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- Kuwaiti Scientists Say Peak Oil Will Arrive in 2014
- Hummer Plant Reopens For a Final, Huge Fleet Order
- Flying Solar-Powered Sailboat Concept Inspires
- Honda CR-Z Almost Didn’t Make It To America
- Cash For Clunkers More Successful Than First Thought?
- Gas 2.0 Nominated for Treehugger’s Best of Green Awards (We’d Like Your Votes!)
- Porsche Says They Will Build the 918 Spyder Eco Supercar
- Ford Launches Cheap Micro-Car For India
| Kuwaiti Scientists Say Peak Oil Will Arrive in 2014 Posted: 10 Mar 2010 01:17 PM PST
New research out of Kuwait, using a new method of calculating the crude oil production potential of 47 of the world’s largest oil producing countries, has found that peak oil — the period in time when oil production reaches a maximum and then begins to decline — will come much sooner than expected… 2014 to be exact. |
| Hummer Plant Reopens For a Final, Huge Fleet Order Posted: 10 Mar 2010 12:10 PM PST
Hummer is another one of General Motor’s zombie brands that will likely soon cease to exist (if no last minute buyer steps up). The builder of gas-guzzling SUV’s was thought to have been saved when Chinese construction company Sichuan Tengzhong, but the Chinese government squashed the deal. GM was preparing to wind down the brand, even as it entertained two other potential buyers. But Hummer still has a little bit of life left in it, apparently. A large fleet order was placed for 849 Hummer H3 and H3T pickups. That is enough to put the Shreveport, Louisiana plant back to work for an extra month. |
| Flying Solar-Powered Sailboat Concept Inspires Posted: 10 Mar 2010 11:54 AM PST
This flying sailboat concept is just such vaporware, although it is neat to look at and speculate on. Designer Damien Grossemy concocted the ship for a supposed around-the-world race by car maker Renault. While I can’t find any information on this would-be race (said to be slated for 2015), there is supposed to be a World Sky Race happening later this year that will cross over four continents. Damien’s design, called the Zep’Lin, was concocted while he interned at Renault, and it features an unusual vertical design. There are solar panels and fuel cells aplenty, though where exactly people are supposed to sit, isn’t made clear. (more…) |
| Honda CR-Z Almost Didn’t Make It To America Posted: 10 Mar 2010 10:39 AM PST
Imagine for a second you are the President of Honda’s North American division. The closest thing you have to a performance car right now is the Honda Civic Si, and your main competitor to the Prius, the Insight, is getting killed in the market. The CR-Z two-door hybrid should be a godsend then, right? Apparently not. The CR-Z almost didn’t make the cut, and US bosses didn’t even want they car. They didn’t think it was unique enough. Maybe they also weren’t wowed by the underwhelming stats like 122 horsepower. |
| Cash For Clunkers More Successful Than First Thought? Posted: 10 Mar 2010 10:37 AM PST
Cash for Clunkers — which spent about $2.8 billion in incentives on about 690,000 cars sold last summer — has been criticized for costing too much and having too stringent of guidelines about what cars could be traded in. Still, Ford and GM sales are up, as are car sales as a whole, so maybe all that hubbub about robbing from “future sales” wasn’t all that accurate. |
| Gas 2.0 Nominated for Treehugger’s Best of Green Awards (We’d Like Your Votes!) Posted: 10 Mar 2010 09:58 AM PST
It really is shameless self promotion, but, hey, we’re never to proud to beg around here. The granddaddy of all green blog sites, Treehugger, has nominated Gas 2.0 to the “Best Transportation Website” category in their annual “Best of Green” reader’s choice awards. We’re nestled in there in the same voting block that includes “Best Upcoming Electric Car,” “Best Agent of Change,” and “Best City for Cyclists.” |
| Porsche Says They Will Build the 918 Spyder Eco Supercar Posted: 10 Mar 2010 09:27 AM PST
After its surprise introduction at the Geneva Auto Show last week one thing is clear: the Porsche 918 Spyder supercar has struck a resounding nerve in the automotive community. You see, true car nuts, no matter how green they aspire to be, are always drawn to fast, sexy cars. And if there’s one thing the world of car nuts felt like it might be losing in this profound shift to green transportation, it was sexy speed. |
| Ford Launches Cheap Micro-Car For India Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:34 AM PST
In the coming decades, India will emerge as a huge car market due to its population and rapid economic growth. Already China surpassed America in the number of cars sold last year, and both markets represent opportunities for American car companies. GM has a firm foothold in China, and Ford seems to be turning their eye towards India for expansion. In a bid to boost their Indian market share, Ford introduced a car tailor-made for India back in September; the Figo, Italian for “cool”. That car is now officially on sale, aimed at the average Indian who wants something more upscale than a Tata Nano. |
I’m a big fan of science fiction. The genre has instilled some high expectations in me for the coming decades, as well as tempered my imagination against vaporware that works only on paper. But it is good to loosen the grip of reality sometimes.
Just how much help was Cash for Clunkers for automakers and America? A new study by The Maritz Automotive Research Group suggests that the Cash for Clunkers program may have been more successful than first thought.
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