Articles in Transportation
GM's 'revolutionary' HCCI engine
Embracing efficient and cost-effective change
A new study claims that by 2035 US light duty fleet fuel economy could be tripled to 74 mpg without plug-in or hydrogen technology, at a much cheaper …
Good for just 70 mpg?
An extra 20 mpg
What’s it like to drive a Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid? What kind of fuel economy does it achieve? What’s the EV range? Time to charge, etc?
MotorTrend answers those …
US dependent upon on China for 17 critical rare earths
Can rare earth activities in US catch up in time?
For a few years now worries about a rare earth metal shortage have been growing. Several times …
Except the hybrid versions.
As red, white and blue as it gets
Essentially, every foreign brand saw their sales get hammered in August, and while US automakers also experienced declining sales, sales of pickup trucks continue to …
Will demand outstrip supply?
Final pricing rests with the dealer
Nissan has been taking reservations on the Nissan Leaf for a while now, but the automaker is just about ready to turn those reservations into orders according …
The 'range anxiety' killer.
A cost effective solution to range anxiety?
What happens when an EV driver has to drive a bit further than his plug-in range? He suffers from ‘range anxiety’ of course.
Soon, however, when describing …
Adding a new hybrid system to hybrids
A Toyota Prius with auto-drive
Already a number of cars offer safety features that not only warn drivers of dangers, they actually take control of the vehicle to help prevent …
The approval of the first specifications for new high-speed rail cars is an historic milestone in America’s quest for better and faster intercity passenger rail service, according to officials of the American Association of State …
The first specifications for bi-level coach, dining, baggage, and business class rail cars to be constructed under the government’s High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail program have been approved. At its Executive Board meeting today in …
Will more be made in China than the US?
All about guzzling coal?
“China is the country that needs to move to electrification more than any other country and we know the government wants to move to …
