One problem with today’s all electric cars like the Nissan Leaf is that their range is limited. For the foreseeable future, this isn’t likely to change drastically, with most experts expecting a 6 to 8 percent per year increase in battery efficiency. On the other hand, range extended hybrids like …
Daimler and Chinese car maker BYD Auto’s new joint venture brand will be called DENZA. The new DENZA brand for the electric vehicle developed by BYD Daimler New Technology Co. Ltd. (BDNT), the 50:50 joint venture between Daimler and Chinese electric battery and car manufacturer BYD, was formally revealed today …
Back when it debuted in December, the new Routemaster bus, designed completely in the United Kingdom and touted as a “masterpiece of British engineering“, broke down on its maiden voyage because those Brit engineers forgot to put fuel in it. Now, just a couple of months after its debut, the …
With passage of Senate Bill 1813 (aka Map-21) and its likely passage through the House, automakers will be required to install EDRs into cars starting in 2015. Pinboard (MacAaron:tn)
Honda debuted new concept cars at the Beijing Auto Show including a new Concept S, a hybrid hatchback that will directly compete with Toyota’s Prius v hybrid. Unlike the Toyota, however, this new Honda has a lot of style and, for its segment, some great looks. It has a lower-appearing …
Toyota has unveiled a unique new coupe concept at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show as a car designed both inside and out to appeal to the Chinese market. Its flowing good looks, however, would look good on any nation’s streets. Pinboard (MacAaron:tn)
Nothing makes politicians more excited than getting to use name-calling to label something perfectly normal as being somehow deviant and evil. It lets them create a problem where there is no problem and rally the ignorant public around a cause that probably didn’t exist until the windbag started yapping – …
