Archive for the ‘Automotive’ Category
Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Filed under: Car Buying, Concept Cars, GM, Saab, Spyker2006 Saab Aero-X Concept - click above for high-res galleryIn a far-reaching interview with AOL Autos this morning, Spyker Cars CEO Victor Muller revealed some interesting tidbits about his company's plan for Saab if they can successfully negotiate for its purchase from ...
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Filed under: Etc., Chicago Auto ShowGreenest vehicles in Chicago - Click above for high-res image galleryYes, there were plenty of electric, hybrid, ethanol and diesel vehicles here at the Chicago Auto Show. There are even some cars and trucks that use some combination of multiple green fuels or powertrains. But ...
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors, DaimlerTesla Roadster and the Smart Ed - Click above for high-res image galleryThe connection between Tesla Motors and Daimler is certainly electric. Tesla supplied the batteries for the Smart Ed and Daimler invested about $50 million in Tesla. Now that Tesla has announced its plan ...
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Filed under: Ford, Frankfurt Motor Show Autoblog's Will Powell reports from the Frankfurt Motor ShowThe covers are off the more stylish, all-new Ford C-Max and seven-seat Grande C-Max, launched at today's Frankfurt motor show. Both are based on the same platform that will underpin next year's all-new Ford Focus and ...
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
How many barrels of oil do you think you could steal in a month, y'know, if you were into that sort of thing? Ten people in West Texas were arrested recently for stealing about $2 million worth of oil and gas condensate and a local sheriff said that the thieves ...
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
As you read this, 20 people in Oxfordshire and Hampshire are preparing to take delivery of what BMW hopes is the future of the car. The electric Mini is part of a field trial to get real-world experience of how everyday drivers get on with electric cars. That is real ...
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Filed under: Hybrid, Lexus, Toyota2010 Lexus HS 250h - Click above for high-res image galleryWhile Toyota still hasn't officially recalled the Prius, they have admitted the world's most popular hybrid has potential brake problems. The company is now also looking into whether the Prius' country club cousin, the Lexus HS ...
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, RenaultRenault Twizzy ZE concept - click above for high-res image galleryRenault announced today that its Valladolid, Spain plant will become the home of a new electric vehicle based on the Twizy Z.E. concept that was show at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The Twizy is a ...
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Saturday, March 13th, 2010
Filed under: Diesel, MPG, OpelOpel is expanding the Insignia ecoFlex lineup with a new 130 hp variant of the 2.0-liter diesel engine. GM's European branch has already been offering an ecoFlex variant of the mid-sized Insignia for some time, utilizing the more powerful 160 hp version of the same engine. ...
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Saturday, March 13th, 2010
Filed under: EV/Plug-inConsidering the focus on Chicago this week, what with the auto show media previews this week, when we saw a headline saying that former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka would be out somewhere promoting the Global Motor Services, Inc. line of electric vehicles (EVs), we naturally assumed he'd ...
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