Eaton Corp. has been developing a hybrid drive-train system targeted at medium duty delivery trucks for the past seven years. Eaton has now decided to begin full scale production of the system. There are currently 167 FedEx, UPS and other trucks…
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Fuel costs shift Toyota product plans, FJ Cruiser and new Supra dead
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Bosch signs environmental pact with Bavaria
Several German states have recently implemented environmental impact standards to try and proactively minimize pollution. Robert Bosch GmbH has signed an agreement with the state of Bavaria to follow those standards at all of their facilities in the…
Nissan refreshes Rogue crossover for 2011
2011 Nissan Rogue – Click above for high-res image gallery
The 2011 Nissan Rogue is a getting a slight efresh when it goes on sale in mid-August. The most obvious external changes are a nose job that brings with it an eggcrate grille shaped more like…
Report: 2011 Euro Range Rover to get 4.4L diesel, the ex-F-150 engine?
A recent report says the 2011 Range Rover (in Europe at least) will be getting a new 4.4-liter V8 diesel engine with 308 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque to replace the current 3.6-liter V8 diesel. When the the current F-150 was launched back…
No diesels from Porsche, Cayenne will go hybrid instead
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Spotted in Detroit: Pre-production 2011 Chevrolet Volt
We've still got about six and a half months until the official Job One production date for the Chevrolet Volt, but GM's plug-in savior is popping up on the streets around Detroit. Most of the Volts spotted in public are from the fleet of 80 IVER…
REPORT: Mercedes to add four cylinder diesel to S-class
If Autocar is correct, Mercedes-Benz will impose some serious downsizing in the engine compartment of the S-class next year. Six cylinder engines are nothing new in European-spec versions of the big Merc. However, Daimler is now set to install its…
Review: 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8
2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 – Click above for high-res image gallery
In many ways, the Jeep Grand Cherokee is one of the best vehicles in Chrysler's lineup. Along with the Wrangler, it packs real off-road capabilities into an angular, no-nonsense…
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Inside Toyota's Higashi-Fuji tech center – Click above for high-res image gallery
Sitting in the shadow of Mount Fuji, Toyota's Higashi-Fuji technical center is part proving grounds and part engineering center. But unlike most facilities,…