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Zytek teams up with Gordon Murray for T.27, an all-electric version of the T.25

Zytek Automotive has worked on electric drivetrains for the Smart ED and the Mercedes F1 KERS system. This week, Zytek announced a partnership with Gordon Murray Design for a new all-electric city car called the T.27. Gordon Murray is the force behind the T.25, the tiny three-seater that was designed to use a 660cc turbocharged engine. The T.27 is basically a plug-in version of the efficient T.25. The UK government, through the Technology Strategy Board, is funding the project with 4.5 million pounds. This is half of the 9 million ... Read more →

LA Auto Show Design Challenge entrants reveal Youthmobile 2030 designs Jeremy Korzeniewski

This year's iteration of the annual Design Challenge at the LA Auto Show asks the question: How will a new generation of drivers age 16-23 – raised with cell phones, web cams and online ...

EPA testing green pavement to clean rainwater runoff Jeremy Korzeniewski

Green pavement? What's so exciting about that? If I wanted to test out some green pavement, all I'd need to do is make a run to the local Home Depot, pick up a can of green paint and dump it ...

Rendered racing fantasy: 1-Liter Racing surfs to the future Sebastian Blanco

We recently saw a rendering for the purely-speculative Audi Avatar, which was based on the outlandish vehicles seen in some futuristic racing video games. A new set of renderings takes the unreal ...

BusinessWeek: Prius one of the 50 Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years Jeremy Korzeniewski

Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder. While some cars seem to be almost universally loved for their gorgeous lines and undeniable sense of style – the Lamborghini Miura and ...

Smart Fortwo: World's Most Fuel Efficient Drift Car? 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

Rear-wheel drive, two seats, short wheelbase, sequential manual gearbox, available in either closed-roof or convertible body styles... sounds suspiciously like a sportscar, no? Yet nobody in their right mind would conclude after driving the Smart Fortwo that it is in the least bit sporty. Fuel ...

UK expands fuel economy label to include used cars 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

The UK's Minister for Transport, Sadiq Khan, has announced a new color-coded label that would help identify the most fuel-efficient cars right in the showroom. This label will also include information about the car's CO2 emissions, estimated fuel costs over 12,000 miles and MPG. This label was ...

Turn those blister packs into fuel with the Envion oil generator 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

It's no secret that we generate a phenomenal amount of garbage, especially here in the United States, and a lot of that trash consists of plastics. Plastics hit us in a number of ways. Most plastics are are produced, at least in part, from petroleum and the plastics don't decompose when put it in ...

Tesla Taxi would be fun to ride in, but it's just for show 5 days ago on Autoblog Green

Some people love their profession so much they decorate their cars to show the world how they earn their beans. Such is the case of the owner of a New York taxi company who lives near Monaco and operates mostly hybrid taxis in the Big Apple. Apparently, he has a few beans to show off. The car in ...

Coming Soon to an Automobile Near You: Plastic engines? 6 days ago on Autoblog Green

Automakers and consumers alike all want lighter cars. "Adding lightness" has a lot of desirable effects, most notably in overall fuel efficiency and performance. While numerous efforts have been made to reduce the weight of automobiles – including downsizing, subtracting unnecessary components ...

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