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...