Green Options » One http://greenoptions.com/tag/one Posts tagged 'One' Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:12:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Ferrari Confirms Hybrid All-Wheel Drive System For 2014 http://gas2.org/2009/11/10/ferrari-confirms-hybrid-all-wheel-drive-system-for-2014/ http://gas2.org/2009/11/10/ferrari-confirms-hybrid-all-wheel-drive-system-for-2014/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:12:19 +0000 Christopher DeMorro http://gas2.org/2009/11/10/ferrari-confirms-hybrid-all-wheel-drive-system-for-2014/

I am extremely vocal on the topic of electric cars, especially when it comes to their performance potential. Instant torque is very, very fun—to say the least—and makes a lot more sense on the racing circuit than internal combustion engines (at least in short bursts). Makers of high-end exotics are starting to pick up on this trend, though Ferrari is (as far as I know) the first supercar maker to confirm it will be adding and electric-hybrid to its lineup.

Of course, they claim this is to improve handling and not fuel efficiency. But hey, I’ll take what I can get from the prancing horse.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/11/10/ferrari-confirms-hybrid-all-wheel-drive-system-for-2014/feed/ Tesla Sets New World Record for Distance Driven on Single Charge http://gas2.org/2009/11/02/tesla-sets-new-world-record-for-distance-driven-on-single-charge/ http://gas2.org/2009/11/02/tesla-sets-new-world-record-for-distance-driven-on-single-charge/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:16:06 +0000 Andrew Williams http://gas2.org/2009/11/02/tesla-sets-new-world-record-for-distance-driven-on-single-charge/

A US-built Tesla Roadster has broken the world record for the distance travelled by an electric production car on a single charge.

While competing in the Global Green Challenge, Australian Simon Hackett and co-driver Emilis Prelgauskas drove an incredible 313 miles before the batteries finally died in their Roadster.

Until now, the record has been held by another Tesla Roadster, after completing a 241 mile road rally on one charge.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/11/02/tesla-sets-new-world-record-for-distance-driven-on-single-charge/feed/ Mission One Electric Motorcycle Sets AMA Land Speed Record http://gas2.org/2009/09/17/mission-one-electric-motorcycle-sets-ama-land-speed-record/ http://gas2.org/2009/09/17/mission-one-electric-motorcycle-sets-ama-land-speed-record/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:01:18 +0000 Christopher DeMorro http://gas2.org/2009/09/17/mission-one-electric-motorcycle-sets-ama-land-speed-record/

The Mission One electric superbike set a land speed record of 150 MPH at the Bonneville Salt Flats for electric bikes on the 1st of September. This record sets the Mission Motors electric motorcycle apart from the herd, proving both the viability and performance capabilities of electric motorbikes. With individual runs as high as 161 MPH, the Mission One achieved speeds faster than 70% of the entrants at the annual BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/09/17/mission-one-electric-motorcycle-sets-ama-land-speed-record/feed/ Inside Cadillac One: the Obama-Mobile. Will The Big ‘O’ Run Biodiesel? http://gas2.org/2009/01/12/inside-cadillac-one-the-obama-mobile-will-it-run-on-biodiesel/ http://gas2.org/2009/01/12/inside-cadillac-one-the-obama-mobile-will-it-run-on-biodiesel/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:45:57 +0000 Jo Borras http://gas2.org/2009/01/12/inside-cadillac-one-the-obama-mobile-will-it-run-on-biodiesel/

The UK’s Daily Mail recently posted this great John Lawson-penned cutaway drawing of the upcoming Cadillac One, the heavily armored limousine that President Barack Obama will be cruising home in immediately after his inauguration.

Explore Cadillac One inside and out (to varying degrees of precision) after the jump.

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