January 2011

As part of its mission to prevent deaths related to rollovers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has recently announced the approval of the regulation that aims to increase safety standards through compeling automakers to install better side airbags, particularly for vehicles 10,000 pounds or less.  The first phase

Today Chevrolet has confirmed that the Volt will be available nationwide by end of 2011. Read full press release blow. Chevrolet Volt Rollout Speeds Up: Available Nationwide By End of 2011 2011-01-27 – DETROIT – Chevrolet is stepping up the national rollout of the Volt to match customer interest. “We’re

In this day and age, the price of fuel has surely gone up, and it is probably safe to say that this trend will continue in the coming years.  Considering the rising prices of almost every other commodity, it is very important to know how to save and manage our budgets.  If

In its simplest sense, a flywheel is any rotating disk that is installed to collect and supply energy to any system by storing this energy in the form of rotational kinetic energy.  A rotating flywheel responds to any momentum that tends to change the direction of its rotation axis by

Today Volvo has announced it will unveil the PHEV V60 in Geneva in March before releasing it for sale in 2012. With a full charge the PHEV V60 will offer 50km (31 miles) on electricity alone which is about the same as the Chevy Volt. This is possible by the

Volkswagen has just announced the 313MPG XL1 Concept Plug-in Diesel Hybrid. Although we are sure there is some questionable math what gives the XL1 the 313MPG fuel efficiency, driving could become much more efficient. While producing only 24g of CO2 per kilometer traveled, Volkswagen focused on making this concept car

In the last two decades or more, the senior managers at General Motors Co. have had their focus on making products that fit the production capabilities of their plants, rather than highlighting the needs and wants of their customers. Then came the heavy debt load and ballooning costs of health