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• UK Electric Car Tests Reveal Average Driving Range of 23 Miles
• BP Oil Spill: 2.5 Million Gallons Of Oil Per Day Into The Gulf?
• EV Sports Concept Performance Car Races to the Clouds

UK Electric Car Tests Reveal Average Driving Range of 23 Miles Posted: 17 Jun 2010 03:52 PM PDT One of the biggest perceived drawbacks of electric cars is the limited range. We are, after all, rather spoiled these days by fuel efficient cars and hybrids that can go 400 miles or more on a single tank of gas. But most people don’t need to go more than a hundred miles a day, especially city dwellers. Hell, most people don’t drive more than 40 miles a day. In fact, a recent study in the UK proves just that. Project CABLED is using a fleet of 25 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs to study the driving habits of city dwellers. Turns out most of these vehicles were used an average of just 23 miles a day. (more…)

BP Oil Spill: 2.5 Million Gallons Of Oil Per Day Into The Gulf? Posted: 17 Jun 2010 03:46 PM PDT I’ve been avoiding over covering the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico for a reason; it is just about everywhere else on the internet already. Don’t get me wrong, this is one of those rare stories that actually deserves the crazy amount of coverage it is getting. But in the nearly two months since the spill occurred, I’ve noticed that the news hasn’t been getting better, but worse. Yet America seems to care less and less. Now reports are coming out that there could be as much as 60,000 barrels, or 2.5 million gallons of oil, pouring into the gulf every day. So where is the outrage? (more…)

EV Sports Concept Performance Car Races to the Clouds Posted: 17 Jun 2010 03:44 PM PDT The racing season is in full swing right now, and if you’re a performance enthusiast like me, then you hardly know which way to turn when looking for a good race. There are just so many going on at once! But there is one race unlike any other in the world; the Race to the Clouds Taking place on the world famous Pikes Peak, the Race to the Clouds pits man and machine against mountain. An ever increasing number of electric vehicles have been tackling this race, and 2010 is no different. Yokohama Tires is tossing veteran driver Ikuo Hanawa back in the seat of the EV Sports Concept HER-02, an electric buggy. But this year, they’ve got new… tires? (more…)

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