Facts About Audi’s Seventh Le Mans Victory

INGOLSTADT, Germany – Audi prevailed with TDI power for the second year in succession at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. For Audi, it was the seventh win from nine starts in the French long-distance classic. At the same time, Audi presented the …

Many VIPs Visited Audi at Le Mans

Seal visited the Audi team Opening of the Audi Tower 21 Official Cars from Audi for the ACO The Le Mans 24 Hours is well-known as the toughest car race in the world and attracts many VIPs from sport, show biz and politics year by year. …

Audi Stays in the Victory Lane at Le Mans

Seventh success for Audi in endurance classic Audi TDI Power dominates again Extremely difficult conditions in jubilee race AUDI AG has continued its impressive series of victories in the Le Mans 24 Hour race in extremely difficult …

Quotes After the Race at Le Mans

Dr Wolfgang Ullrich (Head of Audi Motorsport): “I think this was the most difficult race we ever did at Le Mans – even more difficult than the rain-soaked race in 2001. This was topped this time due to the strong competition, the many …

Audi Starts From the Front Row at Le Mans

No improvements of lap-times in final qualifying Allan McNish fastest in the rain Strong performance also from Tom Kristensen Audi Sport Team Joest will tackle the 75th running of the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours from the front row of the …

Audi on Provisional Front Row at Le Mans

Thrilling battle for pole positon in first qualifying Allan McNish fastest Audi driver on Wednesday Successful comeback of Tom Kristensen The first qualifying session for the 2007 Le Mans 24 Hours has given a hint what specators can expect …

Sun – Wind – Strength: Bike Add-On Creates Power

For those of us who are interested in distance travel without fossil fuels, but can’t do without our cellphones, iPods and laptops, designer Paul Smith has put together the Navitas. The Navitas can charge it’s on-board, 24-volt battery in three different ways: Strength, Sun and Wind. The device, which I imagine doubles as extra storage [...]

Electric Mower Review at Wired

Wired Magazine has an excellent starter guide for folks looking to green up their lawn maintenance. They make some good points for why you should do it. Most lawn mowers are powered by two-stroke engines that produce more than ten times the pollution of a four-stroke car engine. Plus electric mowers are far more carbon-efficient, [...]

2008 Volkswagen Beetle, Passat, and Jetta had changes

Volkswagen is currently changing their 2008 New Beetle/New Beetle Convertible for its 2008 model year. The changes are minor and some of which include deletions of colors and trim level naming switches. However, there are also significant changes like extra power in some of the engines of other Volkswagen models. There is also a newfound [...]

EcoGeek of the Week:The Directors of Arctic Tale

Adam Ravetch and Sarah Robertson have been filming the arctic for more than twenty years. Now, for the first time, they’re telling a story of their own. Arcitc Tale will be hitting theaters next month and is expected to draw huge crowds of all ages. Adam and Sarah were kind enough to talk with me [...]

Power Output of Healthier Americans: 3650 gWh/year

Using muscles to power our lives is not a new idea. In fact, it’s a really really old idea. But that doesn’t mean it’s not a good idea. Especially since there’s probably a million people trying to burn off calories on treadmills all over the world at this very moment. And all those calories they’re [...]

LED ‘Fluorescent’ Tubes

A lot of us have been waiting to see LED lamps in homes and offices. Good news! EverLED now has LED replacements for fluorescent tubes. These connect directly into the lamp, and require no retrofitting of the ballast or the fixture. "The EverLED TR is a direct, “drop-in” replacement for standard fluorescent light tubes. It [...]