Environmental Protection Agency’s fuel economy tests begin with data submitted by automakers based on their own internal testing conducted under controlled laboratory conditions using a standardized test
Archive for December, 2006
2007 If you think the days of the internal combustion engine are over, especially when it comes to high performance ones, you would be wrong. Every time it seems this familiar engine technology can’t run clean enough or deliver
The World’s Fastest Hybrid Car
2007 You may be looking at these pictures and be thinking, humph, that’s a sort-of a weird looking thing. What, is that a diesel engine? Whoa, are you telling me that the can of peanut oil right there isn’t for show? What if I told you this odd looking truck was built to break 160 [...]
BMW. H2GO
n the quest for environmental leadership, there’s often a delicate balancing act as designers strive to create cars that are environmentally positive, yet offer the features drivers most desire. Clearly, core values must remain in focus during the process to retain the values and identity that distinguish carmakers from their peers.
BMW Hydrogen 7
Two fuel systems, one 12-cylinder engine Powering the Hydrogen 7 is a 256-hp 6.0-liter V-12 (the same engine in the 760Li makes 438 hp) with a “dual-mode drive system†that allows it to tap either its 19.5-gallon gasoline tank or a 17.6-pound liquid hydrogen tank for its juice. The driver can switch between fuel sources [...]