11 hrs ago | Kicking Tires
Government Takes on Hybrid Reliability
For about 10 years, the long-term reliability of hybrid-electric vehicles has remained relatively unknown and constantly in question, even though current hybrids' track records and reliability ratings are ... via Kicking Tires
Thursday May 8 | Homer News
Fuel prices increase; so do bicycles
“We normally start selling in March and April, with the biggest sales in May and June. I feel like it's moved back four weeks, where we're doing quite a bit more sales in April than we normally have been”
On Tuesday, U.S. oil hit $123 a barrel and analyst Goldman Sachs predicted it could skyrocket as high at $150-$200 within six months to two years, according to stories from The Associated Press. via Homer News
Tuesday May 6 | Road and Travel
Some college students are majoring in "sustainability" of the planet. Millions, it's estimated, turned off their lights for an hour recently to show they're truly earth friendly. via Road and Travel
Sunday May 4 | Chicago Tribune
“But the Scuderi design eliminates the traditional combustion chamber”
A technology blossoms when the timing is right. The first patent for a gasoline/electric car was sought in 1905 by U.S. engineer H. Piper. via Chicago Tribune
Friday May 2 | POE News
This Guy Can Get 59 MPG in a Plain Old Accord. Beat That, Punk.
Technology - fluffy - 0 Comments Tags: drivimg, hypermilers, insufferable, making streets unsafe to save a few bucks, semi truck drafting Not Rated - Rate This! on a midsummer saturday in a sprawling wisconsin ... via POE News
Wednesday Apr 30 | Pueblo Chieftain
Hybrids growing in sales; More models available
U.S. registrations of new hybrid vehicles rose 38 percent in 2007 to a record 350,289, according to data by R.L. Polk & Co., an automotive marketing and research company. via Pueblo Chieftain
Monday Apr 28 | Grand Haven Tribune
Rising gasoline costs spark growing interest in hybrids
“I really think this is the very beginning of a new movement in transportation.”
BY BETH HEINEN BELL bbell@grandhaventribune.com It's a technology that only a decade ago seemed novel, but is now a more regular sight on American roadways: the hybrid car. via Grand Haven Tribune
Saturday Apr 26 | Mountain View Voice
Made in the shade forlocal EV enthusiast
“I just push it back with my feet”
As the price of gas hovers around $4 a gallon, Jerry Karmin continues to pay the same rate he's always paid for driving the streets of Mountain View: nothing. via Mountain View Voice
Thursday Apr 24 | AutoblogGreen
Happy Earth Day: How hybrids work
Posted Apr 22nd 2008 8:31AM by Sam Abuelsamid Filed under: Hybrid As we move into the terrible twos here at AutoblogGreen, it's time again to look at how some of the technology we talk about so much works. via AutoblogGreen
Tuesday Apr 22 | KRGV