Archive for the ‘Automotive’ Category
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
Filed under: Motorsport, Toys, Tuners, Videos, News If you thought the Aerial Atom was the ultimate go-kart, think again. The Hyper PRO Racer gets a Yamaha 450 WR four-stroke motorbike engine, a sequential five-speed gearbox and, incredibly, a kerbweight of just 160kg.The superkart originates in Australia - a nation associated ...
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Sunday, July 25th, 2010
eVaro - Click above for a hi-res galleryVancouver just played host to the Epic Expo, an exposition centered around sustainable living, and one of the exhibitors there might be familiar to dedicated AutoblogGreen readers. Last year in New York, we introduced you to the alé by Fuel Vapor Technologies which, ...
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Sunday, July 25th, 2010
Mitsubishi i MiEV - Click above for high-res image galleryPSA, the parent company of Peugeot and Citroën, this morning denied a report that came out in the Japanese Nikkei business newspaper about a new tie-up with Mitsubishi. The paper had reported that PSA and Mitsubishi would be collaborating on plug-in ...
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Sunday, July 25th, 2010
Filed under: Hatchbacks, Special/Limited Editions, Videos, FordWatching cars being built on a production line is not normally particularly interesting, but the Ford Focus RS has a complicated relationship with volume construction.The original RS proved incredibly expensive for Ford to build as the car could not be completed alongside the conventional ...
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Sunday, July 25th, 2010
Filed under: EV/Plug-inNissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image galleryConsidering that hybrid vehicles - an established technology - comprise less than three percent of U.S. new vehicle sales, the fact that 26 percent of Americans would consider an electric vehicle (EV) for their next purchase probably sounds pretty good. ...
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Sunday, July 25th, 2010
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Legislation and Policy, NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle), USAWheego Whip - click above for high-res image galleryLow-speed, neighborhood electric vehicles are an interesting case. No one thinks of them as "real cars" - although the Wheego Whip, above, tries to be the Cadillac of NEVs - but they ...
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Sunday, July 25th, 2010
Filed under: Diesel, AudiAudi A3 TDI - Click above for high-res image gallerySo far, 2010 has been a very good year for Audi in the U.S. market and diesel engines are playing a part in the surge. Right now, Audi is only offering two TDI models in this market: the ...
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Saturday, July 24th, 2010
Filed under: MPG, Legislation and Policy, Green Daily, USAThis year, Labor Day in the U.S. will be celebrated on September 7. That's over two weeks away, and not that long ago, the government had said the C.A.R.S. (Cash for Clunkers) program would be funded through that date. Looks like the ...
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Saturday, July 24th, 2010
Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, Aptera, USA2010 Aptera 2e - Click above for high-res image galleryApparently, all is not well in Aptera Motors fandom land. After something of a sustained burst in marketing and promotional appearances earlier this year that included a visit to TED and to Washington D.C., it seems ...
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Saturday, July 24th, 2010
We Americans want hybrid leadership. We want to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Trouble is, most of us aren't willing to pay for it. Johnson Controls surveyed 2,309 adults on all matters hybrid, and it found that 84% of Americans believe the government should support the advancement of hybrid ...
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