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For less than $2K you can convert your Ferrari FF to run on E85, raising the pathetic 650 stock horsepower to a more respectable 875 hp. On top of that, you'll apparently cut emissions by 80%. It's the "green" grand touring supercar. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5875788&view=rss&microfeed=true The configurator for the gorgeous all-electric but still-apparently-not-ready-for-prime-time Fisker Karma is now ready for you to play with. [Fisker] More »
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Occasionally, a wind turbine's overspeed brake fails and causes a lubricant-igniting nacelle fire. It's just like the Deepwater Horizon disaster... only much, much smaller and easier to fix. [TheDetroitBureau] More »
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BMW will launch a radically lightweight mass-production electric car in 2013. The BMW Megacity will be sold under a new sub-brand and based on technology being tested by the Mini E. [Autocar] More »
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Electric cars can be fast, but the Mini E isn't. Its 09:51.45 was fast enough to qualify on the second row of a grand prix...in 1939. More »
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Take a look at this shot and try to figure out exactly how the CT&T C Square electric roadster is challenged. Below, we'll close the door to reveal the answer. Hint: it's one word. More »
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Darin Cosgrove, the founder of hypermiling site Ecomodder, has built himself a boattailed Pontiac Firefly, a.k.a. the Canadian-market Geo Metro. The result? 64 mpg and all the rubbernecking he can stand. [Ecomodder via Wired] More »
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The Kepler Motion uses a 550 HP Ford EcoBoost V6 to power the rear wheels and a 250 HP electric motor to power the fronts. It'll hit 60 MPH in 2.5 seconds and reach 200 MPH. Now that's a hybrid. More »
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The organizers of the first-ever electric motorcycle race on the Isle Of Man, the TTXGP, are bringing electric car racing to the streets of Paris next June. The cars may be electric, but don't expect them to be slow. More »
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Conventional wisdom states all rear wings do on FWD cars is increase drag and reduce fuel economy. Chinese designer Leon Zhu wants to challenge that notion, using the vast empty space inside them to store a solar shade. More »
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Making the Tesla Roadster look even more ridiculous, the Oregon-made Brammo Enertia electric motorcycle just dropped its price from $11,995 to $7,995. How? They plan to sell 10,000 of them a year, that's how. More »
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Remember the fake electric car program Chrysler showed off earlier this year in a transparent attempt to get bailout money? Fiat just canceled the entire ENVI program. So predictable. Frankly, we're more shocked Chrysler still exists. More »
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Honda claims these new carbon nanotubes are 100,000 times thinner than human hair, stronger than steel, conduct electricity better than copper, conduct heat better than a diamond and are "as light as cotton." More »
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Both the 2010 Toyota Prius and the Brammo Enertia are at the Gizmodo Gallery in SoHo this week. Can you figure out which one is powered by clean electricity and which one dirty dino juice? More »
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Really. The WorldFirst car or "Flying Carrot" is partially constructed from cellulose nanofibres—from carrots!— runs on chocolate biodiesel and debuts at Brands Hatch on October 17th. It may even be competitive, it says here. [Pistonheads] More »
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This is the solar-powered 'BOcruiser,' presented yesterday in the western German city of Bochum. Set to compete in the 3,000 km (1,864 mi) World Solar Challenge later this month in Australia, it's certainly an odd-looking solar car. More »
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Science writer Alexis Madrigal put together an analysis showing we have more power in our garage than in our power plants. The data is interesting but the conclusions are fantastically wrong. Having more power is a good, nay, awesome thing. More »
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Sources tell us GM CEO Fritz Henderson will announce today the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle will receive a city fuel economy rating of 230 MPG from the EPA when it hits showroom floors later next year. Holy game-changer, Batman! More »
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Rumors continue to swirl that Audi plans on bringing an all-electric version of their R8 super car to the Frankfurt Auto Show. The frenchies at Automobile-magazine (babelfished) are fanning the flames this week despite zero comment from folks at Audi. More »
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A New Jersey-based Burger King has announced they'll install a kinetic energy harnessing speed bump in their drive-thru to tap into the unused power generated by the hundreds of cars that pass through daily. More »
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The almost too-good-to-be-true Frazer-Nash Namir, the self-proclaimed world's fastest hybrid, took to Goodwood for the hill climb. More »
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Jesse James set a record speed of 199.712 in the hydrogen-powered Streamliner at the El Mirage Dry Lake Bed last week, besting the hydrogen record previously held by the BMW H2R, thus proving Americans lead in increasingly obsolete technology. More »
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The Department of Energy just announced electric automaker Tesla will get the full $465 million in Federal loans it asked for. Ford will receive $5.9 billion and Nissan will get $1.6 billion. America will get three I.O.U.'s. [AP] More »
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Under pressure to reduce emissions and increase fuel economy, Lamborghini says it's developing hybrid engines and researching biofuels. Would you drive a Lamborghini Hybrid? More »
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European patent filings already show us how Modena plans to use hybrid technology for performance instead of economy. Now we know when. Reports indicate a gas/electric Ferrari Hybrid may show itself at this year's LA Auto Show. Let's peek inside. More »
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Handing over a $1.4 million electric car to a blog is interesting, especially when the company operates a "you break it, you buy it" policy. Can the 268 HP Protoscar Lampo live up to its promise of electrifying performance? More »
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An aviation enthusiast who sorta still works in the car industry is going to appear on David Letterman's Late Show next Wednesday to defend the love child he had with former boss Rick Wagoner. More »
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Toyota will lease over 150 experimental Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHV) to selected European fleets with France as the first country participating in the three-year pilot. Toyota will bring some PHV testers stateside starting in 2010. More »
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In a first for the NYPD, they now have Nissan Altima Hybrids. Criminals in the NYC area better keep their gas tanks full. More »
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Chrysler invented the minivan. Now they're using it to try weaseling more money from the government by applying for a loan to give the post office a fleet of electric Town & Country minivans. Progress! More »
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Toshiba has improved it's Super Charge Ion Battery technology to the point where a 90 second recharge is possible. With enough amperage it would actually be faster to recharge than to fill up with gas. More »
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Among the revelations in Fortune magazine's feature on our old friend Chairman Wang Chaun-Fu, founder and CEO of BYD Auto: he offered an American exec a glass of battery fluid. Then he drank it himself. More »
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Achieving an estimated 29 MPG combined while wafting its occupants between plastic surgeries in Miami, the 2010 Mercedes S400 Hybrid will be the world's most efficient luxury car. Well, with a gas engine that is. More »
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We just took a spin inside the GM-Segway PUMA on 18th Street in Manhattan. It's not what we expected, in fact, we think we kind of like it. More »
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We thought Tesla's Elon Musk decided to give up anti-Detroit not-so-Big-Three rhetoric, but he's gone on the attack again against GM's Chevy Volt and Range-Extended Vehicles. Oh, that rapscallion! More »
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BMW announced today a new system, Magnetic Tow Technology (MTT), allowing specially-equipped Bimmers to latch onto traffic using an electromagnetic beam. The system, built upon typical BMW owner driving behavior, should help increase fuel economy. More »
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Remember last week's Ikea Leko secret concept car? Had your hopes up for a super-cheap electric car? Maybe even one that you assemble yourself? Sadly, the reality is far from as entertaining as the rumors. More »
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AT&T announced yesterday it will spend $565 million over the next decade on more than 15,000 hybrid and natural gas-powered vehicles, mostly from Ford. Propane-powered Roush F-250s or Econolines anyone? [Freep] More »
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