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Two Mitsubishi i electric vehicles were "raced" at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last week by professional race car drivers Roger Yasukawa and Johnny Miller. The contest? To test how quickly the EVs could be recharged with Level 3 quick-charge stations make by Contour Hardening. Yakusawa and ...

The U.S. Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) demonstrated its Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle (CERV) during a series of special events prior to the Indy 500. The vehicle, which relies on Quantum's Q-Force diesel hybrid powertrain (a different flavor of ...

For the last few years, Honda has had the IndyCar engine supply market all to itself as Toyota and Chevrolet departed to pursue other ventures. At the end of the 2008, the company recommitted to another five years ...

So, we told you about the Indy 500 race that took place last weekend, and you probably already know who won: Dario Franchitti. The race cars all operated on 100 percent ethanol using engines supplied by Honda. What you may not know is that there was another, even greener (literally) race which took ...

In an announcement that is shocking to nobody, Honda again was chosen (for the third year in a row) to pace the IndyCar series for 2007. The model chosen was the Accord Hybrid, which makes sense, as the Accord, and especially the hybrid version, is largely considered Honda's top of the line model, ...

The ethanol industry is really trying to make a splash at the Indy 500 this year. They've had the Energy Secretary come to the track, they're giving away $12,500 to the fastest drivers (well, only one driver so far), and now they're having an ethanol summit at the racetrack Thursday. The summit ...

I wrote about Sam Hornish, Jr.'s initial win of $2,500 Ethanol Fast Lap contest at the Indy 500 a little over a week ago and now there's updated news. There are a total of five of these Ethanol Fast Lap days this month, four of which have now taken place. Turns out, Hornish has won the competition ...

Last Thursday was Ethanol Motor Day at the Indy Motor Speedway. Ethanol promoters gave away thousands of dollars to the day's fastest car and Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman paid a visit to the track. The transcript of the Secretary's visit is now available online.Bodman is unsurprisingly upbeat ...

Gearing up for the all-ethanol powered Indy 500 in 2007, the ethanol industry is awarding $2,500 to the drivers with the fastest practice lap speed on five days in May. The first award was given out yesterday, and the winner was Sam Hornish, Jr., who won the money with a speed of 226.056 mph. The ...