Archive for June, 2007
Caparo T1 video
Just listen to the sweet, sweet sound of this beast:
If you’re unfamiliar with this car, let’s start out by saying that, no, it’s not strictly “green,” but as far as hypercars go, it’s as green as you can get right now. The T1 is based on the same principal as MIKOVA Systems’ Acabion - relatively […]
John Bentley on South Africa’s “Green Tax”
South African CAR Magazine’s John Bentley has just posted a rather critical response to the Department of Mineral and Energy’s proposed new “green tax” on certain vehicles, arguing that the Government’s motives are to make money, not to protect the environment.
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Google and plug-in hybrids
Google.org, the philanthropy division of Google, has just launched an exciting new project called RechargeIT as a part of its greater Climate Change Program. RechargeIT aims to accelerate the adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (”plug-in hybrids”) and vehicle-to-grid (”V2G”) applications. The first step has been to implement a small test fleet of 4 modified […]
The Citizen: letter follow-up
Well, to their credit The Citizen published my rather snotty letter (pictured above). Thanks to Mark S. for cutting out the article.
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Gordon Murray’s new project: a green car?
In just over two weeks time, South African born Gordon Murray will officially unveil his new company, Gordon Murray Design Ltd. Although very little is known about the company at this time, there’s some evidence that it will be working on a family car project rather than a supercar a la Murray’s legendary McLaren F1.
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Turning scrap cars into fuel
When a car is recycled, the process typically involves the shredding of a vehicle and then recovering the reusable steel pieces. In addition to steel, cars are obviously made up of a number of other materials, which are shredded with the rest of the car.
These waste materials are called automotive shredder residue (ASR). ASR […]
If you had £23 million, what car would you get?
Well, for Harry Potter star, Daniel Radcliffe, the answer’s simple - a FIAT Grande Punto. Radcliffe turns 18 on 23 July, and will finally gain access to the £23 million (R325 million) fortune he’s built up over the last 6 years. He won’t, however be rushing out to buy something big or flashy - according […]
Is this the future paradigm of motoring?
According to MIKOVA systems, makers of the radical new Acabion supersports car (for want of a better name), if nature were to have spawned an animal based on the design principles of traditional carmakers, it would have looked like the strange picture to the right. ‘Til now, cars have been too heavy, too big, and […]
The Lightning GT
Prospective buyers of high-performance electric sports cars have yet another exciting prospect to look forward to, in the shape of the British Lightning GT (notice the right-hand drive… you could drive one of these on SA roads). Due for initial delivery in 2008, the Lightning GT will feature a number of technological […]
Top Gear interview: Elon Musk
Tesla Motors’ chairman, South African expat Elon Musk, has recently been interviewed in Top Gear. It’s quite a lengthy and informative article and it’s cranked up my excitement meter yet another notch.
I’ve got a sneaking suspicion that in 20 years’ time Tesla Motors is going to be a major player in the global automotive industry. […]
