In the last couple of weeks, Toyota has gotten most of the attention when it comes to fuel economy proposals in Congress, but other car-makers are having their say, too. Like pretty much every other major manufacturer, Chrysler is coming out in…
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Officially Official: GM reveals the 2011 Chevy Volt!
Everyone who has been waiting with bated breath for the past year and a half to see the production version of the Chevy Volt can now breathe a big sigh of relief. After some extremely unflattering press shots shots were accidentally released last…
Nissan and Renault officially launch new diesel V6
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Ever since the April 2007 announcement by Nissan that it would install a new clean diesel V6 into the US market Maxima sedan in 2010, company officials have declined any further comment on…
Audi A1 e-tron runs like Volt, advances ER-EV concept
Audi A1 e-tron concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
After teasing us with a few goodies yesterday, Audi has just released technical details on its new A1 e-tron concept that debuts later today at the Geneva Motor Show. As we already knew,…
BMW teases Megacity EV, first volume production vehicle with carbon fiber structure
BMW Megacity Vehicle – Click above for high-res image gallery
BMW has released the first teaser images of its upcoming Megacity electric vehicle and also confirmed that not only will the body panels be formed from carbon fiber, but so will the…
Most Mercedes-Benz Frankfurt alternative fuel vehicles will see production
Last week in Frankfurt, Mercedes-Benz showed off a flurry of alternative fuel and drive vehicles of various types. Of the eighteen vehicles shown, seventeen of them will be in production by 2010 with at least a half dozen of those coming to the US…
Shanghai Motor Show: Green car wrap up from TreeHugger
Unfortunately ABG didn't have anyone on site in Shanghai this week for the Motor Show, but TreeHugger has a nice summary of the cars that would be of interest to readers of this site. We already covered the fuel cell version of E-Flex that GM showed…
Geneva Preview: BMW may debut Activehybrid 5 concept
2011 BMW 5 Series – Click above for high-res image gallery
The new BMW 5 Series sedan goes on sale in the United States this June powered by a choice of inline-six or V8 turbocharged engines with a naturally aspirated six coming later in the summer.…
Audi provides TDI celebrity shuttles at Miami Film Festival
Audi's latest appearance doing celebrity shuttle service is taking place this week in Miami at the International Film Festival. Just as Audi and other automakers do at such events, the German automaker is providing a fleet of vehicles to move the…
VIDEO: Letterman meet Musk, Musk meet Letterman. Got it? Good. Let's all hate on Chevrolet's Volt
Elon Musk brought out the Tesla Model S for its big New York debut last night, and Late Night talk show host David Letterman got a real “charge” out of it. Musk appeared on the Late Show and it was kind of strange to watch. Letterman had some kind of…