Category: Autoblog

Tesla Motors announced several months ago that they would eschew the traditional franchise dealer approach of most car companies in favor of company owned retail and service outlets. The plan was to launch with five stores located in New York,…

A few years ago, before the current battle over CAFE standards, the National High Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA) implemented some incremental improvements for truck efficiency. The new rules for the first time set the standards based on…

Click the photo for a gallery of high-res images of the 2007 Audi R10 TDi
For the second year in a row the Audi R10 TDi has won the Twelve Hours of Sebring in the hands of Marco Werner, Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro . The R10 ran six laps more then…

BorgWarner has broken ground for a second manufacturing plant in Arnstadt Germany to build their DualTronic transmission modules. The DualTronic clutch system is the heart of the renowned Volkswagen/ Audi DSG gearbox. The clutch system can be used…

Elvis checks out the Q7 TDI in Memphis
As we roll into Dallas to conclude day 5 of the “Great American Road Trip,” it is clear beyond a shadow of a doubt that modern diesel engines are very efficient while still providing excellent performance.…

There are already numerous navigation systems available now that can download traffic data and compare it against route information programmed by the driver. But what if you know where you're going and don't program the nav? That's what BMW is…

Click above for high-res image gallery of the MINI E
BMW board member Dr. Friederich Eichiner unveiled the first MINI E this afternoon at a press event in Beverly Hills, California. The company has built 500 of the battery-powered cars that will be…

Mitsubishi has been developing an electric version of their i mini-car in collaboration with Tokyo Electric Power Co. since 2005. Early drives of the car by some European journalists have been largely positive so far. The Japanese carmaker has just…

JB Straubel, Chief Technical Officer at Tesla Motors has just put up a new post at the Tesla Blog with an extensive update on the Roadster drivetrain updates that are coming later this year. As we reported at Tesla's recent schedule update, the…

It's time to throw some ideas against the wall and see what sticks. Disclaimer: I have no inside knowledge to back up any of what follows. This is all pure speculation based on putting together some puzzle pieces that may or may not actually fit.…