Posts Tagged ‘Transportation’
Using Flowers To Build Cars
The automobile industry is definitely taking the initiative on finding new ways to provide us with a “greener” product. For now, we’ll not discuss hybrid, electric, hydrogen propulsion systems for cars, but instead, we’ll tout Ford’s new interior initiatives. Ford plans on using more plant based ingredients in the vehicles. . .
Lower Fed Gas Tax Impacting Mass Transit
The federal gasoline tax funds highways and mass transit. At a current tax rate of 18.4 percent it is one of the lowest gas taxes in the world. The tax was created in 1956 to finance highway construction, and in 1982, Congress expanded its scope to fund mass transit as. . .
Rehabbing The Parking Lot
A new study by MIT professor Eran Ben-Joseph focuses on the ubiquitous parking lot. Title, “Rethinking A Lot”, his study takes a look at the parking lot, and how we should view it from here on out. For most of us, a parking lot is just a parking lot for. . .
Coolest Electric Motorcycle Ever?
Is this the coolest electric motorcycle ever? Lit Motors a bay area company has developed an all enclosed electric motorcycle that can’t tip over. The enclosed bike is fully enclosed. No hanging feet touching the ground. It’s like a miniature car, but on two wheels. There is enough room for. . .
Electric Ford Focus Hits 100 MPG
As the old TV jingle went, “Wouldn’t you rather drive a Ford?” Ford Motor is looking to do something a little different in the electric car arena. Their first all electric-car is based on the top selling Ford Focus model, and it will have the best MPG for an all-electric. . .
By 2040 One In Two Cars Will Be A Hybrid
By the year 2040 there is a one in two chance that you will be driving a hybrid vehicle. Global demand for oil to power the world’s cars will demand that every other car put into production be a hybrid, in order to keep oil consumption in check. By 2040. . .
Battery Breakthrough Drops Charging Time
Imagine a lithium-ion cell phone battery that would take only eight minutes to charge. Imagine a set of lithium-ion car batteries that would take only eight minutes to charge. Would an eight-minute charge time for an electric car get you to consider buying one? You would no longer experience range. . .
Back To The Future In An All-Electric DeLorean
Here’s an electric car that any Sci-Fi geek would love to own, a brand new DeLorean. Yes, a DeLorean. The same DeLorean that we all thought went out of business years ago. The same DeLorean that was used as the time machine vehicle of choice in the film trilogy “Back. . .
EV Game Changer – Rapid Chargers On The Horizon
Buying an electronic car, or EV as we pundits call it, will be a questionable decision for most of us. Range anxiety ranks as one of the highest hurtles EV ‘s face in the marketplace. But, now Nissan plans on releasing a fast charger that can re-charge your EV in. . .
EU Carbon Air Tax Hits Airlines In 2012
Beginning in January 2012 the European Union (EU) will start charging airlines a carbon emissions tax. Next year all airlines will have to buy carbon permits under the EU’s emission trading scheme to help cover the cost of all flights that land or take off in Europe. The International Air. . .
75 Is The New 55
Don’t get too excited about 75 being the new 55, it’s not an age related thing, but a new driving limit on America’s highways. If you live in Maine there is now a stretch of I-95 that had the speed limit raised from 65 to 75. Maine becomes the first. . .
Anyone For A Nuclear Powered Car?
Finding a new fossil free propulsion system for our car driving habits is one of sciences holy grails. We have the electric car, vehicles that run on natural gas, biodiesel ones and hydrogen car are being tested right now in California. So it’s with a raised eye when we learned. . .
Hydrogen Fuel Derived From Sewage
How would you like to have an unlimited source of hydrogen fuel to power your next generation car? Right now there is a prototype plant in Orange County California that may have found a biogas source to make hydrogen fuel. There are some hydrogen test vehicles on the road in. . .
World Car Population Exceeds 1 Billion
In 2010 the global population of cars exceeded 1 billion. Still reigning in the number one spot – the U.S. with 239 million vehicles. Basically that works out to 1.3 people for every car. Coming in second, China with 78 million cars. China not surprisingly led the way in vehicle. . .
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