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- Ireland Moves To Ease Switch To Electric Cars With Grants, Infrastructure
- EcoRoamer RV is a Self-Contained House On Wheels, But is it Actually Green?
- Chevy Volt on Track For Production, EPA Still Doesn’t Know How to Rate Mileage
- Ford Needs a *Little* Convincing When it Comes to Small Diesels in the U.S.
- First Electric Car to Race Around the Legendary Nürburgring is a MINI E
| Ireland Moves To Ease Switch To Electric Cars With Grants, Infrastructure Posted: 13 Apr 2010 03:03 PM PDT
Ah Ireland. The Emerald Isle is home to one of my favorite stouts, Guinness, and it has a very long and interesting history — both bloody and scientific. They also make great whiskey. But one thing I’ve never associated with Ireland was cars. That may soon change, however, as the Irish government has announced some big moves regarding electric cars. In order to ease the transition to more expensive electric cars, the Irish government is offering a grant of 5,000 euros (about $6,800) to anybody who buys an electric car, and an infrastructure of 3,500 charging points nationwide by December of 2011. |
| EcoRoamer RV is a Self-Contained House On Wheels, But is it Actually Green? Posted: 13 Apr 2010 03:00 PM PDT
Many of us have often dreamed of traveling the world one way or another. I usually dreamed about it during math class. But say you’re someone who takes the environment and your carbon footprint into consideration. How would you cross the globe without creating a huge footprint from all the flying, staying in hotels, and eating out all the time? You could do what Jay Shapiro and his family are doing: build an “EcoRoamer.” This massive truck is a self-contained house with a Caterpillar biodiesel engine, solar panels, water purification, and accommodations for four. Jay is embarking on an epic journey that will take him across five continents and tens of thousands of miles on the vacation of a lifetime. |
| Chevy Volt on Track For Production, EPA Still Doesn’t Know How to Rate Mileage Posted: 13 Apr 2010 09:26 AM PDT
In an update on the Volt, GM says they’re charging ahead towards full scale production of the Volt for general release later this year. They’ve completed all sorts of harsh weather testing in the cold and will be conducting extreme hot weather testing this Summer. They’ve done marathon test drives and taken the car up to the tops of the mountains. After all the testing this last year — 500,000 miles spread across all of their test mules — they say they’ve been able to eek out the average claimed 40 mile EV-only range and haven’t come up against any showstopping problems. So, as we come to the end of testing, it seems the only major question yet to be resolved is how the EPA will treat the vehicle when it comes to fuel economy ratings. |
| Ford Needs a *Little* Convincing When it Comes to Small Diesels in the U.S. Posted: 13 Apr 2010 08:53 AM PDT
If you’re a fan of small to mid-sized diesel passenger cars and are frustrated with our lack of choice on the matter in the U.S. listen up: Ford says that they won’t bring diesels here until they see enough demand. So get on the horn, type out an email, write letters to national magazines and let Ford, your politicians and your state auto dealer associations know that the demand is out there. What’s crazy is that they need to be given the nudge though… all it takes these days is to look at the success other manufacturers are having with diesels in the U.S. to know that there is demand. (more…) |
| First Electric Car to Race Around the Legendary Nürburgring is a MINI E Posted: 12 Apr 2010 08:34 PM PDT
There is no race track steeped in as much history as the Nürburgring Nordschliefe in Germany. With over a hundred corners (by some counts) along its 20.8 km length, the course is considered by many to be the most technically demanding in the entire world. Yet, although it is uniquely challenging, one of its largest attractions is that it is almost always open to the public for a modest price, giving enthusiasts the world over a chance to test their race mettle. As a common practice, many manufacturers also use the Nürburgring as a grueling test course for their most highly tuned race cars. But tiny, limted-edition electric cars? Not so much so. Apparently BMW didn’t get that note, however, having just run a *slightly* altered MINI E electric car around the track in a truly respectable 9m 51.45s. I’m impressed. |
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