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- X-Prize competition for ultra-efficient car speeds ahead
- X-prize competition for cars1) Ummm, shouldn't that read 5.5 "million" dollars?2) Would it be possible to add some summary of whether qualifiy cars must be in some way fewaible - for example, can travel at least 55 mph for at least 50 miles on a single charge (or what ever...
- Tags: X-Prize competition, car, X-Prize
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Wave disk engines to make hybrid vehicles cheaper, more efficient
- RE: Wave disk engines to make hybrid vehicles cheaper, more efficientIt would require an encyclopedia simply to list all the turbine applications developed over the past century. What turbines continue to dislike, however, is speed alterations. Change their speed and you lose much of their efficiency. That's...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, gasoline engine, disk, diesel, combustion, turbine, battery
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Liquids from methane could be better than mere gas(oline)
- methanol from methane?Technical nonsense. Methanol is a partially burned methane, using a catalyst doesn't change that.This is only feasable if the energy liberated by the partial burning of methane to methanol is captured and used.Fuel mileage of methanol is much lower than gasoline.Straight methane as an internal combustion engine...
- Tags: methane, methanol
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- Can a car be fuel efficient and fun?
- Oh, ZDNet is a car site now?Harry, write something about IT.RE: Can a car be fuel efficient and fun?Yes, get a 1998 Maxima GLE and 37 mpg on trips at 70 mph.RE: Can a car be fuel efficient and fun?There was a typo in my earlier message. Yes, get...
- Tags: car, Yes Get, Maxima
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- 2009 Volkswagen Touareg TDI
- Photo gallery:Volkswagen Touareg TDIWe've seen dramatically good mileage in diesel cars, such as the BMW 335d and the Volkswagen Jetta TDI, but the 2009 Volkswagen Touareg TDI doesn't meet the possibly unrealistic expectations given to us by these other cars. This SUV shows diesel's ridiculously high torque, while delivering the...
- Tags: Touareg TDI, Volkswagen AG, car
- Product reviews 2009-08-13
- 2009 Volkswagen Touareg TDI
- Volkswagen is leading the push for diesel in the U.S. with the Jetta and Touareg, the latter being an SUV running a 3-liter turbocharged diesel engine. Fuel economy isn't stunning, but it's better than the gasoline equivalent. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Volkswagen AG, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-08-13
- Biodiesel's future
- I recently spoke with Innovation Fuels CEO John Fox. His firm already makes biodiesel at plants in Milwaukee and New York Harbor. He says next year will see a growth in bodiesel production in the U.S. The 2010 federal requirement calls for all diesel oil--heating and vehicles--to...
- Tags: Biodiesel, Innovation Fuels, John Fox, Soy, Diesel, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-08-13
- BMW 123d photos
- We got a chance to play with a diesel engine BMW 123d, a car not sold in the U.S., to see what we're missing. Excellent performance and fuel economy, who could ask for more? by CNET News.com
- Tags: Photograph, BMW AG, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-07-24
- Brrrrm! Brrrrm! Brammo makes a little noise.
- American electric motorcycle maker, Brammo, has built in sound to its vehicle. The chips that manage the operation of this electric motorcycle will create sounds to let folks know you're there. There's a special sound for the acceleration from zero to 10 MPH. You can then customize your...
- Tags: Cycle, Motorcycle, Brammo, Enertia, Valence, Chasis, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Engineering, Sales, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-17
- Ford says you can afFORD their fuel-savers
- Hybrids are not inexpensive cars. Ford says they're making a major leap forward for the old-fashioned, cheaper gas-guzzler. Make it sip less per mile. They call their new engineering "EcoBoost," no marketing slouches they. EcoBoost technology is now available in Ford and Lincoln vehicles...
- Tags: Injection, Ford Motor Co., Hybrids, EcoBoost, EcoBoost Technology, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-15
- Newly nationalized General Motors goes online...any greener?
- Newly nationalized General Motors goes online...any greener?Tragic endIf GM had been allowed to conduct its affairs based on its own marketing expertise, I would have assumed it would do just fine, once the onerous union agreements were modified.Now, it appears to be doomed. The corporate management puppets are echoing...
- Tags: Government, Engineering, NOW IT, Volt, General Motors Corp., battery
- Discussion threads 2009-07-10
- (Caterpillar D7E hybrid dozer photos)
- (Caterpillar D7E hybrid dozer photos)Good, but is it really a hybrid?I wonder if it's accurate to call it a hybrid since it apparently can't--at any time--run on electric alone. It seems more akin to diesel-electric vehicles like locomotives, that gain efficiency primarily by keeping keeping the diesel engine in...
- Tags: Caterpillar D7E, Caterpillar Inc., photograph
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
- Fuel Efficiency Adviser
- A typical car's trip computer shows information like average miles per gallon, range to empty, and distance traveled, but if you want to know more about your car's performance--a lot more--then the Fuel Efficiency Adviser deserves a place on your dashboard. Billed as a device to help you drive more...
- Tags: Investment, Fuel Efficiency Adviser, Fuel Efficiency, advisor, car
- Product reviews 2009-06-11
- The non-Ford plan for first plug-in diesel hybrid
- The non-Ford plan for first plug-in diesel hybridIt is about time!With the initial push from the electric motor, a diesel would not have to huff and puff under load to accelerate thus eliminating the condition under which diesels polute the most. If the engine were optimized for it's most...
- Tags: plug-in
- Discussion threads 2009-06-04
- Hybrids to increase market share, but...
- Hybrids to increase market share, but...Pretty glacial statements . . .Pretty cold language around here. Why the scare quotes around re-tool? Why the talk about hidden agendas again?Do you just hate them because they exist or something? Is there [b]any[/b] way they could earn your trust?Now that they're finally turning...
- Tags: Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, battery, X-REV, hybrid, car, electric vehicle
- Discussion threads 2009-05-31
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz GL320 BlueTEC (photos)
- CNET Car Tech takes the Mercedes-Benz GL320 BlueTEC on the road to see how thrifty its diesel engine can be. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Mercedes-Benz, Photograph, CNET Car Tech, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-05-29
- 2009 BMW X5 xDrive35d
- Photo gallery:2009 BMW X5 xDrive35dWith a twin-turbo diesel engine, the 2009 BMW X5 xDrive35d lacks the immediate acceleration of the V-8 gasoline version we tested previously, but BMW handling characteristics are there in full force, and the improved fuel economy is a bonus. This full-size SUV features all-wheel drive, and...
- Tags: X5 xDrive35d, BMW AG, IDrive, BMW X5, car
- Product reviews 2009-04-07
- 2009 BMW X5 xDrive35d
- The X5 xDrive35d couples BMW's new clean diesel twin turbo 3-liter six cylinder engine with its premium SUV. The result is better fuel economy, but laggy performance, and we're not happy with the old iDrive implementation. by CNET News.com
- Tags: BMW AG, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-04-06
- 2009 BMW 335d
- Photo gallery:2009 BMW 335dWe know that modern diesel cars no longer spew foul-smelling black smoke from the tailpipe, that the engines don't rattle so much you'll think the sun visors are going to fall off, and that they can accelerate quicker than the time it takes the light to turn...
- Tags: car, BMW AG
- Product reviews 2009-03-24
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