Iran’s government subsidizes the price of gasoline for the general public. Imagine gas prices at 40 cents a gallon instead of 4 dollars a gallon. Well that has come to an end for drivers who drive luxury cars in Iran. They cut off all luxury drivers from cheap gas.
I’m starting to wonder if we couldn’t learn a little by making people who drive SUV’s and Hummers pay a bit more at the pump. Call it the idiocy tax or something.
Starting in September if you are a Car Jacker you might want to see if your car is equipped with OnStar because it gives law enforcement all kinds of amazing powers. Like the ability to explode the nuclear device in your trunk. Monitor your bathroom breaks, or even worse shut off your car.
No seriously. OnStar is now equipped with Big Brother and can shut off your cars power.
The Venturi Eclectic Car is something that just sparked some fire into my soul today. Makes me wonder what I could create with 30k and a golf cart.
Forget biodiesel and fuel cell-powered vehicles, how about a whip that doesn’t require any fuel whatsoever? The Venturi Eclectic, touted as an “autonomous energy vehicle,” gets its charge from wind gusts and 8.2 square feet of solar cells atop its roof. The four-person ride boasts a 22-horsepower purely electric engine, is powered by liquid-cooled NiMH batteries, and can reach a (yawn-inducing) top-end speed of nearly 32mph. While it’s no Wrightspeed X1, the designers had “daily driver” in mind when the Ecletic was crafted, but considering it’ll only roll 31 miles on a full charge, you best take the scenic route to work if you’re facing a long commute. The car does sport an option to recharge via AC power, should you face darker (and calmer) than expected conditions, but since it weighs just 772 pounds, a foursome shouldn’t have too much trouble using the tried and true “push method” if worse comes to worst. Scheduled for production in June 2007, this oh-so-green automombile will run you €24,000 ($30,511) — if you can manage to score one of the 200 that’ll be built, that is.
Source: Engadget
Ok, this officially hits the best of all the world’s on Ridelust. It’s a Hybrid and its a SuperCar.
“What we are revealing today is an innovation in the automotive industry and demonstrates American ingenuity at a time of real need. We’re designing and building cars with performance components and unique styling with the objective of making the new environmentally friendly vehicle stand out with never before seen style and approximately 40 mpg plus efficiency.”
I’d just like to say it looks gorgeous but I’m skeptical. If you can’t build a decent website you probably can’t build a car.
Check out Gas2.0’s coverage for more insight and details.
Don’t worry I wish I was the police tester who gets to drive at ridiculously high speeds in order to prevent future accidents.
Anyone else noticing a trend to smaller, more efficient cars?
As you can see from this drawing, it’s the first model to bring the design themes showcased by the company’s Nagare concept to reality. The sporty look of the 2 supermini is evolved with a taller roofline to boost headroom, but key details including dramatic slashes in the bodywork and short overhangs are retained.
The city car concept is likely to feature Perspex panels, plus sliding side doors and seats, which will increase practicality, too.
Imagine a car for the iPod Generation. That’s what this Mazda City Car Concept looks like to me. Smooth, and urbanesque. I can see this in many cities except for New York where it will only work if there’s a Taxi model.
Source: 24 Blue Sky
Luxury brand Porsche ranked top overall. Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan, ranked second, and Toyota’s Lexus luxury division ranked third.
Porsche: Top Car Brand
Infiniti: A Close Second
Lexus: Toyota’s Amazing Luxury Brand
Source: JD Power
The hottest cars of Hollywood. I personally wouldn’t mind that Bat Mobile.
10 Most Outrageous Cars of 2008, someone please buy me a Tesla.
BMW’s Hydrogen Car cleans the air as you drive. Almost makes you feel good to drive.
Honda to push harder than ever to win the hybrid marketplace. It plans to sell 200k cheap hybrids a year,and a total of 500k hybrids globally. This is a huge push and I can’t wait to see hybrids just be the norm out there in the automotive world.
Honda plans to launch a cheaper hybrid car to go on sale from early next year.
The maker says it expects to sell 200,000 of the entry level hybrid cars a year, although we don’t know if they will be available in Australia.
Honda says the cheaper hybrid will allow more people around the world to adopt cleaner motoring technology and reduce global car emissions.
It anticipates total sales of 500,000 hybrids a year. As well as the new affordable hybrid, Honda will build a Jazz hybrid and sporty CR-Z and Civic hybrids. It plans to reduce its production costs with a new electronic control unit and a thinner, more compact battery. A thinner motor has also been developed.
Source: The Age
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