Dave Foord

Riversimple the Open Source Hydrogen car

With the worlds motoring manufacturers all feeling the pinch it may be unrealistic in these hard times to expect them to come up with new technologies to wean us off oil. Development costs for new vehicles are huge and no doubt the petrochemical companies would prefer it if every drop of oil was pumped from beneath the earths crust before mankind looks towards a cleaner, greener solution. So the launch on the 16... (posted by Dave 2 years 342 days ago.)

The Tesla Model S, the Spark in Electric Cars

Why is it that most electric cars look like they've been designed by five year olds? The Gee Wiz, the Nice MyCar, the Sakura Maranello 4, all cars that would, without the benefit of CGI, fit quite comfortably into the next Pixar Cars Movie. Why? When electric car designers roll up their sleeves and sit in front of a drawing board, do they suddenly regress to an age where trees look like lollipops and sheep... (posted by Dave 3 years 60 days ago.)

Will Ford Be Extinct Before the Polar Bears

Ford has for many years produced fairly good, comfortable, economical cars, that is, unless you live in the car giant's home country. Just a quick look on Ford's website in the U.S. backs this theory up. Take a look at their range of cars for home consumption and you will see that fuel consumption, a major feature for European cars, seems to be no more than an afterthought for their domestic market. Indeed... (posted by Dave 3 years 176 days ago.)

General Motors, the American British Leyland

In 1979, the voters of Britain went to the polls. The result of that election would go on to have repercussions that can still be felt today. The voters made a brave choice. A first for British politics. The good people of the British Isles voted for a woman. At the time, the British car industry had a few problems and as a result government money, our money, was used to prop up an ailing industry that... (posted by Dave 3 years 180 days ago.)