Even before Nissan introduced the Altima hybrid late in 2006 using a licensed Toyota hybrid system, they started development work on their own in-house system. More recently, there were indications that the Nissan system might first appear on…

Click above for a gallery of the Webasto LiGHT concept.
Webasto is a European manufacturer of sunroofs and retractable roofs. In order to demonstrate their latest top technology they have commissioned the construction of a concept to be displayed at…

Specialty chemical manufacturer Degussa started producing lithium ion battery electrodes at a plant in Germany in late 2006. Later this month at the SAE World Congress the company will be showing off a Honda Civic Hybrid carrying a lithium ion…

Prospective Nissan Leaf buyers will be glad to hear that Aerovironment has just received approval from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for its EVSE-RS home charging station. Aerovironment is the preferred partner for Nissan's electric vehicle…

Click above for high-res image gallery of the 2010 Cadillac SRX
Almost exactly a year after revealing the Provoq Concept, Cadillac is debuting the redesigned 2010 SRX wearing essentially the same suit of clothes. At that time, the Provoq was thought…

After introducing the hybrid Altima the yesterday, Nissan announced an expansion of flex-fuel capability on their trucks. After being the only import brand to offer a flex-fuel vehicle with the 2006 Titan pickup truck (built in that foreign land…

R8 in the Chrysler visitor lot as Ray drives the hybrid
Our friend, the illustrious Ray Wert, has been in the environs of his suburban Detroit home, and today his German stalker followed him all the way to the Chrysler Proving Ground. As Ray was…

The last couple of years have been tough ones for General Motors. They've bought out tens of thousands of employees and had to deal with the collapse of Delphi Automotive Systems. At the same time they've been developing dozens of new vehicles,…

General Motors made its case to a Detroit City Council committee on Wednesday in a bid to get some property tax brakes for its Hamtramck assembly plant. The Poletown plant is where General Motor is planning to build the Chevrolet Volt beginning in…

Audi E-tron Detroit Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
While Quattro began as a single all-wheel-drive coupe for Audi thirty years ago, it has since become the common appellation for all the brand's models that drive both axles.…