valley's John Mayer, just got a few Tesla S concept shots leaked to him. The S, Tesla's $50,000ish electric 4-door Sedan, is supposed to be unveiled in Los Angeles today.
Sympatico / MSN Autos (EN): First look: 2009 BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo Concept
Here are the first photos of BMW's latest concept car, the 5 Series Gran Turismo, which debuted this morning for international media via an online webcast. Conceptually, it was designed to blur the boundaries between existing vehicle types – it’s for the consumer that wants a vehicle in between a sport-utility vehicle and a sports sedan; the practicality of the former with the styling and dynamic abilities of the latter.
Tesla Electric Car S Model Coming In March, 2009 ~ The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP
Tesla made headline news when the company first introduced their roadster model which was battery powered and ran off electricity. Now the company is planning on introducing a 4 door sedan which they call the S model in March of this year. The company is also hoping to get funding from the stimulus package so that they can open a production facility in California.
Toyota is definitely maybe developing solar-powered car - Engadget
Around half a year ago, we heard that Toyota was engineering a Prius that would get part of its energy from the sun; now, we're seeing an eerily similar story from Japan suggesting that the plan is still on. In a rather odd report, it's noted that the automaker is "secretly (oh, is it now?) developing a vehicle that will be powered solely by solar energy," though it's also working on a partially solar-powered whip that'll come out long before the pure solar alternative. Regrettably, details beyond that are few and far between, though the premise here is completely reasonable given the current economy and the desire for automobiles that run on anything other than petroleum. Guess we'll check back in six months for yet another elusive report on the so-called progress.
Ford överväger sälja Volvo
Ford säger i ett pressmeddelande, som skickades ut på måndagen, att man ska “omvärdera strategiska möjligheter" för Volvo Personvagnar - inklusive försäljning. Detta på grund av de mycket stora utmaningarna efter det globala raset i bilförsäljningen.
Försäljning av Volvo är ett av ett antal val. Men man använder uttrycket "One Ford" och i fortsättningen av pressmeddelandet prisar Volvos nytillträdde vd Stephen Odell bolagets stolta historia och det starka globala varumärket.
MDI Air Car – provkörning av Teknikens Värld
Det var i nummer 16/02 vi berättade om en bil som drivs med hjälp av komprimerad luft. Bakom den revolutionerande skapelsen ligger en fransk F1-motorkonstruktör vid namn Guy Nègre och företaget MDI (Moteur Développement International).
Truthdig - Reports - Bailout or Bust: How to Save the Big Three From Themselves
The American automobile industry occupies a near-mythic status in the nation’s cultural and economic imagination. President-elect Barack Obama echoes the sentiments of many when he says that Detroit is “the backbone of American manufacturing.” If it is—Detroit’s economic importance is great but now occupies a lesser role than it did before it entered a slow-but-steady decline in the 1970s—then it suffers from acute and advanced damage that will require major surgery. And like any major surgery, treating Detroit’s malaise will be a complicated affair with no assurance of success. However, doing nothing may be worse, especially for the state of Michigan.
Tesla Roadster Suffers Devastating 100 MPH Crash | WreckedExotics.com
On Wednesday, October 29th, this Tesla was being driven at 100 MPH when the driver, a sales director for Tesla, was giving a demonstration ride and tried to take a turn too fast. Wet roads and poor visibility contributed to the accident which took place in southern France.
Zero Pollution Motors: A Car That Can Run on Compressed Air
"MDI founder and CEO Guy Negre invented the first zero emissions Compressed Air Car prototype in 1997. The new generation Air Car features a secondary bio-fuel energy source and compresses air while driving to achieve a remarkable 96 mph, 106 mpg and up to 850 miles range. The vehicle can hold six people, and includes space for luggage or other cargo. According to the team, the Compressed Air Car runs entirely on compressed air when it is traveling under 35 mph. At higher speeds, the compressed air is heated, and thus expands before it enters the engine, resulting in what the team says is a much longer range. A small amount of fuel, either gasoline or diesel, is needed to heat the air. The air in the tank can be compressed using a regular electric outlet."
Elon Musk steps in as CEO at Tesla, lays off staff » VentureBeat
Tesla Motors, the maker of the high-performance Roadster, has become something of a symbol for the budding electric car industry. The many other startups in the space, then, should sit up and take notice of its latest move: A takeover of the CEO position by its chairman and chief investor, Elon Musk, the closure of an office near Detroit, and the layoff of dozens of employees.
Electrovaya, Tata Motors to make electric Indica
The Indica EV car will be manufactured in Norway by Miljø Innovasjon, using Tata’s design and Electrovaya’s lithium-ion batteries.
Tata Motors said today its U.K. subsidiary, Tata Motors European Technical Centre, acquired just over half of the equity in Miljø, a company that develops technology for electric vehicles, for NOK 12 million ($1.9 million USD).
Tata is also exploring other technology, such as the compressed-air powered OneCAT for India’s market (see India's Tata funds air-power car).
Wild ride takes Volkswagen shares to new peak and back down - International Herald Tribune
Porsche said it was acting "to avoid further market distortions and the resulting consequences for those involved." Volkswagen stock, which rose above €1,000, or $1,284, at one point on Tuesday, plummeting €401 on Wednesday, or 44 percent, to close at €517. That is still well above its close Friday of €210.85.
BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Italian Grand Prix as it happened
SEBASTIAN VETTEL WINS THE ITALIAN GRAND PRIX
Vettel punches the air with delight as he crosses for what is a quite stunning victory, followed by Kovalainen and Kubica in second and third. Alonso, Heidfeld, Massa, Hamilton and Webber - in that order - finish off the points.
Hamilton's championship lead is now down to one point over Massa, but today was all about Vettel - incredible win after a stunning race.
Scuderia Toro Rosso
Scuderia Toro Rosso (Italian for Red Bull Racing Team) is a Formula One racing team owned in a 50/50 partnership between the drinks company Red Bull and former F1 driver Gerhard Berger. It made its racing debut in the 2006 Formula One season, after Paul Stoddart sold his remaining interest in the Minardi team at the end of 2005. Scuderia Toro Rosso is the sister team of Red Bull Racing, with the aim of developing the skills of promising drivers for the senior team.
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