Trends: Driving on Natural Gas

Posted September 10, 2008 at 2:21 am by Paul
Filed under: Electric Vehicles

Editor’s note: Andrew J. Littlefair is president and chief executive officer of Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (www.cleanenergyfuels.com), the largest provider of natural gas for transportation in the…

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2009 VW Tiguan a Top Choice

Posted at 2:21 am by Paul
Filed under: Electric Vehicles

Toggling down two gears in the six-speed Tiptronic transmission sets us up perfectly for the coming series of twists and turns as we navigate the winding road. It’s hard not to grin – precise steering…

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Save Gas: Cylinders Get Smart

Posted at 2:21 am by Paul
Filed under: Electric Vehicles

While a V-8 engine is great when you need maximum horsepower and torque, most of the time vehicles could get by with the output from a four-cylinder engine. The duty cycle of the typical internal…

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Preview: 2010 Ford Fiesta for U.S.

Posted September 2, 2008 at 2:15 am by Paul
Filed under: Electric Vehicles

Ford Motor Company, responding to customer demand for smaller and more fuel-efficient vehicles, is accelerating its efforts to bring six small vehicles from Ford’s respected European lineup to the…

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Trends: Customizing Hybrid Cars

Posted at 2:15 am by Paul
Filed under: Electric Vehicles

Ever since returning WWII vets pulled the fenders off souped-up flathead Fords over 60 years ago – thus launching the hot rod movement that continues to this day – Southern California has been known…

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Building High MPG Cars a Priority

Posted at 2:15 am by Paul
Filed under: Electric Vehicles

General Motors and the Model T Ford both mark their centennial anniversaries this year. While we celebrate the anniversaries of these automotive icons, we also need to remember 2008 as the year that…

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E85 Expands, and Why it is Good

Posted at 2:15 am by Paul
Filed under: Electric Vehicles

Recent public perception holds that gas stations have a license to steal. Station owners say that selling gasoline is an expensive and highly competitive business. If you don’t believe it, just take…

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