VW's 235 MPG Car to Be Unveiled at Qatar Motor Show 2011
Volkswagen will unveil a vehicle that, according to the company, consumes only 1 liter of gasoline at every 100 km (235 mpg). The two-seater car is an upgraded version of the VW L1 concept and will be presented at the Qatar Motor Show this week.
Justin Capra: The Green-Hearted Creator of The Jetpack and Several Alternative Inventions
After presenting Vasile Karpen and his wonderful but yet not understood invention of the battery that's been running for 60 years, now it's time for another brilliant Romanian green-hearted genius: Justin Capra, the original inventor of the jet pack.
The New Mazda2 To Become World's Most Fuel Efficient Car
Mazda2 is scheduled to be launched in Japan in the first half of 2011, being the first car fitted with SKYACTIV, a technology produced only by Mazda based on next-generation gasoline and diesel engines.
New OCN Jet Engine Sips 25% Less Fuel and Outputs 75% Less Greenhouse Gases
An Israeli firm called R-Jet Engineering has designed a new jet engine that could lower the fuel consumption by 25%. Just like current jet engines are twice as efficient compared to those built in the 1960s, this one, if applied on commercial airplanes, could offer significant savings in fuel and greenhouse gases.
OPOC: The Two-Stroke Engine Revived by Michigan Company Is Cleaner and More Efficient
EcoMotors, a Troy, Michigan startup company revitalizes the two-stroke engine, making it 50 percent more efficient than currently-used four-stroke engines and less polluting. Even Bill Gates and Khosla Ventures invested a total of $23.5 million in them.
Fiat's MultiAir Engine Technology Applied to Future Chrysler Models
The Italian car manufacturer Fiat has acquired Chrysler and now remakes its name through much more efficient engines they had already applied in Europe for some time. For example, Chrysler will adopt Fiat's MultiAir engine, which can get their fleet to acquire an average of 35.5 mpg by 2016, thus obeying federal standards in force.
Better Place: Electric Car Battery Swapping Service Envisioning Worldwide Expansion
You may have probably heard of Project Better Place before - it's the business led by Shai Agassi that imposes itself a truly hard to get goal: to make a network of battery swapping and charging stations for the not-so-distant electric cars.
TwinAir: The 0.9L, 85HP Engine Will Power the New Fiat 500
Now, along with the crisis, the purchase of Chrysler and the upcoming electric vehicle trend, Fiat is also focusing on making older technologies better. TwinAir is the name of their new engine project, it has 2 cylinders, 0.9 liters and an amazing 85 HP.
New Engine Prototype That Mixes Gasoline and Diesel Gets 55 Percent Efficient
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have recently unveiled a concept engine that can be from 20 to 30 percent more fuel-efficient than classic models. It would also be substantially cheaper to produce, since the emissions are lower than those of conventional engines and expensive catalyst units are not needed any longer (in some cases, their price can reach that of the engine's).
Mazda Adding Start/Stop Technology to All Their Cars by 2015: EPA Opposes
Idling your car at a stoplight is always damaging your plans of saving fuel and the air quality. I know someone who lives close to a stoplight and he says the air is much more polluted there than in other areas.
