Warren Buffett recently threw down $34 billion for the Burlington Northern Sante Fe Corporation, his biggest bet yet. (MSNBC) The recent recession created conditions whereby acquisition of the railroad became a...
Electric cars already were developed about 100 years ago, and were abandoned because of the limitation of energy that could be stored. Again this time Electric Cars are dead on re-arrival - unless those have at...
News of greater-than-expected job cuts at Opel and general jitters about the state of the auto industry were felt at the recent Frankfurt Auto Show, Sept. 17 - Sept. 27. While the shape of the auto industry's...
The much-hyped Nissan Leaf EV will be able to reach up to 367 mpg, that's 40 more miles per gallon than, de facto electric vehicle, the Chevy Volt. Nissan announced the impressive milage via Twitter. "Nissan Leaf =...
created by Blaine Metzgar | 14 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago 193 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
All of the available energy stored in a battery does not get used for its intended purpose of spinning the wheels some, if not a majority, is lost due to inefficiencies caused by friction, heat loss, drag, etc....
Creating a global banking system that is transparent and works collaboratively with all nations is the foundation of economic stability; who those banks loan money to and what projects they support is becoming a matter of policy. During difficult times, it is easy to...
Update: so far, 16 teams have signed up, with 24 bikes set to take to the starting line. Specs aside, these are some gorgeous machines. (Warning: this link may cause accelerated heart rate for sportbike...
created by Jordan Yerman | 35 wks ago | updated 32 wks ago 127 views | 5 recommendations | 0 comments
The suppliers and automakers of Europe have launched this electric vehicle program and will bring a version of mini car to the market by 2010. It also considers electric versions of Mercedes-Benz A- and B-class...
created by miaalyssa | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 243 views | 5 recommendations | 3 comments
Every time I see a new player added to the alternative-fuels vehicle market I cheer! We don't need a new car yet, but when we do I'd really like to be able to by a hybrid or EV. Unfortunately, most of what's out...
created by kimbere | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 558 views | 20 recommendations | 1 comment