Rinspeed Sensosphere, 2007-06-28 18:04:40 "The passenger and not the price and technology should be the focal point of an air journey," observes the head of Rinspeed, Frank M. ...Bookmark tags: technology, rinspeed, sensosphere, automotive, tuning, custom, cars, auto Ferrari Visio Binoculars, 2007-07-07 06:09:55 Benchmarking itself against legendary Ferrari, William Optics has designed a pair of binoculars that are truly outstanding, elegant, yet lifetime-long in durability. ...Bookmark tags: technology, ferrari, visio, binoculars, automotive, gadgets, cars, auto Mercedes E 300 BLUETEC, 2007-08-10 23:30:14 The inventor of BLUETEC technology is entering a new era with the new E 300 BLUETEC. On the back of positive experiences gained in the American market since the autumn of 2006, the environment-compatible BLUETEC diesel system is now also available in a passenger car model in the ...Bookmark tags: technology, mercedes, e, 300, bluetec, automotive, cars, auto Lithium Ion Battery Cell for Chevrolet Volt, 2007-08-10 23:30:19 General Motors announced today that it will cooperate with A123System to develop a Lithium-Ion Battery Cell to go into the Chevrolet Volt. The technology for the new Li-Ion battery cell will be A123System's nanophosphate battery chemistry technology. ...Bookmark tags: technology, lithium, ion, battery, cell, Chevrolet, volt, automotive, cars, auto Battery Pack for Tesla Roadster Deemed Safe, 2007-08-10 23:30:20 Tesla Motors announced that the battery pack that will power the Tesla Roadster has been deemed safe by the United Nations Safety Requirements. The rigorous U.N. ...Bookmark tags: technology, battery, pack, tesla, roadster, deemed, safe, hybrid, automotive, cars Ford Sync, 2007-08-10 23:30:26 Ford Sync is a new technology developed by Ford in collaboration with Microsoft to make in-car connectivity more affordable. The Ford Sync is a fully integrated system that is voice-activated and works with most of the Bluetooth mobile phones and media players. ...Bookmark tags: technology, ford, sync, automotive, cars, auto NASA BMW Hydrogen 7 Test Concluded, 2007-08-10 23:30:33 NASA prepared the Space Shuttle Endeavour to launch and finished testing the BMW Hydrogen 7 . The first hydrogen-powered luxury sedan, the BMW Hydrogen 7, has completed successfully an eight-week test period conducted by NASA. ...Bookmark tags: technology, nasa, bmw, hydrogen, 7, automotive, cars, auto Indian Company Releasing $2400 Car, 2007-08-20 22:30:29 If you thought your Kia was a cheap car, you obviously didn't buy it in India. A country with an exploding population of drivers, India has a red-hot market for cheap autos. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, tata, plastic, car-safety, india, autos, drivers GEM electric vehicles are Clean Air Leaders, 2007-08-21 16:30:45 California environmentalists recognized the GEM electric vehicles (Global Electric Motorcars) as being leaders in bringing "green" technology on the market. ...Bookmark tags: technology, gem, electric, vehicles, clean, air, leaders, automtotive, cars, auto 10,000 Miles per Gallon, 2007-08-29 11:30:20 The Loire Valley in France brings images of magnificent castles, breathtaking landscape, superb wine, and driving 10,705 miles per gallon (3,789 km/l). A team of students at the La Joliverie in Loire won the 2003 Shell Eco-Marathon race with this remarkable fuel economy. ...Bookmark tags: technology, france, energy, cars, greenvine, alternative-energy 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show: Car Makers Focus on Fuel Efficiency, 2007-09-06 07:30:39 All the big car manufacturers will show off their latest efforts to fight pollution at Frankfurt's motorshow next week by unveiling models with improvements rather than substitutes to the standard internal combustion engine. ...Bookmark tags: technology, frankfurt-motor-show, 2007-iaa, cars, green-cars, hybrid-cars, porsche-cayenne-hybrid, porsche-cayenne, sports-utility-vehicles, a4-v6 Video: House Panel Explores Coal To Liquids As Alternative Fuel, 2007-09-10 21:30:23 The hearing examines the status of coal-to-liquid(CTL) technologies and what additional research, development anddemonstration programs should be undertaken at the Department of Energy or other agencies to better understand the benefits and barriers to converting coal into transp … ...Bookmark tags: technology, global-warming, climate-change, cars, house, fuel, emissions, coal, hearing, vehicles |