We have all seen the Electric Dirt Bike by Zero Motorcycles… but this electric street bike by Mission One is a completely different beast. Mission Motors latest bike (due out in 2010) claims a top speed of 150MPH with 100 foot-pounds of torque (up to 60MPH). Read on for the…
Italian industrial firm Tazzari has announced preliminary specs and launched a new website for its plug-in auto, the Zero. Measuring 113.5 inches long and sporting 15-inch wheels, the city-bound electric car weighs in at 1,200 pounds — 312 of that from the lithium-ion Fe battery. It’ll handle 88 miles with…
The entry-level 2010 Ford Fusion is powered by a brand new 2.5-litre Duratec four-cylinder matched to a fuel-efficient six-speed automatic transmission. It should sell for about $22,000 and is due in the spring. Will I finally be able to buy American again? I haven’t had an American car since high…
Apple just released a software update for the iPhone and iPhone 3G. The latest software version is now 2.2.1. According to release notes the latest software version for the iPhone fixes two issues. First, the update should improve the stability of the Safari Web browser. Second, the issue with some…
I have said it before… I will say it again “someday we will all drive electric cars”. I may be wrong… but I doubt it. Mitsubishi is hedging their bets with their latest electric car, the i MiEV Sport Air. The car gets its power from a 63 horsepower electric…
New car maker, same old problems. Aptera, the folks hoping to come out with an electric and hybrid model car in 2008 have been struggling to post anything too concrete. I am a concerned customer (I have already placed a deposit) who would like to see Aptera succeed, but some…
Circuit city, after closing 155 stores, has finally thrown in the towel. Circuit City was hoping to find a buyer or a refinancing deal. Apparently people don’t want overpriced electronic gadgets. Let the liquidations begin.
In an attempt to diversify it’s offerings (smart move) Viewsonic is entering the PC market (smart move?). The differentiator with Viewsonic’s computers, the LinkPC and the ViePC, are that they are small and attach to the back of any VESA-compatible monitor. Kina cool. The computers are powered by an Intel…
Chrysler showed off one of it’s new concept cars at the Detroit Auto Show, the Dodge Circuit EV. As much as I want to get excited… a couple of things keep popping up in my head. 1)it is an American car (AKA quality sucks) and 2)it is from an American…
I love solar, add wind power, and I love it just a bit more. The Kinesis Industries K2 launched its 2-in-1 handheld charger at CES. The K2 Gadget allows you to charge an internal battery via wind and/or solar energy. It has the largest battery capacity of its competitors, with…