Daily Archives: April 27, 2014

Thief steals £2,500 electric bike

Ben Jaconelli (Evening London Standard)

… then accidentally calls owner for help on how to recharge it

Ben Jaconelli just recently opened Fully Charged, an East London, England electric bike retailer. Mr. Jaconelli not only sells electric bikes, he rides them too.

Another Ethanol Scam Uncovered!

Another Ethanol Scam Uncovered!

By Jeff Siegel

How many times do we have to do things ass-backwards before we can move forward?

In the never-ending case of the great ethanol scam in the United States, we are once again confronted with the reality that ethanol is nothing more than a government-funded boondoggle designed to cater to the wishes of Washington’s largest donors.

China’s 24 million car market spurs trucking investment

As automobile sales spread inland from China’s crowded east coast cities and automakers boost capacity in the west of the country, companies that move cars and spare parts by truck from factories to showrooms are expanding to meet the demand.

Nippon Yusen, the world’s largest carrier of vehicles by sea, plans to add more logistics centers for trucks in China. Anji Automotive Logistics, a unit of China’s biggest carmaker SAIC Motor Corp., will expand the construction for collecting and distributing autos, according to its Web site.

Toyota Celebrates A Decade of Energy Excellence

Toyota Celebrates A Decade of Energy Excellence

What do the cities of Dallas, Texas and Oakland, Calif. have in common? A lot, according to Toyota’s engineers, despite the two cities being separated by nearly 1,700 miles with different demographics and industries.

Koenigsegg working on an “entry-level” model, positioned below the Agera line-up

Koenigsegg working on an “entry-level” model, positioned below the Agera line-up

Koenigsegg is one of the most exclusive automakers on the planet and for the last couple of months, the talk has been all about their Agera One:1 Megacar with an impressive 1322bhp.