Green Options » acceleration http://greenoptions.com/tag/acceleration Posts tagged 'acceleration' Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:00:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Consumer Reports: Insight is ‘Most Disappointing’ Honda In a Long Time http://gas2.org/2009/07/06/consumer-reports-insight-is-most-disappointing-honda-in-a-long-time/ http://gas2.org/2009/07/06/consumer-reports-insight-is-most-disappointing-honda-in-a-long-time/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:00:23 +0000 Nick Chambers http://gas2.org/2009/07/06/consumer-reports-insight-is-most-disappointing-honda-in-a-long-time/ It seems that in the quest to sell the cheapest hybrid they possibly could — a “hybrid for everyone” as Honda’s tagline goes — Honda has majorly skimped on some truly essential bits. Have they made a critical strategic error?

As detailed in the just released August issue of Consumer Reports magazine, out of a crop of 22 small hatchbacks and wagons, the Insight — Honda’s much-touted all new Hybrid — came in 21st on the road test with one of the worst performances CR has seen from Honda in longer than many of the editors at the venerable publication can remember. The only car in that group to fare worse on the road test was the Dodge Caliber.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/07/06/consumer-reports-insight-is-most-disappointing-honda-in-a-long-time/feed/ Eliica Electric Car Accelerates Faster Than a Porsche 911 http://gas2.org/2008/12/27/eliica-electric-car-accelerates-faster-than-a-porsche-911/ http://gas2.org/2008/12/27/eliica-electric-car-accelerates-faster-than-a-porsche-911/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:00:13 +0000 Andrew Williams http://gas2.org/2008/12/27/eliica-electric-car-accelerates-faster-than-a-porsche-911/

A Japanese professor has showcased an electric car capable of reaching a blistering 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4 seconds, quicker than a Porsche 911 [video].

The Eliica, created by Prof. Hiroshi Shimizo of Keio University, can also reach a phenomenal top speed of 370 km/h (270 mph), powered by li-ion batteries via 100 hp electric motors in each of its eight wheels.

Shimizo is understandably proud of his creation, telling reporters, “The feeling of acceleration you get with this model is something automotive technology could not produce, even in a hundred years of combustion engine cars.”

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