CORRUPT MILLIONAIRE MINISTERS OF BANGLADESH Received this press release titled above via email. The item was released in the name of Peter ...

Ward's Auto World ranks the top 10 engines

But hybrids were left off the list. According to technoride ( The Ten Best High-Tech Engines ) Audi and General Motors have two engines eac...

Ford and Volvo announce hybrid research center in Goteborg

Ford is building a new research center in Goteberg, Sweden where its subsidiary Volvo Cars is located. They are planning on researching new...

Sotogrande properties

There are many interesting properties in Spain, which in late years has become the UK's favourite holiday destination as well as foreign...

TRANSPARENCY Another election pledge remains unfulfilled. I guess whatever the next promise will be, we will remain in the bottom of this l...

Ford is looking to improve the Expedition using diesel or hybrid technology

The Ford Expedition has been having trouble selling lately. With gas prices soraring, US sales of the SUV fell 29.8 percent (in May) from l...

Ford backs off on hybrid goals

Ford, GM and DaimlerChrysler sent a letter to all Members of Congress yesterday announcing their intention to double annual production of ve...

road vs mountain

I love road riding. I love my road bike. However I can't handle big groups. 2-3 is really fun, after that I just don't know. My ...

BANGLADESH BLOG BUZZ (Crossposted in the Global Voices Online ) The latest happenings in Bangladesh related blogs around the world: * Touris...

TODAY'S PHOTO Berlin has a mixture of old and modern architectures; beautified by rivers, lakes and lots of greeneries.

TODAY'S LINKS * Bangladesh’s fraying democracy . * Bangladesh imperils FDI . * Indian entrepreneurs on the rise. * Asian cities are rude...

Ford is working on a hard sell to taxi drivers in Denver

For taxi drivers in Denver, the fuel savings would be great. At $30 a day in gas savings alone, I'm sure most taxi drivers would jump a...

North Carolina considers tax break for hybrid cars

North Carolina lawmakers are considering a $2000 state tax credit if you buy a hybrid car. They are also working to promote alternative fue...

LEARNING ENGLISH IN JAPAN Can be fun!

BRAVO AUSTRALIA The Australian world cup march was finally halted by the Italians. A biased commentator of a Chinese TV has termed this win...

ONE NATION'S HERO IS ANOTHER NATION'S TRAITOR Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman is a liberation war hero in Bangladesh awarded with t...

Ghosn, Nissan CEO, warns of tough first half: Promises better second half

Nissans CEO Carlos Ghosn warned that sales would be slow in the first half of 2006, but would pick up in the second half. In the mean time,...

IN THE EYES OF A BEHOLDER I have found yet another first-hand experience of an American who was nice enough to explore Bangladesh in the co...

Michigan to grant tax break to (US) hybrid automakers

According to the Detroit Free Press, the Michigan state congress is working to grant nine million tax credit over ten years to GM, DaimlerCh...

California is working towards a hydrogen highway

From Quantum Press Release: The California Air Resources Board is intending to lease four hydrogen fueled Toyota Prius hybrids later this ye...

Record bids were made for the new hybrid taxi medallions

It seems bidding has been high on the 254 medallions available in New York for hybrid taxis. The Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) which ...

the H(#) ride

Blacksburg is blessed with a large number of hills nearby. They are all in the 5-15min range to climb. To get some 40min climbs we have to ...

GM looking to develop plug-in hybrid

GM is said to be developing a plug-in hybrid capable of getting more than 60 miles per gallon. Although the vehicle wouldn't be in prod...

Solo HOV access in Virigina for Hybrid owners

The AP had a story on the upcoming deadline for HOV access in Virginia, so I thought I would revisit the HOV lane access in Virginia as wel...

New Indian property boom?

A revival for colonial style property in India is reported by the Peninsula, Qatar's English daily:"Himalayan hill stations built b...

2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid

Edmunds recently reviewed the Toyota Camry Hybrid and here's a summary of what they had to say. Engine Specs 45 hp electric, 147 hp 2.4 ...

SOCCER DEMOCRACY After all watching football is better than constantly bickering in an ineffective parliament. The only problem is that all...

Automotive Engineering Programmes

IUCTT (International University College of Technology Twintech) is starting to offer a range of tertiary programmes in automotive engineerin...

Peugeot 307 hybride HDi Diesel

Peugeot introduced the 307 hybride HDi Diesel, extending its hybrid technology from the earlier prototype the Citroën C4 Hybride HDi. By com...

WIND TURBINES IN GERMANY - RENEWABLE ENERGY The North and eastern German landscapes have changed a lot since the mid Nineteen Nineties. Tod...

Hydraulic Hybrids

Hydraulic Hybrid engines get their power from two sources (thus the hybrid). One is a conventional gas engine (or diesel) and the second is...

EPA reveals a new UPS hybrid hydraulic delivery truck

The US Environmental Protection Agency has been helping develop a new hybrid truck for UPS along with Eaton, International Truck and Engine ...

Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid

Treehugger is reporting a Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid being put through its paces in Death Valley, a common testing ground for vehicl...

Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act

A bipartisan bill was introduced on Tuesday to raise the average fuel economy from 25 mpg to 35 mpg by the model year 2017. If implemente...

Toyota may be developing a hybrid sports car

Formula One has decided to focus more on fuel efficiency, by allowing alternative 'surge power units' into the Formula One race cars...

TODAY'S LINKS * Germany's soccer extravaganza . * Wikipedia protects some entries from edits. * The Asylum " Game ". * ...

SIEMENS NOKIA MERGER? Nokia Corporation and Siemens AG have announced a merger of communications service provider businesses. The proposed ...

QUOTE OF THE DAY "In no other capital city of the world can one see such an undignified treatment of the nation's holy sites. The ...

BANGLADESH IS A LAND OF CONFUSION The above is statement by a foreign investor in Bangladesh. Newsweek has recently published an article whi...

Toyota passes the 50,000 mark for hybrids sold in Europe

Modified Press Release: Of the 50,000 hybrid vehicles sold in Europe, almost 41,000 units were the Toyota Prius. Over 10,000 Lexus models, ...

Hybrid Repair Costs

When you buy a hybrid car, you should expect higher repair costs. Not because of the technical difficulties expected from working with all ...

Up the Backside

I took out the road bike for a long shake down ride. 1st time up the backside of Mountain Lake this year. This is the Cat 0 hill that Lance...

Growing new mountain bikers.

I gave a skills clinic yesterday. It's part of my vision to bring back mountain biking energy to this area. Step one is growing some n...

Cornering thoughts

I've been concentrating a little bit on cornering again lately. There was an article referenced at the Biking Hub about Shaums March s...

AN ELEGY FOR BANGLADESH What if someone writes an elegy for Bangladesh being frustrated by all the negative things happening in the country?...

Florida Credit Union Offers Discount on 'Green Car' Loans

A credit union in Florida is willing to cut their loan rates by 1 percent for those drivers who purchase a new vehicle averaging 30 mpg or b...

Toyota Prius wins top honors as ideal image car

Auto Pacific has awarded the Toyota Prius as the Top Image Compact Car. Based on owner surveys, owners rate their new 2006 model year car...

New Jersey proposes tax break for hybrid vehicles

Joining other states who offer incentives to those who purchase hybrid vehicles, New Jersey is proposing an exemption for state sales tax. ...

Hybrid car service

PlanetTran is an all hybrid car service based in Boston. With a fleet of 12 Toyota Prius and two Lexus hybrids, they can drive you anywher...

Opportunities

When I first started doing the Morris Style training I suffered like a dog through the intervals. It was a motivational struggle to get my...

GOOO Tinker!

I keep checking in on Tinker at the RAAM every day. In reading some of the reports I saw a sweet tidbit about Tinker. "Passing through...

TODAY'S LINKS * Suicide in religion . * World Cup ' facts ' that miss by a mile. * Oriana Fallaci on trial for connecting the d...

PHOTO OF THE DAY A sculpture near the state opera

WHEN GERMANY WINS If you were staying in your home in Berlin and were away from the TV, you could tell the exact moment when Germany scored ...

INTERNATIONAL WEBLOGGER'S DAY Today is the 3rd annual international webloggers day . I didn't know!

Honda warns of falling profit margins

But that comes from more competition, not just more advanced vehicles. Admittedly, making cars with better safety features does cost the au...

Great article on balance training

There is a great new article at the Biking Hub on Balance training Some wonderful stuff on vision and balance including some easy to do dril...

Going Custom: Part 8 Arrival, buildup, initial impressions

This is part 8 of the Going Custom Series that has chronicling the adventure of buying a custom road bike. Part 8: Arrival That frame had be...

Toyota looking to create more environmentally friendly vehicles

As part of their effort to create a more environmentally friendly fleet of vehicles, Toyota is looking to increase the number of hybrid vehi...

IN A WORLD CUP CITY You know you are in a city hosting a world cup match in the day, when: 1) You hear horns honking in many cars in the str...

Ford is hoping hybrid taxis become more popular

Ford is starting an eight city tour promoting the Ford Escape Hybrid, an SUV, as a great alternative to gas only taxis. San Francisco and N...

Toyota Estima Hybrid, a hybrid minivan in Japan

Why don't they release hybrid minivans in the US? I would think they would be a big hit with the 'soccer mom' crowd, but perhap...

Whoops, we ran out

I don't think it's all that hard to tell the difference between a hybrid and a non-hybrid vehicle, but maybe that's because I...

WORLD CUP BLUES The FIFA world cup is the single event which is powerful enough to generate a festive atmosphere across continents proving t...

American Jewish Committee Offers Employees Bonuses for Hybrid Cars

Joining other companies such as Google, Bank of America, and Timberlake who offer the hybrid benefit, the American Jewish Committee, a non-p...

3x up the nemesis

After 3 days at the beach visiting my parents and a 7hr drive with two kids my motivation wasn't the highest. The plan called for 2.5-3...

Hot in Week

Popular

Archive

archive