A BMW auto engine, 1/2 a motorcycle, and a lot of creativity and power tools - The Crucible’s DieMoto is soon to be the world’s fastest Bio-Diesel Motorcycle.
Archive for June 13th, 2007
Bio-Cool: A Documentary About Biodiesel
June 13th, 2007
Ice Road Truckers on the History Channel.
June 13th, 2007
Check out these crazy bastards - Beginning Sunday, June 17 at 10pm ET/PT on The History Channel, the adrenaline packed series, ICE ROAD TRUCKERS, will give viewers a weekly glimpse into one of the world’s most dangerous occupations, ice road trucking. Ice Road Truckers charts two months in the lives of six extraordinary men as they make their treacherous trek across the frozen lakes of the Great White North. With temperatures of -50 degrees, unpredictable conditions, and a road of ice that can collapse at any second, plunging the driver and his cargo into the frigid depths, these guys live on the edge. Hauling precious cargo for Canada’s multi billion dollar diamond industry, these fearless road warriors risk an icy death in search of fortune and glory.
Diesel Hybrids May Be Closer Than You Think, Says Bosch
June 13th, 2007
From Automotive News
BOXBERG, Germany - Robert Bosch GmbH has a contract to supply diesel-hybrid technology to a European automaker.
The German parts maker expects the system to be on the road by 2010, said Rolf Leonhard, Bosch’s executive vice president of engineering for diesel systems, during a press event here today.
“It would be the benchmark in fuel consumption achieving CO2 emissions below 100 grams per kilometer,” said Leonhard.