Recent Comments:
Craigslist find of the day: Electric Volvo {Autoblog Green}
May 9th 2008 10:18PM An EV conversion of this type makes a lot of sense in at least one way:
It probably didnt require any suspension mods to accept the weight of the battery pack.
BMW twin-turbo 2.0L diesel wins Best New Engine of 2008 {Autoblog Green}
May 9th 2008 2:10PM Switching to an aluminum block only saved 38 lousy pounds. Wow.
Greenpeace: Carbon capture is not going to save our climate {Autoblog Green}
May 7th 2008 9:38PM We need more nukes.
No greenhouse gases.
And they work even when its cloudy and the wind isn't blowing.
Why hasn't anyone created a 2.0L DI turbo Fiero? {Autoblog}
May 7th 2008 9:08PM Midengine cars are inherently safer also, because they do not have an engine block to screw up their front crumple zones. Look up the crash test results and you will find 5 stars for both the Fiero and the first gen MR2 WITHOUT AIRBAGS!
I would much rather have seen GM build a new Fiero than a Solstice. Safer, better MPG, better handling, and quite possibly cheaper.
BTW - the 88 suspension was excellent (although I bet GM could do better now), and it outhandled the MR2. The only significant difference between a base 88 suspension and an 88 GT suspension was the rear swaybar.
Vauxhall VXR8 gets LS3 V8 {Autoblog}
May 6th 2008 7:28PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn7Z-iLa8h0&feature=related
SUNRGI tempts us with solar power for ¢5Kwh {Autoblog Green}
May 3rd 2008 12:29AM "Focusing (get it?) attention on the cost of solar is ridiculous. We spending trillions on war, and imported oil, and other imported goods. The bankers and greedy maggots have ruined this country."
The article is describing a new solar technology. It should give us a means of comparing it to existing solar technologies.
That is why I questioned the installed cost.
SUNRGI tempts us with solar power for ¢5Kwh {Autoblog Green}
May 2nd 2008 7:16PM The expense of solar is all in the hardware.
So the real question is, how much per installed kw, not how much per kwh.
A claim of low cost per kwh could be based on a claim of a 100 year lifespan for the cells.
By the Numbers: April 2008 {Autoblog}
May 1st 2008 9:43PM Summer is coming. MX-5 and Mini convertible sales must be up.
Chevrolet announces 2008 Cobalt XFE improvement {Autoblog}
Apr 24th 2008 12:23PM "All LS and 1LT five speed manual transmission models ordered on or before March 17th will receive the fuel sipping changes."
Is that supposed to be AFTER?
VW diesel-hybrid is DOA {Autoblog}
Apr 24th 2008 12:09AM The fuel economy benefits of diesel and hybrid technologies are not additive.
A diesel hybrid Prius would not get 80 mpg.
The Prius already eliminates a tremendous amount of throttling losses vs a standard gasoline setup.
And the Prius utilizes a more efficient Atkinson cycle engine, not Otto cycle.
Thus, the benefits of diesel and hybrid are largely redundant.
