It's unclear what you're even trying to say, but the answer is yes. EVERYONE understands CO2 is only one player in climate. The existing concentrations of water vapor, CO2, methane, and other greenhouse gases are why the Earth is 20°C to 30°C warmer than it would be without an atmosphere, unlike the Moon. The…

How can Toyota or anyone sell FCHVs when there's nowhere to get hydrogen? Go look at the map [www.afdc.energy.gov] for stations in your area; ignore any private and fleet stations.

By a substantial margin the Prius is the most fuel-efficient gasoline-powered car you can buy in America. A 34 mpg TDI, fine though it is, ≠ 50 mpg. The fact that it's a reliable practical mid-sized car and not the cramped econobox you'd expect atop the mpg rating means that for appliance users who want to burn less…

"In July 2011 [daughter Petra] Ecclestone purchased The Manor [Aaron Spelling's monster house], in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, for $85 million, with $82.4 million borrowed from her mother."

I don't know where Bloomberg is getting "61 kilometers a liter (126 miles per gallon)". Anyway the math is wrong, Google's awesome units conversion says "61 km/l in mpg" is 143 mpg. Toyota says the Prius plug-in's gasoline consumption on some optimistic Japanese cycle is "exceeding 57 km/L", but that's 43% electric…

You're describing a series hybrid. The problem is once the batteries are discharged the engine needs to have all the power to move the car on its own. To handle a long highway incline, that means high power output. Audi showed an A1 e-tron with a Wankel generator, but they didn't let people drive it in the Alps.

Michelin's Active Wheel is also active suspension, though it doesn't seem as well-developed as the Lotus system. Watch the video for entertaining low-rider and clown-car antics from the original Heuliez WIL.

Before Bose, "Lotus developed a version of its 1985 Excel model with electro-hydraulic active suspension, but this was never offered to the public."

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Hydrogen combustion suffers from all the problems of H2 ably summarized by george.w.hatcher elsewhere, without getting the increase in efficiency of a 60% efficient hydrogen fuel cell powering a 90% efficient motor, or the free energy from regenerative braking.

Because combining two expensive technologies is more expensive. And Toyota's e-CVT lets at Atkinson engine run most of the time at its most efficient, so it's unclear there's any efficiency improvement to be had using a diesel.

I believe Mercedes still makes the S 600 Pullman. Indeed, just unleash various combinations of Pullman + AMG for customized über S-class sedans.

She craned her neck for a glimpse back into what she supposed could be called the passenger cabin. There seemed to be a sort of frosted skylight, as opposed to any mere moonroof. And a lot of very glossy wood, the rest in carbon-colored lambskin.

R7: Why is GM still beating this dead horse? the Volt is a plug-in hybrid, just like this alleged Cruze would be. If the plug-in hybrid Cruze can't run all-electric when it's most efficient and connect the engine to the wheels when that would be more efficient as the Volt does, then its mpg is going to suffer. I guess…

Nor can you get an Audi A3 TDI quattro. AWD cars take a hit on mpg, you would think manufacturers would sell a diesel version to offset it. VW still offers the diesel Touareg (19 / 28 mpg).

That's the handsomest Reliant Robin I've ever seen!

Our whippet mix also got the Silver Ghost appearance towards her end. The older models are the best! Here's another one. RIP Vinny.

Ford Fusion Hybrid 41mpg city/ 36 highway / 39 combined. Honda Civic 44/44/44 from a smaller car. Worse than 51/48/50 , it sucks to be #2. I assume most buyers just buy the most fuel-efficient new car in the USA regardless of its appearance; that it's a reliable mid-size car makes it an easy choice.

At the S.F. car show (lame compared with L.A.'s) the Malibu Eco was on Chevy's stand behind ropes and two booth people said "It's not a hybrid" and one even maintained it didn't have eAssist. Then Ford's boother said the new Ford Escape won't be available as a hybrid, as if that's a feature.

Rare earth elements (not actually that rare, the USA closed its mines because China's is cheaper) aren't used in most lithium-ion battery chemistries; they are used in some motor designs and high-power controllers but those are present in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles too!