Nissan develops “world’s best” next-gen fuel cell stack

Filed under: Hydrogen, Nissan
Nissan has just revealed its next-generation fuel cell stack, one that offers 2.5 times greater power density than the version the automaker created in 2005. Two-and-a-half times may not mean much to most readers, so how about this: Nissan says the fuel cell power density of 2.5 kW per liter is the [...]

Yo-Auto concept is bizarre, has world’s funkiest doors [w/video]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Hybrid, Technology, Russia, Design/Style

Next to all the major automakers debuting vehicles at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show is a lesser-known firm from Russia that operates under the curious name of Yo-Auto (ë-Avto).
The quirky Yo-Concept, unveiled today in Frankfurt, is one of four hybrid vehicles the Russian automaker is [...]

U.S. to beat Brazil as world’s leading ethanol exporter

Filed under: Ethanol, South/Latin America, USA
Lagging U.S. sales of E85, lax trade restrictions and Brazil’s worst sugarcane harvest of the last decade will allow the United States to overtake the South American nation as the world’s leading ethanol exporter during the second half of 2011, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced last week. Okay, [...]

Mitsubishi introduces “world’s lightest” electric power steering motor controller

Filed under: Etc., Mitsubishi
Back in November of 2010, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MEC) announced that it was actively developing what it claimed to be the “world’s smallest and lightest” motor controller unit for electric power steering systems in automobiles. This compact unit is, according to Mitsubishi, half the size and 30 percent lighter than the [...]

Artist Damien Hirst selling world’s most expensive spare tire cover?

Filed under: Etc., Design/Style
This is a spare tire cover painted by British contemporary artist Damien Hurst. It currently retails for £900. That’s $1,390 based on current exchange rates.
You read correctly – a tire cover that costs over one thousand dollars.
Hirst’s work is praised around the world, and this isn’t his first dive into the automotive [...]

Finland hopes to build world’s first carbon-neutral green highway

Filed under: Biodiesel, EV/Plug-in, Green Daily

While it’s easy for us to suggest that the car-buying public should adopt cleaner, alternative-fuel vehicles, the fact that a supporting infrastructure for many of these new technologies does not yet exist makes widespread adoption uncertain. Finland hopes to change the infrastructure-free trend by building out a carbon-neutral green highway [...]

Paris plans to launch world’s largest electric car sharing program

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Daily, Europe/EU

Car sharing programs have steadily increased in popularity within the past few years and will likely see continued growth as we move forward. Paris hopes to cash in on some of the action by offering up the world’s largest electric car share fleet. Paris’ grand plan is an optimistic one, [...]

World’s first motorcycle hearse? [w/video]

Filed under: Aftermarket, Concept Cars

Motorcycle Hearse – Click above to watch video after the jump

Given the level of dedication we’ve seen from the dead when it comes to their motorcycles, it comes as no surprise that somebody has given one the Munsters treatment and created the world’s first motorcycle hearse. Built in Auckland, New Zealand [...]

Only in Japan: World’s most (only?) fuel efficient Shelby Cobra

Filed under: Etc., MPG, Suzuki, Green Daily, Japan

Baby Cobra replica – Click above for high-res image gallery

Shelby Cobra. A mere mention of the car is enough to send enthusiasts’ hearts aflutter and cause the minds of those lucky enough to have piloted such a beast to reel with fast-paced memories. Unless, of course, you are [...]

Video: Chevrolet tries to Spark up some interest with World’s Largest Record Player

Filed under: Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Hatchback, Chevrolet, UK, Design/Style

Chevrolet Spark DJ booth – click above to watch the video

Wherever feral youths congregate, it’s pretty much a given that there’ll be a car on its side. Now Chevrolet has gone and made that a certainty by creating a Spark that’s intended to be rotated 90 degrees [...]

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