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New Fuel Cell Generator Tech from Redox Dramatically Reduces Cost per Kilowatt 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
Capable of generating electricity from diesel, natural gas, ethanol, and even biomass, this new “Cube” generator from University of Maryland startup Redox promises uninterrupted, low-emissions energy ...
Opel Adam LPG Can Go Up To 745 Cleaner-Burning Miles 27 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Liquified Petroleum Gas, better known as propane, is a clean-burning alternative to compressed natural gas (CNG), though it gets little love in the U.S. But GM’s European arm, Opel, has just rolled ou...
Video: The Scrooser Is An Electric Scooter For Trust Fund Kids 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
While electric motorcycles are upsetting the performance paradigm gas-powered bikes have monopolized for decades, electric scooters are quietly taking to the streets in greater numbers. The latest ele...
Wood-Powered Russian Motorcycle A Post-Collapse Delight 26 Aug 2013 | 07:59 pm
Depending on whom you ask, society is either fast-approaching a technological singularity, or the End Times. While I’m optimistic for the future, just in case society is nearing catastrophic collapse,...
Tesla Motors Changes Name To “Tuosule” In China 26 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Some people will do anything to make a buck, and trademark squatting is one way to make fast and easy money. Zhan Baosheng thought he could fleece Tesla Motors for $32 million by trademarking the “Tes...
Jaguar May Eventually Dump V8 Engines Entirely 25 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
In a world of rising gas prices, strict emissions standards, and a demand for better and better performance, automakers face often conflicting goals. Jaguar, which has built massive V12 engines in the...
Video: Gamer Test Drives Nissan’s Electric Le Mans Racer 24 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Five years ago Nissan and Sony launched an initiative to find the world’s best virtual race car drivers, and turn them into real race car drivers. Lucas Ordóñez won the inaugural Nissan GT Academy and...
Learning From Elon: What if Ford Went Mirrorless to Save the World? 24 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
A few days ago, Gas 2 editor Chris DeMorro shared Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s plans to take his cars “mirrorless” in the near future, cutting back on the car’s aerodynamic drag by a significant percentage a...
German Company Puts In $25 Million Bid For Fisker 24 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Once valued at around $1.4 billion, Fisker Automotive is a husk of its former self, worth just a small fraction of its peak value. With no money left to build cars, Fisker is trying to sell itself to ...
Keystone is Only Part of the Problem 23 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
We’ve spent a lot of time covering the Keystone pipeline here on Gas 2, and despite all the evidence of price-gouging, the lies about ethanol, the lies about AAA warnings, the laughable attempts at fe...