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 guide them where cars are coming and when they have passed. This makes a Toyota Prius sound like it has [...]

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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 arrive in Formula then move to high performance vehicles then to mainstream vehicles.
The Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) is one [...]

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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 hybrid in 4 short years.

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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 integrator is Flybrid Systems.
technorati tags: flybrid, flywheel, hybrid, technology, green, xtrac, torotrak, power, green tech
del.icio.us tags: flybrid, flywheel, [...]

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The Lincoln Towncar has never been known for it’s greenness, it has been a quasi luxury vehicle of choice for limo drivers for years despite only being a leathered version of the Ford Crown Vic. The primary advantage to limo owners is that it was very cheap in comparison with true luxury vehicles and it [...]

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GM has confirmed that it intends to release the first mass produced electric car (since the EV) in 2010. Based on the Volt platform it will be a short range (40mile) commuter vehicle with a small gasoline engine on board to extend its range:
The duh moment:
“We have since realized that letting Toyota gain that [...]

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