Archive for September, 2007
0.78l/100km car - order books are open
You might not have heard of a strange little 3-wheeled vehicle called Aptera, but if the claims being made by its creators are true, this might change because it seems to be a very revolutionary piece of automotive engineering indeed. The Aptera is made by a small California-based company called Accelerated Composites and it […]
Tesla Roadster official figures released
Up until now, Tesla Motors have only been able to make claims on their Roadster’s performance and range figures based on projections, so many people were skeptical about all this talk of 250 mile (400 km) range and 4 second 0-100km/h sprints. Well, official figures have now been released.
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Inflatable cars: coming soon.
Yep. You read that correctly. Inflatable cars. But no, the picture here is not of the actual blow-up car I’m talking about.
An American start-up company called XP Cars, inspired by NASA’s Mars rover, is set to start selling the Whisper (lol @ the name) - an inflatable electric-powered car. Each Whisper will be shipped directly […]
Frankfurt Show: Complete eco-car coverage
The theme for this year’s Frankfurt show was “Sustainable Mobility” and it certainly proved to be an accurate label. The motor manufacturers came out in force, with literally dozens of green car offerings, from clean diesels, to PHEVs, biofuel driven cars and more.
Unfortunately GreenCars’ nonexistant budget prevent us from going to the show. Not […]
Solar Challenge race coming to SA
In September 2008, South Africans will be able to compete on their home soil in a FIA approved 4000km+ solar car race. Launched by the Advanced Energy Foundation (AEF), the race aims to give South Africans a chance to compete against some of the top solar racing teams from around the world.
All cars […]
“Very low” CO2 emissions Lotus Elise on the cards
Lotus already has something of a good name with green car fans due to their ability to make great sportscars using relatively modest engines. The very low mass of the Elise and Exige enables them to be great-handling, quick machines that don’t require massive engines that produce obscene amounts of power and torque. Also, don’t […]
Venturi Fetish production imminent
The first ultra-rare, ultra-expensive Venturi Fetish is due to begin production this month. This is great news as the Fetish was shown way back at the 2004 Paris Motor Show, and was starting to look a bit like vapour. Production is limited to only 5 units a year and the car is going to cost […]
Fiat 500: 5 Star Euro NCAP video
Fiat’s all-new 500, launched in July exactly 50 years after its legendary predecessor has just scored full marks in Europe’s stringent NCAP tests. The 500 scored 35 points overall, making it the new leader in its class, as well as the shortest car to achieve 5 stars. Fiat claims that the car was design to […]
International greenhouse gas curb agreement reached
A week-long U.N. climate conference has closed with 158 countries reaching a basic agreement on greenhouse gas targets for 2020. This is the most concerted yet to avoid catastrophic flooding, drought and other fallout induced by global warming.
The conference concluded that industrialized countries should strive to cut emissions by 25 percent to 40 percent […]
The Biofuel Economy, an A-Z
For many people, myself included, biofuels can come across as a rather arcane, confusing field. The sheer variety of biofuels, raw materials and methods of production are certainly somehat overwhelming. Fortunately, earth2tech has compiled a lovely little biofuels overview in their A-Z of the Biofuel economy. It’s well worth the read if you need an […]
