Revenge of the Electric Car
OCTOBER 4, 2008
Interviewing GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz at GM's test track in Detroit. General Motors invited me to Detroit to speak on a panel at its 100th anniversary along with a small group of other “outside voices&#. The questions today were: Why did GM change its mind on electric cars? The answer was a bit of both.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 29, 2013
Annual average concentrations of fine particulates from US sources of combustion emissions from (a) electric power generation; (b) industry; (c) commercial and residential sources; (d) road transportation; (e) marine transportation; (f) rail transportation; (g) sum of all combustion sources; (h) all sources. Source: MIT. Click to enlarge.
The Truth About Cars
MAY 13, 2024
That's partly because of the nice views of Pikes Peak in the background (the famous peak is the snowy one just above the Mercury's rear door in this photograph) and partly due to the mysterious prevalence of interesting Mitsubishi and Mazda products I find there, plus many examples of cool old Detroit iron.
Cars That Think
MAY 28, 2024
Kroemer was professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara , when he died. In 1964, Kroemer became the first researcher to publish an explanation of the Gunn Effect , a high-frequency oscillation of electrical current flowing through certain semiconducting solids.
Green Car Congress
JULY 23, 2012
Moving forward on their Heads of Agreement signed earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show ( earlier post ) Korea-based SK Innovation and the international automotive supplier Continental signed an agreement to found a jointly managed company to develop, to produce and to market automotive Li-ion battery systems.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 12, 2011
The Honda Civic Si Concept coupe and Civic Concept sedan made their world debuts at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, providing the first official glimpse at the styling direction of the 9 th -generation 2012 model set to go on sale this spring. million units since the 2006 model went on sale in late 2005.
Revenge of the Electric Car
AUGUST 28, 2010
In 2005 we were editing Who Killed the Electric Car? and trying to put together the pieces behind the ridiculous decision by car makers to terminate their advanced electric car programs. In short, we had a great final shoot in Detroit. Or better yet the Cadillac SRXs will be electric too.
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