Lionel Regal could definately beat Lance up Ventoux!
I bet you clicked on that thinking “nuh uh,” “no way,” or “WTF is Lionel Regal, I’ve never heard of him and I’ve been cycling forever,” or something to the effect of one of those clichés. Actually Lionel Regal is an uphill auto racer. Since I’m a car nut as well as cyclist I figured [...]
Tesla’s Fully Electric Sedan Debuted!… sorta
Road and Track(the car mag… nothing to do with cycling you knuckleheads) has apparently gotten a hold of some pre-production renderings of Tesla Motor’s upcoming all electric sedan. To be dubbed the “Model S,” it should be ready for the treehuggers to buy in 2010 for around $60,000; which is defiantly in the right direction [...]
Chrysler to produce all electric car in 2010, will they have a bike rack?
Looks like Chrysler is getting into the electric vehicle(EV) biz in for 2010. The Dodge EV is one of 3(sports car, jeep, and van) vehicles to be released by Chrysler in 2010 as 2011 models that will either be gas/electric hybrids or all electric. I hope I never have to drive a minivan and don’t [...]
The next Generation Frame Material: Quantech?
I found this on my usual Automotive RSS ramblings and thought it would have applications in frame manufacuring: GM has found a new materials technology in its search for increasing fuel efficiency in its(too large) fleet of vehicles called Quantech. The material was developed by a Wilmington, Massachusetts company: Quantum Leap Packaging. The material is a liquid crystal [...]
Peugeot to debut hybrid racer in last race of season
For those of you who remember that Peugeot used to make bikes as well as cars… which probably makes you quite a bit older than me; they will be the first car company to race a hybrid car in the Le Mans series LMP1 division for the last race of the 2008 season at Silverstone [...]
