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Hydrogen fuel cell cars hit the road. GM hits panic button.

An eighteen hundred mile demo tour has begun. Hydrogen powered cars will wend across North America for days, having left from Chula Vista today. The run ends June 3 in Vancouver. Here's the official website for Hydrogen Road Tour 2009. The site includes...

Tags: Fuel Cell, Car, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, VW, General Motors Corp., Hydrogen, Daimler, A-Class F-CELL, Fuel Cell Car, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-05-26

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Technology is great, it's us that's flawed!

Can you put the window up after the ignition is turned off?Just a guess - my vehicle has a feature that allows me to raise or lower the windows after the ignition is turned off unless I open a door. It's convenient because I don't have to turn the...

Tags: Construction, window, black box

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

Garmin Nuvifone G60 (AT&T)

Photo gallery:Garmin Nuvifone G60If you've been following the story of the Garmin Nuvifone at all, you know it hasn't been the smoothest of rides. After being announced in January 2008, the launch of Garmin's first smartphone was delayed time and time again, and we had all but given up on...

Tags: Handhelds, GPS, Smart phones, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., display, Garmin Ltd., Garmin nuvifone, Garmin Nuvifone G60, Nuvifone G60, smart phone

Product reviews 2009-10-09

They're still pushing hydrogen

Your title sucks...It comes off with a sort of negative flavor. Like someone's trying to cram hydrogen down our collective throats. The reality of the situation - Hydrogen fuel cell cars ARE a good thing. Even your article pointed as much out. A better title might have been something like...

Tags: hydrogen

Discussion threads 2009-09-13

They're still pushing hydrogen

General Motors is heralding a milestone for their hydrogen-powered cars still in road testing. Under current political conditions the hydrogen fuel cell car looks almost perfect: it emits H20. No carbon, sulphur or nitrous emissions. It burns hydrogen which is almost infinitely available from hydrolysis. And that in...

Tags: Fuel Cell, General Motors Corp., Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-13

'Mericans say: "Gimme a plug-in"

Pay more, yes...Pay more than the gas price we would save over the life of the car, no. That's the issue now, you do not save more in the long run. Once we get to the point where we would merely break even, then I would seriously consider a plug-in.Electric...

Tags: Plug-in car, car, plug-in, electric car, battery, commute, No.

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Apple slashes iPod prices in anticipation of new models

Wait, what? $20 for an iPod classic? Seriously? Whoops, dropped $20 not dropped to. My mistake. All Apple fans need to thank MS![i]The move is also a reaction to Microsoft?s competitive pricing of its Zune HD portable media player.[/i]Without MS, there would be no price drops. :)Yeah, but I'd still...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Pricing, Apple iPod, Microsoft Zune, paperweight, Apple Inc., gen, PMP

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Fossil fuel battle: who'll reign over America's energy future

Nothing but lies...When will this lie stop, no different than Lenin quoted, if you tell a lie enough it becomes the truth.There is NO evidence of this and it is ludicrous that everything will be electric. The power grid cannot even support what we have now, so now it is...

Tags: Obama, global warming, fossil fuel

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

2010 Kia Forte SX

Photo gallery:2010 Kia Forte SXKia follows up its stylish, boxy Soul model with the all new 2010 Kia Forte, further evidence of Kia rebranding itself as a maker of practical, well-built, and economical cars. Whereas the Soul stands out for its unique body style, the Forte hides behind a relatively...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Network technology, audio system, standard iPod integration, Forte Software, Kia Motors Corp.

Product reviews 2009-08-31

2010 Kia Soul

Photo gallery:2010 Kia SoulRisk-adverse by nature, car companies don't often make radical moves, and although the 2010 Kia Soul looks unique, it follows the Scion xB by five years in body style. In fact, the success of the xB spawned two imitators, the Soul and the Nissan Cube. These cars...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, iPod integration, Kia Motors Corp., Kia Soul, Apple iPod, car

Product reviews 2009-08-04

2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid

Photo gallery:2010 Mercury Milan HybridA new technology for production cars in 1997, gas-electric hybrid drivetrains have had only 12 years to mature, yet they've been subject to serious scrutiny and plenty of backlash. The system in the 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid should silence the critics. In this application, hybrid technology...

Tags: Milan Hybrid, Mercury Milan, car, Mercury

Product reviews 2009-06-09

How dead are American hydrogen cars?

Has the dream of hydrogen-powered cars gone up in a puff of vapor? Has it evaporated? Was it all hot air? It was back in 2003 that the American President asked for over a billion dollars to make our auto fleet more hydrogen-powerful. Some hydro-advocates still...

Tags: Car, Hydrogen, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-05-20

2009 Audi A6 3.0T

Photo gallery:Audi A6 3.0TAfter a decade of increasing displacement to compete in the great horsepower race, automakers are turning their attention to fuel economy. But they don't want to lose the power buyers have come to expect. The 2009 Audi A6 3.0T gets a smaller engine than any other model...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, transmission performance, Audi AG, Audi A6, Audi A6 3.0T

Product reviews 2009-05-15

Sony: Too big to be fixed

Sony: Too big to be fixedblack listed for meI've been screwed by Sony on three different occasions. Once, I got an expensive digital telephone that was full of static, dropped connections, and overall poor quality until it died. "Customer service" blamed my house for being too big too floors. Go...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Digital media, licensing fee, Sony Corp., DVD, CD

Discussion threads 2009-05-14

2009 BMW 650i Convertible

Photo gallery:2009 BMW 650i ConvertibleFrom its active suspension to its cabin tech, the 2009 BMW 650i Convertible is the quintessential tech car, so we should be in love with this example of German engineering. But two design elements ruin what could be the beginning of a beautiful relationship: the 650i's...

Tags: BMW AG, car, suspension

Product reviews 2009-04-30

2009 Kia Borrego

Photo gallery:2009 Kia BorregoHyundai stepped up its game with the Genesis sedan, and now co-company Kia comes out with an SUV that easily rivals the Ford Explorer. The 2009 Kia Borrego matches many of the attributes of the Explorer, such as third-row seating, choice of V-6 or V-8 engines, and...

Tags: Leather, Kia Borrego, Kia Motors Corp.

Product reviews 2009-04-27

If green is the new black, then 100 MPG is new green

Images of the IDEA, plug-in utility vehicle. Courtesy Bright Automotive. And today a car rolled into the heart of the beast, right up to Capitol Hill amidst all that government posturing and power. And this car's makers say THIS IS THE FIRST 100 MPG CAR...

Tags: Fuel Cell, Car, Indiana, Solar Energy, Electric Vehicle, Plug-in, Bright Automotive, Envision Solar, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-04-21

News to know: IBM, Open Cloud Manifesto, Web 2.0 Expo, Conficker, Microsoft ad

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: IBM revamps server lineup based on Intel's Nehalem Larry Dignan: Can you have an Open Cloud Manifesto...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Advertisement, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, IBM Corp., Web 2.0, Strategy, Internet, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-03-30

2009 Ford F-150 4X2 Supercrew Lariat

Photo gallery:2009 Ford F-150 4X2 Supercrew LariatFord carries on its pick-up tradition with the latest rendition of the F-150. The example delivered to our garage was a 2009 model with a Supercrew cab in Lariat trim. Stepping way up into the cab, which has four doors and room...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Ford F-150, Ford Motor Co.

Product reviews 2009-03-27

2009 Nissan Altima Hybrid

Photo gallery:2009 Nissan Altima HybridWe never thought we could have so much fun with a hybrid, but Nissan ups the performance of its 2009 Altima Hybrid with a stronger engine than its rival, the Toyota Camry Hybrid, and adds anti-sway bars to keep it from wallowing in the corners. The...

Tags: Altima Hybrid, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Mph, car

Product reviews 2009-02-19