Add this one to the “Bureaucrats Gone Wild” file. Apparently Tesla Motors, which makes an all-electric (meaning it has a battery and motors, no engine at all and thus no fuel burning) car, is in violation of California’s Clean Air Act because they never submitted their emissions-free car to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) [...]
No one was hurt, thankfully, and the Electric Blue Streamliner put in a beautiful qualifying run at 139mph. During its record attempt, however, one of the wheels caught in a groove and caused the motorcycle to flip after some heroic control attempts by the rider. The parachute deployed and the streamliner safely stopped. I went [...]
I don’t remember TMBG getting a female singer. I thought it was just the two Johns. Maybe one of them is pulling a Michael Jackson or something. It’s from their official YouTube site, so there you go.
Cannabis. The word is full of nuances. It can be said as “pot,” “hemp,” “weed,” “ganja,” “that stuff that George Washington grew,” “Mary Jane,” “biocomposite body panels”… Photo from Fast Company The CannaCar, which designers officially call the Kestrel, is being developed in Canada (Canna-Canna-Canna-duh!)* by a company called Motive Industries. The plan is to [...]
Image via Wikipedia Obviously, I have some fans over at Consumer Reports. At least on their cars blog. Why? Because after a story I did, analyzing the electromagnetic fields coming from electric cars, on Natural News was published, I reprinted it here. Now Consumer Reports has done their thing with it, testing various vehicles and [...]
Image via Wikipedia The Chevrolet Volt got a long-awaited price tag announcement today. It will sell at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $41,000 before incentives. After the federal tax rebate, that means the car is $33,500. Leases start at $350/month with an option to buy. The cars are available for pre-order now at any [...]
Eva Hakansson has announced the final design for the upcoming KillaJoule electric streamliner motorcycle, which she plans to race at Bonneville soon. I’ve personally seen the frame and other components (front wheel assembly and so forth) and it will be exciting to see the final bodywork put on with this thing ready to rock. Of [...]
OK, so you’ve retired, the kids are out of the house, and you’ve got a lot of time on your hands. What’s more, those nice people you saw on TV were able to get you a “mobility scooter” at no charge thanks to your grandkids’ future taxes. So what do you do? Why, you cruise [...]
Here’s a great vanity plate on a Tesla Roadster that’s been circulating the ‘Net. I received it by email no less than twice today and have seen it on at least half a dozen blogs now. In case you can’t quite see that… The plates say “LOL OIL”
Brammo has introduced another electric motorcycle, this one is (actually) freeway capable and has a much more street-capable racing look. It’s not exactly a chopper or a crotch rocket, but it looks and performs better than the Enertia for sure. The new Empulse comes in three models, each designated by a number which stands for [...]
In my roundup last week of European electric supercars, I completely forgot the Citroen Survolt, a prototype speedster. The car has no price tag, expected production date, or anything else except that it nearly stopped the show with its awesomeness at the last Geneva Motor Show and last week at the Lemans Classic. The car [...]
When Tesla Motors went public earlier this month, Toyota purchased $50 million in new stocks from the company. That was part of a deal agreed to before the IPO. Tesla then turned around and gave $42 million back to Toyota to buy the NUMMI plant in which the electric car company plans to build it’s [...]
Everyone knows the Tesla Roadster as the “American” electric supercar. Except it’s not American, it’s a Lotus Elise with electric parts in it. Tesla imports the Elise “sleds” to California, puts in some laptop batteries and a tightly-wound electric motor and sells the cars for more than my house is worth. Well, it appears that [...]
I don’t know about you, but when I think about racing, I think about the Think City. Well, I do now, anyway. The VW Bug-ish electric car from Sweden is about to go race happy. The special edition 2011 Think City Racer is being made for the upcoming CityEV race in Europe (part of a [...]
Image via Wikipedia by Aaron Turpen, AboutAlternativeCars Alternative vehicles are always in the news, yet data shows that they are a very small part of the overall transportation market as a whole. Often described as “sexy” for headline grabbing, alternative cars are statistically nothing more than a marketing toy. That is changing, but only slowly. [...]
Image via Wikipedia by Aaron Turpen, NaturalNews There has been a fair amount of buzz on the Internet speculating whether or not the emergence of electric vehicles (hybrids, battery electrics, etc.) will lead to a rash of sickness and death from electromagnetic fields (EMFs). These concerns are largely unfounded based on simple examination of the [...]
I received the following from Eva Hakansson today: We did it! ElectroCat, with Pike’s Peak veteran John Scollon riding, set the very first electric motorcycle record for Pikes Peak. On July 16th, I may try for a new drag racing record with the new battery pack. Here are the details: http://www.evahakansson.com/ Not entirely sure if [...]
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has released YASEVS on the world. Their study claims that electric vehicles are not ready for the main stream and are going to be niche-only vehicles for at least the next decade. This is due to range issues (battery life) and costs, issues will be what hold EVs [...]
Well, here you have it. The Chevy Volt promises to have some dumb Star Trek noise associated with it and now Nissan has officially let us know that the soon-to-be-release Leaf will also be going corny Sci-Fi with its noisemaker. This video is of the Leaf driving by and the associated “approach” sound it makes. [...]
This is awesome. It’s complete with CCTV for stealthy observation of its surrounds and it’s charged via solar panels that unfold when not in stealth mode. Awesome.
In an exchange between Ford Motor Co’s CEO Alan Mullaly and Mahalo’s CEO Jason Calacanis at All Things Digital, Ford’s head man said the unthinkable: electric cars will take a while (quite a while) to become market dominant. This immediately created excited commentary amongst the EV geeks around the ‘Net. When the story hit Auto [...]
Well, it’s been a couple of years since it was an issue, but Consumer Reports is saying that after the NHTSA’s little report (the one that ignored the fact that hybrids are more likely to be in urban environments where they..gasp.. might hit pedestrians more often), recommendations are to mandate “sounds” for electric vehicles. Everybody [...]
I covered the latest race in the Electric Motorcycle Grand Prix (aka “The E-Grand Prix” or “TTXGP”) at FutureCars this week and am looking forward to the next one happening in mid-June. The race was streamed live and was an awesome show. Now, a recorded version of that stream is available thanks to Wired’s Autopia [...]
A quick note of congratulations is in order for Eva Hakansson and the KillaCycle Team for taking Eva’s electric conversion, the ElectriCat, up Pike’s Peak in Colorado today. This is the first time an electric motorbike has gone up Pike’s Peak to the 14,110 foot summit. Great job, Eva and the Gang! Here’s a couple [...]
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