The answer to the chicken or the egg dilemma when it comes to what should happen first, building electric cars or setting up the recharging electric infrastructure is obviously to have both at the same time.
Forget full EVs for the moment. Think about saving gasoline with fuel-efficient technologies like electric power-assist steering, eAssist and air-propulsion hybrids availed by the split-cycle engine.
Venice based MPG Rental has offered hybrid car rentals for years, and has just added the ultra-popular Toyota Prius C to the company's fleet of hybrid and fuel efficient rental cars.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced yesterday that they were ending a 27 month investigation into the Ford E Series full size vans over a concern that the HVAC switches were overheating and, in some cases catching fire but after more than two years of work – the feds have those this investigation without requiring a recall on those affected vehicles.
With multiple fuel saving technologies the new Chevy Malibu Eco has outstanding fuel economy which translates to real world money savings for its owners, but it is not called a hybrid by GM
The last thing that most drinkers can imagine will fix their hangover the morning after a great night out in Las Vegas is a 45 minute ride on a tour bus but thanks to the new service Hangover Heaven – even the most head-pounding, vomit inducing hangovers are just 45 minutes away from being nothing but a foul tasting memory.
Audi's upcoming electric supercar, the Audi R8 e-tron, promises to not only be an exciting electric car, it will have a unique sound thanks to an engineering effort to craft an artificial sound signature that supposedly says "Audi".
Over the past week the Chrysler Group has bombarded the world with news on their latest chapter of supercar awesomeness in the form of the 2013 SRT Viper and when the very first production Viper rolls off of the assembly line – it will head off to the auction block of Barrett Jackson in Orange Country California with the proceeds going to support pediatric cancer patients.
