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Currently, the world’s fastest car is Ultimate Aero, a car with an engine of 1,183 horse power. The machine consumes a gallons of gasoline per minute, that is not very economical and ecologically.

The National Research Council has completed a new study that up to 2 million H2 vehicles could be on American roads by 2020, with that number potentially rising to 25 million a decade later. However, getting there requires getting past a number of hurdles first. The cost of fuel cells must drop and fueling infrastructure must be put in place. That will take substantial subsidies on the part of both manufacturers and government.

Vehicles based on hydrogen fuel cells are still 15 years away to becoming a viable business for manufacturers, informs Reuters. In the best case, the manufacturers will be able to sell only two million electric vehicles based on fuel cells until 2020, according to a study conducted by the National Research Council. This figure represents less than 1% of the cars located at that time on U.S. roads.

Fiat and Mini are the cars that have fewer carbon emissions with the average values of 138.2 g / km and respectively 139,6 g/km. These values are under the target of 140 g / km, which manufacturers from auto industry have set.

Fisker Automotive announced that Valmet, Finland auto manufacturer, will build the model Karma Saloon hybrid, informs Motor Authority. Known for the manufacture of high quality cars such as Porsche Boxster or Cayman and with an experience of over 40 years in the field, Valmet will ensure that the new Karma to meet the necessary requirement in the luxury class.

New York authorities hurry to increase the city fleet taxis with a rate of 300 new hybrid cars per month, announced mayor Michael Bloomberg. Currently, there are already over 1,300 hybrid taxis in the city, each making a saving of $ 6,500 per year.

The british company Nice Car will present next week at the Auto Salon of Great Britain, in world premiere, the little Ze-O, an MPV-type vehicle, fully electric, available from the next year for families with a lower budget.

The story is not new, but I had to say my opinion on it. Toyota Motor Corp. announced that it will introduce an air conditioning system based on solar energy to the new Prius models next year. General Motors (GM), on the other hand, will launch the small environment-friendly Chevrolet Beat.