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Curiosity: Report says we have 35x more HP in our driveways than our power plants

It may not be a particularly glamorous definition of the automobile, but it's true on some level that cars and trucks are individual little power generators on wheels, a fact pointed out here by WIRED staff writer Alexis Madrigal. Interestingly, when viewed in that light, the United States has an embarrassment of riches in overall latent power availability. In fact, Madrigal calculates that the U.S. has 35 times more horsepower sitting there in our driveways than in all our power plants combined. Like numbers? Says Madrigal: Turns out ... Read more →

Click and Clack tackle the question: How much power is enough? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click on the image above for more shots of the 2008 Ford Focus There sure are lots of automobile choices out there vying for your hard earned dollars. Cars come in all shapes and sizes, and finding ...

PHEVs could potentially drain our water supplies - or not Jeremy Korzeniewski

It takes water to drive your car. Not in the sense that your car is powered by water, but in the sense that our power plants in the U.S. often use steam for either cooling or to power turbines. In ...

How does Nissan's battery-free e-4WD work? Lascelles Linton

To assist their gas engines, Nissan has developed e-4WD, or electric four wheel, which uses electric motors but has no batteries. Is this a hybrid? Yeah. Think of it as a mild series or serial ...

California's largest utility looks to the wind to power EVs Dane Muldoon

As discussed in URGE² theory, utilising the grid to overcome the supply intermittency of renewable energy sources is a critical step in moving forward towards a green energy future. Californian ...

Curiosity: Report says we have 35x more HP in our driveways than our power plants 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

It may not be a particularly glamorous definition of the automobile, but it's true on some level that cars and trucks are individual little power generators on wheels, a fact pointed out here by WIRED staff writer Alexis Madrigal. Interestingly, when viewed in that light, the United States has ...

Click and Clack tackle the question: How much power is enough? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image above for more shots of the 2008 Ford Focus There sure are lots of automobile choices out there vying for your hard earned dollars. Cars come in all shapes and sizes, and finding the perfect one can be a daunting task for those who are not very well versed in the market. Today, ...

PHEVs could potentially drain our water supplies - or not 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It takes water to drive your car. Not in the sense that your car is powered by water, but in the sense that our power plants in the U.S. often use steam for either cooling or to power turbines. In fact, at 195 billion gallons of water consumed per day, power generation is second only to irrigation ...

How does Nissan's battery-free e-4WD work? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

To assist their gas engines, Nissan has developed e-4WD, or electric four wheel, which uses electric motors but has no batteries. Is this a hybrid? Yeah. Think of it as a mild series or serial hybrid, which is a kind of hybrid that uses a generator instead of a battery to power the electric motors. ...

California's largest utility looks to the wind to power EVs 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As discussed in URGE² theory, utilising the grid to overcome the supply intermittency of renewable energy sources is a critical step in moving forward towards a green energy future. Californian utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is looking to do just that by combining the overnight ...


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