And steals my bit! No, really — I got proof. Last year I drove the FCX Clarity — the water-emitting hydrogen fuel cell wunder car from the good folks at Honda — and called it “the future.” I included a picture of the Model T to illustrate how the Clarity is going to be the genesis [...]
Northern California loves it some electric cars. First you got Neil Young claiming that bio-diesel charged electric Caddies are the way forward (he lives in La Honda). Now you got San Francisco and the surrounding communities rolling out plans to become the “Electric Vehicle Capital of the U.S.” And that’s totally cool, even though I think [...]
In case you were wondering, FC stands for “fuel cell.” So… it’s not the most attractive concept we’ve seen in awhile. There’s some sort of pug-nosed action going on up front and the rear could do without the hexagonal tail. We dig the wheels pushed waaaay out to the sides and the almost Lamborghini proportions, but [...]
And not to the press or the public. We find that kind of odd, as a little greenwashing goes a long way these days. Never the less, we have absolutely no other information about what these cars look like or how they work (our guess — electricity) other than co-President Jim Press’s statements. “Fuel cells [...]
A fleet of all hydrogen cars are setting off on a cross-country trek today, planning on cruising through 31 cities in 18 states over 13 days. A slew of manufacturers are contributing vehicles for the journey, including BMW, Daimler, Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai-Kia, Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagen and even a few mass-transit busses. Sponsored by the [...]
SEMA 2008 is already shaping up to be one helluva show with yesterday’s news that Hyundai is pumping booths full of Genesis Coupes. The low-down today is that Ronn Motors’ hydrogen-aided super car, the Scorpion, will be officially unveiled at this year’s show. No word on whether or not they still plan to offer the [...]
You may remember last week when the car section of the internet caught fire (momentarily) over a rendering of the proposed Tatra 903 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Concept. Well, here’s what the tail end looks like. Not bad at all. [Cheers -- again -- to Yanko Design]
Joe, a retired insurance salesman, cannot abide the rising gas costs. Joe enjoys driving, boating, touring in his RV and playing outside on his bikes, ATVs, and watercraft as often as he can. “I heard about this kit from my mechanic. He knows what he’s doing, so I tried it on my Mercedes. [...]
Founded in 1897, Czech automaker is actually the third oldest in the world. They’ve been out of the car biz since 1999—the Iron Curtain Renault and Citroen copies made in the last few decades were not reflective of the more innovative engineering they had shown prior to Communist management and stopped playing well even to [...]
It seems the Mercedes F600 Hygenius Concept we just covered is just a glimpse of Mercedes’ future. Through its Sustainable Mobility plan they are aiming to move the range away from fossil fuel power by 2015. The first step is a Start/Stop technology to be featured on their 2009 model year A and B-Class city [...]
