With the acceptance of plans for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) has been widely debated and criticized but with many city's, manufacturers and other groups accepting and formulating their own support infrastructures for future implementation of such types of vehicles a question surfaces in the sense that would the utility companies have enough will to support such … [Read more...]
Safety and Quality Augmentation Systems – How Far should They Go?
There has been much talk into the ability of tomorrow's smart cars that have the capacity of augmenting the human driver at the steering wheel of all vehicles. While the driver may not be totally eliminated form the total driving experience, there are technologies in development and use that are designed to augment the driver's abilities with respect to vision, reaction time … [Read more...]
Converting any Vehicle to a Hybrid
For almost $4,000.00 that is, the Poulsen Hybrid is a Power Assist Unit that is hailed as a simple bolt on upgrade for standard gas-powered or diesel vehicles. The device has caused a stir and is raising eyebrows for the device simply has the old car retro-fitted with rear DC motors, controllers, on-board charger and storage batteries. The move has the standard vechicle running … [Read more...]
Trading in your Gas Guzzler – Not Really Saving You Financially
People with gas guzzlers are tempted to do trade-in's which would be the logical choice so many consider exchanging theirs for a newer, more efficient and environmentally friendly hybrid. The move will indeed lessen your carbon footprint but will not necessarily get you savings financially, except for gas that is. Old cars have been known to be notoriously more muscle than … [Read more...]
US Gas prices, Biting Hard
The sudden rise of gas prices has many Americans turning to mass transportation for the majority of their needs. In previously posted facts about hypermiling, the whole thing has more to do with driver discipline rather than the vehicle itself. With diesel going way above gas prices (which is quite unusual for gasoline is normally priced higher than diesel) big rig truckers and … [Read more...]