Mar 20
Last week, the smog in Paris got so bad, city officials made public transit free
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Feb 08
If I started telling you about a new all-wheel-drive, turbodiesel-powered off-roader, you’d probably think I was talking about a 4×4 truck or SUV, right? Wrong. Check out the RNT, a concept from Indian motorcycle company Hero that could be the only back-country survival tool a motorcycle adventurer would ever need.
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Oct 03
Diesel exhaust is pretty nasty stuff. Pass an overloaded 18-wheeler clouding up the highway, and that acrid plume of hydrocarbons will overpower even your best little tree air freshener. As new research lays out, that exhaust doesn’t just smell bad, it messes with the scent of flowers. And that’s big trouble for our already struggling bee friends
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Nov 21
There are hybrids. There are diesel hybrids. But the diesel plug-in hybrid is still virtually unknown — enough so that Volvo claims it’s breaking new ground by starting production of the V60 diesel plug-in it’s been preparing since 2011. The company still plans to manufacture only small numbers of the wagon at its Gothenburg factory, but it’s clear all that talk in Geneva of 124MPG fuel economy and a 285HP combined powertrain has convinced enough early adopters; Volvo has already sold out of the 2013 model’s tiny 1,000-car batch, and it expects to build 4,000 to 6,000 per year for the 2014 generation. While potential buyers who’ve been waiting for a test drive will no doubt be disappointed, the Americans of the bunch can at least take comfort in knowing that there’s an eventual US launch in the cards.
Continue reading Volvo begins producing V60 diesel plug-in hybrid, claims a world first
Filed under: Transportation
Source: Autoblog
Oct 02
Sure, I like Diesel, but I never thought I’d see them make headphones. That’s probably one reason why Monster, whose widely-publicized split from Beats, provided the technical know-how to help make these. I’ll give the VEKTR Headphones one thing: they look unique.
These headphones look like they came out of some science-fiction movie. The cans are covered in jagged lines, that give them a sort of asymmetric feel. They remind me of a Lamborghini Aventador or an F117 stealth fighter.
Thusfar, Diesel is vague about the exact technical specs that go into these headphones. One thing I know is that they don’t have active noise-canceling, but are priced like a pair of cans that should. On the other hand, they do offer large, comfortable ear cushions and a microphone and remote for your iPhone, iPod, or Blackberry. I also like the unusual tri-folding headband design.
You’ll have to spend $279.99(USD) in order to get your hands on a pair of VEKTR headphones, though you can score a pair for about $30 less over on Amazon.
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