Republicans Buy American, Democrats Don't

According to a new study by Strategic Vision, these are the top 5 vehicles most popular with Democrats: Honda Civic Hybrid Volvo C30 Nissa...

Another one bites the dust...

Another EV maker down.  Azure Dynamics is filing for creditor protection after Canada's investment regulatory agency denied their reque...

H1-B Posting At Work

At work today, the company posted a notice in the coffee room that it was pursuing an H1-B sponsorship.  I have not seen an H1-B notice in a...

The Dutch Birdman Is Faking

Take a look at these two frames from Jarnos Smeets test flight video. In the pre-launch frame, there is a large black dot on the left wing, ...

The Truth About Obama's Energy Policy

Obama's reelection team likes to promote the fact that oil and gas production is up during his tenure.  This is great news. However, thi...

Consumer Reports Hits Fisker Again

Ouch. But the Fisker is languishing in our lot, going out mostly for short commutes that remain well within cell-phone coverage in case of ...

Obama's Straw Men

Obama loves to argue with straw men.  His latest tactic?  Accusing people who oppose his energy policy as being "flat earthers". ...

Replacing Gas Taxes

GM has an open letter on its blog, here , opposing pending legislation in Washington (State) which levies extra fees on EVs to compensate fo...

Malloy Hoverbike Model Flight

The guy working on a hoverbike (twin propeller ground effect aircraft) has built and tested a scale RC model. This is a big step, because h...

Epic Win Video.

Darth Vader. Playing the Star Wars theme on bagpipes. Riding a unicycle. EPIC WIN.

Review: Mag-na-port Porting

There is a gun customization and smithing outfit in Harrison Twp, MI, called Mag-na-port Intl. Mag-na-port is famous for inventing an EDM pr...

EREV Advantages

The beauty, from an engineering point of view, of the EREV (range extended electric vehicle) architecture, is that in theory the range exten...

"White Box" Range Extender Engines

Consumer Reports blog has an interesting interview with Henrik Fisker, the daddy of the troubled Fisker Karma (he must feel somewhat like Pa...

Review: Detroit Tire & Wheel Co. (Old Redford)

The other day, I noticed a nasty bulge in the sidewall of the right rear tire on my car. Bulges are something you want to be careful with, b...

Fisker: Half-Baked

Ford was roundly (and rightfully) scolded by the automotive press and by consumers for shipping a buggy, slow MyFord Touch infotainment syst...

DOE to Carbon Motors: Denied

The Department of Energy has denied Carbon Motors' application for an ATVM loan, which they were going to use to bring to market a purpo...

Electric Cars Aren't Selling

Another "Emperor is naked" moment.  The combined sales of Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt, the only currently available plug-in ele...

2013 Fusion Hybrid: 47MPG

I am impressed.  In a press release touting their fuel efficient offerings, Ford claims (no EPA sticker yet) that the 2013 Fusion Hybrid wi...

Hummer Is Dead, But The Brand Slinks On...

The Hummer vehicle brand is dead. But, you can still buy lots of Hummer and Humvee branded stuff.  Like a cheap knife/flashlight combo at A...