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Ford's Hydrogen Fusion 999 qualifies for top speed run at Bonneville
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Matt Zuehlk and his team comprised of engineers and technicians from Ford, Roush and Ballard Power Systems finally hit the Bonneville Salt Flats this past weekend after months of preparation and…
Aston Martin shows off completed Cygnet, Euro sales in 2010
Aston Martin Cygnet – Click above for high-res image gallery
Earlier this year, we saw photos of Aston Martin designers working on a clay-covered Toyota iQ in the studio and applying typical Aston styling cues to it. Creating a leather clad urban…
Tesla roadster not impervious to radar!
Our colleagues over at Jalopnik have a report on the first known traffic ticket for the hottest electric car yet, the Tesla Roadster. Apparently the electric Elise was out and about near the San Carlos, California home base when it popped up on the…
Cellulosic E85-fueled machines win Road America ALMS Green Challenge
Jonny Cocker in the Drayson Racing Lola-Judd – Click above for high-res image gallery
As the checkered flag flew on this weekend's American Le Mans Series race at Road America, cars powered by cellulosic E85 dominated the Michelin Green X Challenge.…
Report: U.S. hires lead bank for General Motors IPO
The government of the United States may be actively avoiding any direct involvement in the day-to-day management of General Motors, but that doesn't mean it won't have a say when the time comes for the automaker to go public again. According to The…
Mitsubishi Fuso delivers hybrid trucks in Europe, getting lithium batteries from SK Energy
Mitsubishi Fuso is moving full speed ahead in the hybrid truck market. The Japanese truck maker that is 85 percent owned by Daimler recently made the first deliveries of its Canter EcoHybrid in Europe and is also developing more advanced hybrid and…
Cadillac launches the BLS wagon in the UK with diesel and flex-fuel engines
Since its launch a couple of years ago, sales of the Cadillac BLS have been less than stellar, to say the least. The BLS is a Europe-only model based on the Saab 9-3 and built at Saab's factory in Sweden. At its launch it was only available in…
Retired autoworker converts early Saturn coupe to battery power
Click for a high res gallery of Bob's Saturn EV Coupe
Usually when I sit down at my laptop to write an article I find ideas after perusing my several hundred RSS feeds or the media sites from manufacturers, or going to a car show. Every once in a…
Londoner gets to try out the new Th!nk city EV
Danny Fleet is a Londoner with an interest in electric cars. His attituce should come as no surprise given that EVs can avoid the city's congestion charge. Currently, Danny happens to drive one of the ever-popular G-Wiz quadricycles. Danny was lucky…