Looks like the Chevy (are we allowed to say Chevy still?) Volt pricing and order date are finally live. $41,000 will get you on the pre-order list and you will qualify for a $7,500 tax credit (assuming our government survives as long as it takes for the volt to make…
Cars that drive themselves are getting closer to reality every day. The latest, and in my opinion the coolest, attempt at an autonomous trip is being attempted by an Italian company. The trip is a full 8,000 miles going from Italy to China… with no gasoline! "Not only the…
When I first saw the Mac Motorcycles I fell in love. The bikes are remind me of the older, 1960's, bikes mixed with a modern street fighters clean lines. The bikes aren't cluttered with a bunch of crap and have a beautiful simplicity. The closest bikes to the Mac Motorcycles…
Looks like the all electric RAV4 may be coming back, this time with an electric powerplant from Tesla Motors. In fact, Tesla may be doing much of the assembly if CNN is right. Look for the first batch of Tesla RAV4's to hit the street before the end of the…
Brammo is moving past their wimpier Enertia motorcycle to a real electric street fighter type motorcycle, the Empulse. Brammo has been testing their electric concepts at the Isle of Man racing circuit and recently took third place at 102mph. They basically took the fairing off of that race bike,…
"Tending a bountiful garden takes a bit more than just a green thumb, there's also a lot of back breaking work when it comes to planting, weeding and harvesting. But if Australian inventors Brendan Corry and Peter Sargent have their way, performing those tasks could be as comfortable as taking…
EcoMotors announced today a $23.5 million series B funding round from Khosla Ventures and Bill Gates that the company will use to build and test its eco-friendly engine, known as an Opposed Piston Opposed Cylinder (OPOC) engine. EcoMotors makes engines that run on diesel or gasoline but have greater power…
Kevin Scott, a 21 year old designer, came up with a cool bike design that goes from normal bicycle to folding bicycle. The ideas is that you can wrap the bike around a pole to lock it up. The bike goes from floppy to rigid with the use of a…
"Created to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the British luxury car maker, the Jaguar XKR 75 (£85,500; roughly $130,000) is a limited edition version of the company’s stylish sports coupe. Powered by a 5.0L supercharged engine, the XKR 75 boasts 530hp "” 20 more than its standard-edition sibling "” that…