Thursday, March 25, 2010

Gas 2.0

Gas 2.0

Report: Upscale Infiniti EV Coming in 2014, Will be Based on Nissan LEAF

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 02:36 PM PDT

According to a report on the Top Gear website, the much-anticipated Infiniti performance electric car won’t arrive until 2014. This comes even after previous suggestions from Nissan that we might see it as early as 2012. Top Gear is also reporting that the Infiniti EV will be based on the Nissan LEAF platform but have completely different styling and upgraded performance.

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Electric Peugeot Pod Concept Can Spin On Its Axis

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 02:02 PM PDT

Yesterday GM unveiled a trio of people pods in Shanghai. Designed to combat urban congestion, these tiny two-wheeled electric vehicles replace some of what conventional car provides with no emissions. It is cool, though a bit awkward, but any idea that rethinks the car is all right by me.

But even though I generally prefer American cars, and I’m no fan of French cars especially… I really like these little Peugeot electric pod vehicles. Called the 1001, this little pod doesn’t have wheels, but spheres, driven by eight different electric motors. It can even spin in place 360 degrees, easily navigating the congested alleys and roadways of future cities.

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In Brazil, a Plan to Turn Waste Fish Guts Into Biodiesel

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:45 AM PDT

Already the largest market in the world for sustainable, cost-competitive ethanol production, Brazil may be setting its sights on another interesting biofuel: biodiesel made from the leftover entrails of the Tilapia farming industry.

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Honda Has Over 10,000 Pre-Orders For CR-Z Hybrid

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:41 AM PDT

The Honda CR-Z Hybrid is turning out to be the sleeper hit of 2010… and it hasn’t even gone on sale yet.

The perky, underpowered two-seater compact goes on sale later this year, and Honda had set rather modest sales goals of selling between 40,000 and 50,000 cars between Japan, North America, and Europe. But pre-orders for the car have already gone over 10,000 cars, 10x the number Honda believed it would sell. Is it too early to call the CR-Z the comeback kid?

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Ford Focus To Run LPG In British Touring Cup Challenge

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:35 AM PDT

In 2012 Ford will give us an all new Focus to drool over (I never thought I’d say that about a Focus). Until then though, the Focus has a lot of racing to do. Yes, the humble little hatchback is quite the prolific racer, with numerous championships and manufacturer’s titles under its belt.

While the Focus has cut its teeth on rally racing for years, it has also spread into other areas, like the British Touring Cup Championship (BTCC). Ford entered the fray last year in support of Arena Motorsports, coming in second place. This year, the Focus will be running Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as an alternative fuel.

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Peugeot Diesels Take Checkered Flag at American Le Mans

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 08:45 AM PDT

Pardon the tardiness for this update from the weekend’s season opener of the American Le Mans Series. I am still recovering from Corvette Racing’s two cars running into each other, taking themselves out of the running for the win in the GT2 class.

But in the Prototype class, it was all about the diesels. In fact, the French car maker Peugeot took the 1-2 finish at American Le Mans, making it the third world class race the brand has won thus far in 2010.

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