Posts tagged ‘auto’

September 16, 2010

$10 Million Auto X-Prize Ultra-Efficient Winners

by Matt Forcey
The Progressive Auto X Prize has just announced the winners of its $10 million contest to design and build the world’s most efficient eco vehicle, and the grand prize goes to…

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September 15, 2010

Hyundai To Sell Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars In 2012

by Matt Forcey

In a bid to one-up their competition, Hyundai has announced that they will sell hydrogen fuel cell cars starting in 2012 – three years before Toyota, Honda and the rest of the competition.

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September 7, 2010

World’s Only Manufacturer of Hand-Built Cars: Bristol Cars

by Matt Forcey

Bristol Cars is a manufacturer of hand-built luxury cars, based at Filton, near Bristol, England. Bristol Cars has no distributors or dealers and deals directly with customers; they have a showroom in Kensington in London. They claim to be the last wholly British-owned luxury car builder. The cars have never been made in large quantities. The most recent published official production figures were for 1982 and stated 104 cars were produced that year.

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