Lyle over at GM-Volt.com had the chance to chat with Nick Zielinski of GM about progress on the E-Flex development. Nick is the Vehicle Chief Engineer for Advanced System Integration on E-Flex. Lyle and Nick discussed the A123 announcement that was…
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Chrysler Introduces New Diesel Car
The Chrysler Group division of DaimlerChrysler has released some official information on the new Dodge brand variant of their new mid-size car platform. After showing off the controversial styling of the new Sebring a few months ago, Dodge has gone a…
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Ebay find of the day: 1975 Vanguard Citicar EV
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Audi “A1” confirmed, will have different name
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London Hydrogen Partnership fuel cell generator charges batteries at Greenpower F24 final
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Electric Smart possibly spotted at Tesla HQ!
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Frankfurt Preview: Mercedes-Benz ML450 Two-Mode Hybrid
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Following on the heels of General Motors and Chrysler earlier this year, Mercedes-Benz will be showing their first Two-Mode hybrid application next week in Frankfurt. Like its partners, Mercedes will be putting the system into an…
JETTA TDI CUP CARS TAKE TO THE TRACK FOR THE FIRST TIME BEFORE INAUGURAL RACE WEEKEND
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The opening round of Volkswagen's new Jetta TDI cup race series is happening this weekend at VIRginia International Raceway and AutoblogGreen is on the scene. We arrived here in Virginia late yesterday evening and missed…