All Entries in the "Cars" Category
Build Your Dream Car Company
Build Your Dream Car Company or BYD. BYD is a Chinese company that originally built batteries for cell phones and decided to build electric and hybrid cars that will be also be available in Europe and the US. Warren Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway bought a equity stake 10% in BYD for $230 million a few [...]
Federal Funding for EV Infrastructure Spreads to Communities
An early criticism of the federal government’s investment in electric car infrastructure was that it focused too narrowly on a few locations. But yesterday the US Department of Energy announced 16 projects to support EV adoption in 24 states and the District of Columbia in an effort to encourage adoption more broadly across the US. The Department [...]
Chinese Girl, Four, Drives Along Motorway
Video footage of a young girl driving a car along a busy motorway has been posted on the internet. Guess you could say it’s Mini Driver, although not to be confused with the British actress Minnie Driver. Boom Boom! The tiny motorist gripping the wheel as she negotiates the traffic is believed to be just [...]
Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid Supercar VIDEO
In the market for a hybrid supercar? Porsche is taking preorders for the 918 Spyder hybrid, a supercar first announced at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The vehicle was intended to remain a concept, but Porsche received such a positive response that it decided to put the supercar into production. Now, just a year later, [...]
Pagani Huayra Is Worth Mucho $$
Have you heard of Zonda? They’re a big leader in top speed and power contests for automobiles. The Zonda is made by Italian supercar manufacturer Pagani Automobili SpA. They have a new model called the Huayra, named after the ancient God of the wind Huayra Tata. It has a six-liter, 12 cylinder engine with two [...]
