Porsche made a big splash here at the Paris Motor Show with the debut of the Panamera Sport Turismo Hybrid concept. First off, it was unexpected. Secondly, it is gorgeous. Seriously, it’s beautiful.
And third, it has some pretty awesome tech under the hood. This is how it works   … More
The trouble with most vehicles is that you can’t drive them on the sidewalk. Or through a hotel lobby–people tend to object.
Neither of those are concerns with the Ryno, an electric, self-balancing unicycle, the brainchild of Ryno founder Chris Hoffman … More
University of Denver engineering graduate student Eva HÃ¥kansson pushed her home-built electric sidecar motorcycle “KillaJoule” to just over 216 mph (347 km/h) last week, while setting a new world record for electric sidecar bikes at the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials at Bonneville Salt Flats. The top speed comes achingly close to the fastest record ever set with an internal combustion engine for a bike of that type: 219 mph (352 km/h).
HÃ¥kansson and her husband Bill Dube are well known on the electric motorcycle racing scene, especially for their “KillaCycle” electric drag bike. Unlike the KillaCycle however, the 18 foot (6 meter) long KillaJoule is   … Pictures and more
General Motors has permanently stopped the development of its next-generation hybrid pickup trucks and SUVs, a new report indicates.
Launched in 2004, the hybrid variants of Chevrolet’s Silverado/Tahoe and GMC’s Yukon/Sierra have been selling poorly in the United States. The low demand from customers has led GM to conclude that the next-gen models are not worth the large sum of cash that is needed to bring them to production   … More