Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Gas 2.0

Gas 2.0

Fisker Closes Deal, Now Officially Owns Delaware Manufacturing Plant

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:54 PM PDT

In what has been a delicate dance over the last 9 months, Fisker has been getting closer and closer to actually finalizing the deal to purchase an old GM car manufacturing facility in Delaware. Today, Fisker sealed the deal and reached an agreement with Motors Liquidation Company, the holding company for old GM assets that were not sold to the new GM through during its bankruptcy reorganization.

Fisker plans on building their 2012 “Project Nina” vehicle—a more reasonably priced $48,000 “family” sedan and sister car to Fisker's flagship $87,000 Karma—at the plant.

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Electric Renault DeZir To Be Basis For Nissan LEAF Sports Car?

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:32 PM PDT

Earlier this week I pounced on the news that Nissan may be working on a sports car version of the Nissan LEAF. I speculated that it could be based on the 370Z platform, as the current LEAF will be based on a modified Versa platform. Reader green racer posted a link in the comments section to an electric sports car Renault is working on, called the DeZir. Could this be the basis for a Nissan LEAF sports car instead?

I’ve never much cared for Renaults… but the DeZir really shakes things up. I’m actually starting to get my hopes up about this.

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2011 Ford Explorer To Get 2.0 Liter EcoBoost, 30% Better Gas Mileage

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:29 PM PDT

As of late, Ford has been peppering the Internet with teaser images of the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer. Unlike the previous iteration, this SUV will be a unibody (no more body-on-frame truck knockoffs). The new Explorer will also be getting a range of new engines. One likely candidate is the 3.7 liter V6 found in the Ford Mustang.

Ford recently confirmed that the new Explorer will also get a 2.0 liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine. This engine, Ford says, will get 30% better gas mileage than the current V6. That is a big jump in fuel economy, but will it also mean a big jump in price?

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Honda Makes It Official: EV, Plug-In Hybrid Coming Soon

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:20 AM PDT


This week, the news was how Honda planned to scrap its work on clean diesels to focus more intensely on making hybrids. It was kind of a downer, as everybody and their mother seems to be jumping on the hybrid band wagon while work on other alternatives gets less press. Today, Honda made an officially official announcement regarding their plans.

By 2012, Honda says they will not only be selling a plug-in hybrid car, but also a 100% electric vehicle as well. So much for clean diesels and hydrogen, eh?

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Automotive X-Prize Whittled Down To One Team For $5 Million Prize

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:07 AM PDT

Chances are, if you’re a green car blogs reader, you’ve heard of the Automotive X-Prize. I know I’ve been hearing about it for what seems like forever, as teams entered or dropped out of this contest to achieve a feasible 100 mpg car. The ultimate prize? $5 million. That is a lot of scratch. The field of contestants has been whittle down over the years, from over 100 entries down to just two left in the mainstream class.

Both entries are from the Edison2 team, differing versions of their Very Light Car. They have survived slaloms, high speed tests, and a slew of other obstacles to get this far. They still have a long way to go to get 100 mpg as the final slew of tests for the Automotive X-Prize kick into gear this week.

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