The Agency for Natural Resources and Energy in Japan has selected Nissan to get the 18th annual Energy Conservation Prize Director-General's award. The award is for Nissan's CarWings telematics system and its contribution to fuel savings. The…
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Agribiofuels hooks up with ConAgra for biodiesel feedstocks and marketing
Agribiofuels is currently nearing completion of their first biodiesel production facility in Dayton, TX with production scheduled to start in January 2007. They just announced a deal with ConAgra for them to supply feedstock oils for the plant.…
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In the Autoblog toy chest: 2010 Mustang GT convertible 1/18 by Maisto
What we have here is the latest in an occasional series we'll be doing here on Autoblog featuring some smaller cars. Back in November when Ford unveiled the 2010 Mustang at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, everyone in attendance got to take home a pony…
EU backing off on tight CO2 emissions limits
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As gas prices keep climbing, people choosing to get their bikes fixed
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UK design student creates electric tribute to 1925 Sunbeam Tiger LSR car
Sunbeam Tiger 2025 – Click above for a high-res image gallery
British design student has Ryan Skelley has created renderings of a two-seat electric roadster for 2025 that would commemorate the centennial of the 1925 Sunbeam Tiger land speed record…
Geneva Embargo Leakage: Beans get spilled on Rolls-Royce 200EX concept
Click above for image gallery of the Rolls-Royce 200EX concept
AutoCar The Daily Telegraph just couldn't wait one more day and apparently broke the embargo on the new Rolls-Royce 200EX concept. The 200EX that will be shown publicly for the first time…
Embargo Leakage: 2010 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG, return of the Hammer!
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Japanese ratings call Prius world's most efficient car, 89.4 mpg (US)!
2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image gallery
We already knew the 2010 Toyota Prius would put up some impressive fuel economy numbers but the official Japanese numbers are just insane. On the standard 10-15 test cycle, the new Prius is…