It’s Friday: HMK 561 Carbon Fiber Electric Bike looks good, but weird

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , On Two Wheels HMK 561 Carbon Fiber Electric Bike - Click above for high-res image gallery Honestly, we’re still trying to figure out exactly how the HMK 561 Carbon Fiber Electric Bike works.

Car-puccino takes old coffee grinds for a drive

Filed under: Emerging Technologies , Green Daily , UK There are a fair number of puns and clever sayings available to lead off this post. The Daily Mail went with saying this particular car “won’t take the grind out of commuting.” We, though, will go with a line sent in by a reader: “The best part of waking up is driving from your cup!” What are we talking about?

Aurica Motors wants to keep NUMMI open to make electric cars

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Manufacturing/Plants Who the heck is Aurica Motors ?

Scoripion King: 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty Power Stroke Diesel is cleanest ever

Filed under: Diesel , Ford 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty - Click above for high-res image gallery The new 6.7-liter diesel V8 that is debuting in the 2011 Ford Super-Duty pickup trucks is the first such engine ever developed and built in house by that automaker. According to Ford , the new engine, which was code named Scorpion during development, is the cleanest diesel ever put into a Ford. It is the first Ford truck diesel with both a particulate filter and selective catalytic reduction (urea injection) for reduced emissions.

Markey and Reed: opening up carbon-based energy sector will bring jobs, lots of them

Filed under: Legislation and Policy , USA Just how important are plug-in vehicles (PHVs) to America? According to Rep

Report: Feds probing Prius’ unintended acceleration incident, no new recall issued

Filed under: Hybrid , Toyota The fall-out of yesterday’s Toyota Prius unintended acceleration incident in California - a car got up to speeds of over 90 miles per hour in a 20-minute event - now includes an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA has dispatched two investigators to look into what happened, while Toyota is sending three technicians. The car was towed to a Toyota dealership today after being held overnight by the California Highway Patrol.

Owning an Electric Car prepares and enlightens

Filed under: Etc. , EV/Plug-in , UK Ever wonder what it is really like to own an electric car

Report: Nissan has 56,000 pre-orders for all-electric Leaf

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery According to BusinessWeek , Renault-Nissan’s CEO Carlos Ghosn said recently that his company has 56,000 orders for the Leaf in the United States. The car will be available late this year, and Ghosn said that real mass production will start in 2012, when the alliance plans to have capacity to 500,000 electronic vehicles in Japan, Europe and the United States. Ghosn, who is totally bullish on electric vehicles , told BW that: Frankly, I mean so far there is no competition.

Volkswagen gets recognition for efficiency of its TSI engines

Filed under: MPG , Volkswagen German testing and certification company TÜV NORD Group has recognized Volkswagen for its development of the TSI engine family.

Aston Martin: Cygnet helps us offer a "more sustainable product line-up"

Filed under: MPG , Aston Martin , Lightweight Aston Martin Cygnet - Click above for high-res image gallery Aston Martin builds some of the fastest, most desirable and undoubtedly most beautiful cars in the world by following a very simple formula. Front engine, rear-drive coupes (and sometimes sedans) powered by the biggest, most powerful engines available. As you would expect, fuel efficiency has historically been of very little concern

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