Coming not so soon, but probably not to a house near you, is the home solar hydrogen refueling station. It's Honda's latest idea in its drive to make hydrogen the fuel of choice for zero-emission cars.
6. Vettel puts Schumie in shade to take Bahrain pole
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel took the first pole of the new Formula 1 season after setting the quickest time in final qualifying today for Sunday's Bahrain Formula 1 GP.
7. Moss on the mend after lift shaft plunge
British Formula 1 legend Sir Stirling Moss, 80, said he was feeling better as he recovers from a three-floor fall down a lift shaft.
8. Weddings and wars: Saga of Ghulam's Kabul cab
In the 30 years since Ghulam Ali drove his Toyota Corona home from Saudi Arabia, all of Afghan life - from expectant brides to dying war-wounded - has occupied its back seat.
9. Vivo breathes life back into VW's entry-model range
It's made in South Africa, for South Africa (and perhaps its neighbours), and is intended - as was the VW Citigolf - as an entry-level model for first-time buyers or others on a tight budget. LES STEPHENSON's been driving the new Polo Vivo.
10. Vettel stuns Ferrari to grab pole
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel starts the first Formula 1 race of 2010 from pole position after edging the Ferraris in Bahrain.
11. Lorenzo poised to miss final test
Jorge Lorenzo admits he is likely to miss the final MotoGP pre-season test because of his hand injury.
12. Raikkonen buoyed by rally debut
With the start of the Formula One season upon us, all eyes are on McLaren and its drivers, reigning world champion Jenson Button and former world champion Lewis Hamilton. But the attention isn’t exclusively on the champs. Everyone’s talking about the creative aerodynamics of the MP4-25 cars they’re driving.
Nobody outside the team is sure of [...]
25. Electric Motorcycle Racing Becomes a ‘Race to Own’ Co-Op
The man who jump-started electric motorcycle racing believes a new form of motor sport requires a new form of governance, so he’s created a cooperative where teams racing in the TTXGP help make the rules, settle the disputes and share in the profits.
Azhar Hussain’s approach stands in stark contrast to the centralized structure of most [...]
26. Operator Error Usually The Cause of Unintended Acceleration In Past Investigations
As stories of Toyotas suddenly accelerating as if possessed continue making the news, many are starting to wonder if it’s really anything to be worried about. History shows most cases of unintended acceleration are more often than not a problem with the driver, not the equipment. And it appears to be a problem most often [...]
27. Mercedes Builds A Car To Protect Us From Ourselves
MONTVALE, New Jersey — Mercedes-Benz has been on a relentless quest to achieve hyper-safe accident-free driving since 1959, when it introduced the first car to feature energy-absorbing crumple zones. At long last, it’s getting pretty close to reaching its goal.
The Experimental Safety Vehicle concept car essentially turns the entire vehicle into an airbag using novel [...]
28. Audi Sees Solid Future for EVs
A mere 10 years from now Audi expects 5 percent of its sales will be electric vehicles. That’s not the wishful thinking of tree-huggers or even the fanciful projection of some think-tank. It is the bold prediction of Michael Dick, Audi’s technology chief.
Audi is getting into electrics in a big way, creating a specific brand [...]
29. Help Us Review Google Maps for Bikes
Google Maps has finally added bike routes. That’s great — but how well does it work?
You tell us.
Google’s “Bike There” mapping tool provides directions for cyclists in 150 cities in the United States and covers some 12,000 miles of trails. There’s no way we can even begin to assess the accuracy of so vast a [...]
30. Paragliding the Himalayas With iPhones, So You Can Go Too
From jagged, snow-capped mountain peaks to peaceful villages adorned with colorful prayer flags, there are perhaps no more breathtaking views on earth than from high above the Himalayas. Five paragliders are right now flying and hiking the length of the Himalayas all the way through Nepal, and they’re sharing the once-in-a-lifetime experience with anyone who [...]
31. Porsche Wants To Build The 918 Hybrid Supercar
We, like just about everyone else in the automotive world, were blown away when Porsche took the wraps off the 918 Spyder hybrid supercar. The wizards in Stuttgart built the plug-in hybrid on the QT and kept it super-secret until rolling it out in Geneva, where it almost literally stopped the show.
Now it seems Porsche [...]
32. MotoCzysz Puts the Sizzle in Electric Motorcycles
We are in the midst of an electric motorcycle revolution, and nowhere is that more obvious than on the racetrack. The new technology is not about tweaking the status quo. It’s about shattering it. And that’s just what Michael Czysz plans to do at the TT Zero motorcycle race.
The head guy at MotoCzysz — that’s [...]
33. Google Maps Finally Adds Bike Routes
At long last, Google Maps has routes specifically for bikes.
With the click of a mouse, the new feature allows you to plot the best (and flattest!) ride from Point A to Point B. Several cities, including New York, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, have bike-specific mapping sites. But Google is rolling it out in [...]