HERNDON, Va - Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced that buyers of the Jetta TDI sedan and SportWagen are eligible for a $1,300 Federal Income Tax Credit. The Internal Revenue Service has issued a certification letter affirming that the vehicles qualify for the Advanced Lean Burn Technology Motor Vehicle income tax credit. “The $1,300 tax credit provides an even greater ... Read More »
Fuel Savers – Save Your Money
Every time gasoline prices spike, con artists dust off products that claim to increase fuel economy significantly and entrepreneurs “invent” a few new ones. Their claims tout a 20- to 30-percent improvement, so, if you are getting 20 mpg, you will end up with 24 to 26 mpg. With the Internet, there is even greater proliferation in fuel-saving devices, or ... Read More »
e-Ride’s Macho Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV)
For many years the Classic Golf Car Company built custom golf cars. When its founder, John Herou, saw that its golf cars were often being used for more demanding duty than hauling golfers around the greens, he designed a more capable electric vehicle. The resulting heavy-duty, low speed vehicle (LSV) or neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) is now being marketed under ... Read More »
Shell Hydrogen And General Motors Open Hydrogen Fueling Station In Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California - The first public hydrogen refueling station in California with integrated hydrogen and gasoline refueling is now open, providing drivers in Chevrolet's Project Driveway another location to refuel their Equinox fuel cell vehicles, currently on the roads throughout Southern California.
Read More »Solar-Powered Vehicles
Solar-powered cars have been pretty much confined to solar races and science projects until recently. However, there are several solar-powered neighborhood electric vehicles, or NEVs, on the market. Read More »
Automotive X Prize
Awhile back you probably heard about the $10 million "Ansari X PRIZE" awarded to innovative aircraft designer and builder, Burt Rutan, backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. They successfully launched a reusable manned spacecraft. Now, the X PRIZE Foundation is offering the $10 million "Progressive Automotive X PRIZE", the title because Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. is a major sponsor. Read More »
BMW Hydrogen 7
Most automobile manufacturers are working on fuel cell vehicles. BMW has developed another technology to better assure its cars will still be "Ultimate Driving Machines", when running on hydrogen. The whirr of electric motors would be out of character for BMWs. This accomplished by modifying its internal combustions to run on hydrogen, calling them Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines, or H2ICEs. Read More »
Liquid Solar Fuel From Carbon Dioxide
Many approaches are being investigated to reduce carbon dioxide, one of the gases that is suspected to be a cause of climate change. One of these involves processing this suspected greenhouse gas to obtain the carbon, which can be turned into carbon-based fuel. Read More »
Can a Hybrid Chevrolet Tahoe, Silverado, GMC Yukon, Sierra or Cadillac Escalade be a good Tow Vehicle?
General Motors is now marketing hybrid versions of its Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade SUVs. Later next year, Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra hybrid pickups will start appearing in dealer’s showrooms as will the Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango Hybrid SUVs. Read More »
Understanding Hybrid Vehicles
"A hybrid vehicle is a vehicle with two or more energy storage systems, both of which must provide propulsion power", said Dave Hermance of Toyota Engineering and Manufacturing of North America. Read More »