Daily English Show #11 – Wellington To Blenheim (Video)
December 25, 2011 – 7:13 am | 28 Comments

The Daily English Show, an occasional video series, has hit the road traveling through New Zealand in a United Campervan. Today they travel to the beehive (Parliament), Lyall Bay (check out Maranui Cafe review) then …

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Forget Tesla Ultimate Sportscar is Electric Porsche 356
October 20, 2009 – 11:39 am | 28 Comments

Jack Rickard has created what arguably is a more beautiful electric sports car than the press darling, the Tesla. This is a Beck 356 Speedster (replica Porsche 356) mated to a Netgain Warp 9 DC …

Is There an EV in your Life?
December 25, 2008 – 4:09 pm | No Comment

By the end of 2010 we could have five different electric vehicles to choose from. From the ubiquitous plug-in Prius Hybrid, to the Tesla, to the Mini EV and the Chevy Volt. Indeed within the …

Lotus Turns Prius into V8
August 13, 2008 – 11:31 am | 18 Comments

Lotus has developed an external sound system for hybrid and electric cars. The problem they are solving is that these cars at low speed are too quiet for the visually impaired who use sound to …

Formula One Solves Problems for the Masses
August 11, 2008 – 6:02 pm | One Comment

One of the big benefits of formula one racing cars roaring round Monaco is that they represent the state of art of vehicle technology. Many technology advances in braking, combustion and aerodynamics among others first …

Chevy Volt Charging Towards 2010
August 10, 2008 – 8:33 am | No Comment

The Chevy Volt’s PR campaign continues with ABC taking a look under the literal covers. My question is why did GM have to put themselves into this position that they need to make an electric …

Solar Powered Prius
July 7, 2008 – 8:54 am | 2 Comments

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Toyota is rumored to announce that it will power the air conditioning using solar panels on the next Prius. According to Marketwatch:
The move will make Toyota the first major …

Flywheel Hybrid Technology
July 6, 2008 – 10:39 am | 2 Comments

A very interesting vehicle electric technology out of the UK that has been developed for Formula One cars.

The companies that are working on this technology are Torotrak (UK Public), Xtrac (UK private) and the system …