Cars http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ochsn016/cars/ en-us Copyright 2008 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:03:04 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.33.uthink http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss All Hybrid Cars by 2020 All new cars will be hybrids, or have some degree of hybridization, by the year 2020, according to a recent report from the IBM Institute for Business Value. The report was based on interviews with 125 auto industry executives.

The next ten years will bring more change in the auto industry than the previous fifty, according to a European automaker executive interviewed.

According to coverage of the report on Wired, battery technology will be ubiquitous within 12 years. Investment in biofuels will continue, although ethanol from corn and other food crops is a "dead end" with cellulosic ethanol having the most potential. Fossil fuels will comprise just 65 percent of the market by 2020.

As for hydrogen cars, they aren't expected to make up more than a small fraction of cars by 2020 because the infrastructure is not expected to be in place any time soon.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ochsn016/cars/2008/08/all_hybrid_cars_by_2020_2.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ochsn016/cars/2008/08/all_hybrid_cars_by_2020_2.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:03:04 -0600 All Hybrid Cars by 2020 All new cars will be hybrids, or have some degree of hybridization, by the year 2020, according to a recent report from the IBM Institute for Business Value. The report was based on interviews with 125 auto industry executives.

The next ten years will bring more change in the auto industry than the previous fifty, according to a European automaker executive interviewed.

According to coverage of the report on Wired, battery technology will be ubiquitous within 12 years. Investment in biofuels will continue, although ethanol from corn and other food crops is a "dead end" with cellulosic ethanol having the most potential. Fossil fuels will comprise just 65 percent of the market by 2020.

As for hydrogen cars, they aren't expected to make up more than a small fraction of cars by 2020 because the infrastructure is not expected to be in place any time soon.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ochsn016/cars/2008/08/all_hybrid_cars_by_2020.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ochsn016/cars/2008/08/all_hybrid_cars_by_2020.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:03:04 -0600 All Hybrid Cars by 2020 All new cars will be hybrids, or have some degree of hybridization, by the year 2020, according to a recent report from the IBM Institute for Business Value. The report was based on interviews with 125 auto industry executives.

The next ten years will bring more change in the auto industry than the previous fifty, according to a European automaker executive interviewed.

According to coverage of the report on Wired, battery technology will be ubiquitous within 12 years. Investment in biofuels will continue, although ethanol from corn and other food crops is a "dead end" with cellulosic ethanol having the most potential. Fossil fuels will comprise just 65 percent of the market by 2020.

As for hydrogen cars, they aren't expected to make up more than a small fraction of cars by 2020 because the infrastructure is not expected to be in place any time soon.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ochsn016/cars/2008/08/all_hybrid_cars_by_2020_1.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ochsn016/cars/2008/08/all_hybrid_cars_by_2020_1.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:03:04 -0600 Audi iPhone applicationThe Car Connection has been down with the iPhone from Day One--the joy of waiting in July heat in Atlanta for one exceeded only by the arrival of the TCC iPhone app. (Let's not talk about the 3G/MobileMe debacle.)



Now Audi's horning in on our action with the Audi A4 Challenge app, available free from the iTunes store. Essentially a driving game with the four-ring logo plastered about, the Audi app uses the iPhone's sensors to allow users to "steer" an A4 through some driving exercises. There are different courses and a lap timer, of course, so you can race other drivers and look like a total geek at the same time, with the phone clutched like a Gameboy and all.



The app's also available via clickthru at Audi's Truth in Engineering site. The A4, meanwhile, goes on sale next month - you can read our full review of the 2009 Audi A4 lineup while you wait.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ochsn016/cars/2008/08/post.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ochsn016/cars/2008/08/post.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:39:29 -0600 The Car Connection has a new design read about cars and car reviews here

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  • 2009 acura tl - 2008 - 2009 Acura Car
  • 2009 audi a4 - 2009 Audi Car
  • 2010 camaro - Chevy Camaro
  • 2009 corolla - Toyota Corolla
  • 2009 ford escape - Ford Escape SUV
  • 2009 ford escape hybrid - Ford Escape SUV
  • 2009 hyundai sonata - Hyundai Car
  • 2009 maxima - Nissan Maxima
  • 2009 toyota corolla - Toyota Car
  • 2010 mustang - Ford Mustang

    ]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ochsn016/cars/2008/06/cars_and_car_reviews.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ochsn016/cars/2008/06/cars_and_car_reviews.html Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:55:04 -0600 2008 Honda Clarity Honda Clarity
    As regular readers of TheCarConnection.com are well aware, virtually every automaker is tinkering with hydrogen technology, and for good reason. Whether you burn the lightweight gas in an internal combustion engine or feed it into a fuel cell stack, what you get on the “dirty side� is effectively no more than water vapor. In a world worrying about smog and global warming, hydrogen is seen, by many, as the ultimate clean fuel.

    In recent months, we’ve had the opportunity to test a variety of hydrogen-powered prototypes, such as the Chevrolet Equinox fuel-cell vehicle and BMW’s Hydrogen-7, which goes the internal combustion route. But Honda’s FCX takes the technology to an entirely new level.

    First seen at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show, Honda plans to begin leasing the FCX for $600 a month, and not just to carefully selected corporate fleets, but to everyday consumers. The costly experiment is also a risky one, exposing the Clarity to all the daily challenges faced by your typical motorist, from bad weather to fussy infants.

    “The FCX Clarity is a shining symbol of the progress we've made with fuel cell vehicles and of our belief in the promise of this technology,� proclaims American Honda president and CEO Tetsuo Iwamura. “Step by step, with continuous effort, commitment and focus, we are working to overcome obstacles to the mass-market potential of zero-emissions hydrogen fuel-cell automobiles.�

    While the first retail customers will still have to wait a few months, we were given the chance to take the FCX for a spin around Los Angeles, starting out in Santa Monica, then heading up the coast to fire-ravaged Malibu . During our time behind the wheel, we had the chance to put the fuel-cell vehicle through a variety of different situations, from city streets to open highways, charging up steep inclines and around twisty canyon roads. And our overall impression? Well, we’ll get to that, in a moment.

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