Posted on July 6th, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
Toyota will redesign the Prius next year and along with the new design will be a new, even more eco-friendly feature: solar power. No, this doesn’t mean the entire car will be solar powered, but the air conditioning will be. When Toyota releasesed the Prius way back in 1997, it was the first gasoline-electric hybrid [...]
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Posted on June 30th, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
Just as suspected, Telsa Motors announced the new Model S with the help of California Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger this morning. The five passenger, completely-electric sports sedan will sell for $60,000 and get 225 miles on a full charge. The reason for the Governator’s involvement: Tesla will be manufacturing the car in Northern California due to [...]
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Posted on June 29th, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
Tesla Motors, known for its $109,000 electric Roadster, will announce a sedan during a press conference tomorrow, according to TechCrunch. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be at the press conference to represent a deal between Tesla and the state. Little is known about the sedan, but if Tesla really wants to make a breakthrough, pricing will be [...]
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Posted on June 18th, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
A hydrogen car has seemed like a thing of the future for a while now, but Honda announced that they are going into limited-production on the FCX Clarity. The FCX is, you guessed it, a hydrogen powered car that only emits water vapor, unlike current cars. “These car simply do not pollute,” reads the official [...]
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Posted on June 16th, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
Some concept cars are out there, but the GINA Light Visionary Model concept from BMW is way out there. GINA stands for “Geometry and Function in “N” number of Adaptations.” According to Chris Bangle, Director of Design BMW Group, this means “that there’s a lot of change possible.” The groundbreaking change in this concept is the [...]
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