For several years now, electric vehicle advocates have been pushing lithium ion batteries as the solution to the issues of global warming and fossil fuel use. Unfortunately, just as petroleum is a finite resource with the most abundant supplies being…
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Pedal powered recreational vehicle
If you've ever done a trip in a motor-home, you know how thirsty they are, and these days that can make for a really expensive journey. A gentleman from Portland, Oregon has built a pedal powered RV. Brian claims to have ridden his RV all over…
Rumormill: Next-gen Nissan Z to get Mercedes V6, I4-hybrid?
Nissan 370Z 40th anniversary – Click above for high-res image gallery
Given the reality of upcoming CO2 emissions regulations in both Europe and North America, it's not much of a stretch to assume that the next generation Nissan Z will get more fuel…
Tokyo 2009: Carlos Ghosn carves up the stage with the Nissan Land Glider concept
Nissan Land Glider Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
At the Tokyo Motor Show this morning, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn rolled silently onto the stage in the company's latest battery powered concept, the Land Glider. Like Volkswagen's…
Lotus 2-Eleven GT4 finishes first 24 hour race in Dubai
The new GT4 version of the Lotus 2-Eleven track car made its competition debut in Dubai last week with a strong run marred by a mid-race gearbox failure. The car was campaigned by the Empire Motorsports team from Malaysia that took it easy in…
Chrysler to adopt 8-speed ZF automatic transmission
Chrysler is set to become the first U.S.-based automaker to adopt eight-speed automatic transmissions. ZF announced on Wednesday that it has reached an agreement to provide its increasingly widely used 8HP transmission for Chrysler applications.…
Malcolm Bricklin's Visionary Vehicles to enter Automotive X-Prize
Click to enlarge the 1/4 scale model of the EXV-LS
This morning serial automotive entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin announced that his Visionary Vehicles company is developing a car that they will enter into the Automotive X-Prize. Visionary Vehicles has…
Toyota begins hybrid Camry production in United States
Toyota has been building Camrys for the US market in Georgetown, Kentucky for 20 years now and the plant has produced about 6.7 million vehicles. Since the first Camrys rolled off the line, Toyota has added production of the Avalon and Solara and…
NEVs may get more speed in Washington State
Click on the photo for a high res gallery from the AEV factory tour
Here are AutoblogGreen, we've done several reports on various neighborhood electric vehicles such as the various models from GEM and a factory visit to American Electric Vehicle that…
Acura drops more details and pics aplenty of the new ZDX
2010 Acura ZDX – click above for high-res image gallery
A month after officially announcing the production version of the new ZDX four door coupe-crossover-thingy, Acura has just released over 100 new photos and full specifications. Like the TL…