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What’s keeping them from revolutionizing the car fuels?

Big business.  It’s no secret that the most profitable companies are from the oil industries.  You have oil wells, distribution pipelines, mega refineries and chains of gas pumps around the globe and a whole set of industries and commerce that depend on them to thrive. If someone suddenly announces on CNN he has discovered how to ...
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A hybrid SUV – The 2009 Ford Escape

This is a bit late in coming for a US auto giant.  But it’s a refreshing welcome from the gas hungry SUV’s that have lately become a headache for the Detroit car makers.   This one stretches to 34 miles to a gallon of gas in city driving.  Thanks in part to the 2.5cc 16-valve hybrid engine that spews just the right horse power to ...
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Hybrid Luxuries – the BMW 7 Hydrogen

What’s a luxury car doing with alternative fuel sources?  I thought that was reserved for the masses?  Well, I wouldn’t have believed it until I saw this wonderful BMW 7 series luxury sedan that has Hydrogen as a second fuel tank.  I’ve heard hydrogen is a viable fuel option, but for a luxury car?  I guess it’s about time.  ...
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Alternate fuel for the car

With peak oil prices very much at our doorstep, if not there already, it’s only logical to look for alternate sources of fuel for our favorite and indispensable cars.  We have so many prototypes of electric cars unveiled in motor shows for the last decade.  But nothing really moved them into mainstream production.  Until now. So ...
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