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November 3, 2013
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Video: Is This Fully Functional 0.045-Liter V8 the Ultimate Range Extender?
Believe it or not, this scratch-built 0.045-liter V8 engine is fully functional. It's the work of a man with a shed, a manual mill and a 95-year-old lathe. Here's the builder's description: "Scratch built 45cc V8 with Megasquirt MS2 fuel injection.made in the shed with an old manual Bridgeport mill and a 95 year old lathe. Single fuel injector made from Punto injector internals. Press...
03 November 2013
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UQM Technologies Introduces PowerPhase HD 250
UQM Technologies announced the introduction of its most powerful electric drive PowerPhase HD 250 that consists of a permanent magnet motor/generator and a full-featured digital signal processor (DSP) based controller. This is a heavy-duty drive unit for high-voltage applications of 450-750 volts that complements the earlier PowerPhase HD 220 and PowerPhase HD 950T. PowerPhase HD 250 provid...
03 November 2013
Charging
Toyota to Assess Practicality of Widespread Charger Deployment in Japan
A few days ago, Toyota announced that it will "carry out verification tests in Aichi Prefecture, Japan from November 15, 2013 to March 15, 2014 to assess the practicality of the widespread deployment of chargers for plug-in hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles." G-Station Charger These tests, according to Toyota, will be conducted jointly with "four local g...
03 November 2013
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Can BMW Interest You In Some i-Stuff While Waiting For Your i3? Fancy An i Solar Charger For Your Smartphone?
BMW i Solar Smartphone Charger BMW i3 Comes To Europe This Month, US In The Spring Of 2014 Few vehicle manufacturers outside of Harley-Davidson sell as much promotional gear as BMW. So it was not a huge surprise to see the BMWi collection of chotchkies show up on their website ahead of the Euro release of the i3 this month, and the US rel...
03 November 2013
Video: Is This How You'd Try to Pitch a Used Tesla Model S to Potential Buyers?
A used Tesla Model S with a $119,970 price tag seems like it would be a hard sell. Sure, this particular Model S is a P85 version and it's loaded to the gills, but still $119,970? That's basically the price of a brand new Model S optioned in the same way, so how in the world would one sell a used (1,596 miles) Model S for the price of new? Well, maybe this guy waving his hands at you ...
03 November 2013
General
Why Electric Vehicles Are Fundamentally Superior to ICE
Tesla Model S If your name happens to be Elon Musk, then explaining to others why electric vehicles are fundamentally superior to ICE is part of your job. If you're not Mr. Musk, but still an electric vehicle aficionado, then it should be your duty to explain the fundamental superiority of EVs to others. It's part of pushing our cause. Below, we provide a few point...
03 November 2013
Super Aguri Becomes 6th Team to Join FIA Formula E
Formula E racer on the Track Super Aguri becomes the sixth team to join the Formula E Championship racing series that will begin in late 2014. The Japanese team was founded this year by four partners: Aguri Suzuki (Executive Chairman), Mark Preston (Team Principal), Peter McCool (Technical Director) and Ferry Spijkerman (Commercial Director). Aguri Suzuki is one of the mo...
03 November 2013