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Opinion: Cars and Toxic Substances

Clean Fleet Report

While there are a lot of downsides to a car, this blog post is going to be focused on the toxic substances in a car that poses a threat to humans and the environment. Well, we know what internal combustion cars do—they burn fuel, which goes out the exhaust. These downsides are not common knowledge, but they should be.

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Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

Get Electric Vehicle

You shall find the importance of electric vehicles , advantages, disadvantages, other technical aspects, electric vehicle reviews, project ideas, and more here on this blog. Especially when the internal combustion engine vehicles rule the market. DIY Guru is an example for electric vehicle training and skillset development institute.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles. Plug-In Conversions Corp www.pluginconversions.com of Poway, near San Diego, CA converts the Toyota Prius using NiMH batteries and the EAA-PHEV open source control system, and will provide kits to qualified DIY installers. See also Hymotions comments on the subject.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Lotus Engineering and Harmon International, two heavyweights in their respective industries, have teamed up to create a new technology known as Electronic Sound Synthesis (ESS). Basically, the external ESS is a system that produces artificial vehicle noise. Basically, the external ESS is a system that produces artificial vehicle noise.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Outside of North America, 2008 was the second-best sales year in the last decade and the third-best ever for Chrysler International. VW minivan reportedly not long for this world 2 days ago Chrysler ekes out additional 2 mpg on 2009 minivans 223 days ago See More Related Articles and Blog Posts Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) 1 ~D.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Your comments: Remember me E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. The use and technology of a computer cable does change, so the plug cant remain for 25 years or whatever. Neutral jakem @ Apr 19th 2009 5:22PM I bet Im not using the same electrical plug as you.

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

The Truth About Cars

The Biden administration has repeatedly refused to endorse setting a date to phase out the sale of internal combustion engine cars and trucks. Former President Donald Trump, who is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has repeatedly accused the Biden administration of seeking to force an end to internal combustion vehicles.