mike | Shared With: Everyone - Apr 14 2009 | electric, car, warren buffett, china
Quoted: Warren Buffett hasn't just seen the car of the future, he's sitting in the driver's seat. Why he's banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid.
- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 02 2008 | hybrid, afs trinity, electric, car
AFS Trinity's web site is really well done. This page of videos has media coverage, and also video's they've produced to explain how their technology works to enable a hybrid to run for 40 miles w/o using any fuel.
Quoted: Developing advanced energy storage systems for hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles, power quality and aerospace applications. AFS Trinity’s Extreme Hybrid™ drive train is expected to be the first practical drive train for plug-in hybrid vehicles, enabling them to achieve 150 to 250 MPG.
- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Feb 22 2008 | car, rental, sharing, seattle
Quoted: Zipcar is the world's largest car sharing and car share service. Use a car by the hour or day without the hassles of owning or renting a car. Share and try carsharing and car clubs today.
- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Mar 24 2007 | alternative, car, tv, australia, technology
click to playVery cool video of a couple of air-powered engines and vehicles (from Beyond Tomorrow, Australian TV show).
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