Click on the ladies and bikes for a high-res preview gallery for the Concours
For those with a taste for classic cars and motorcycles, Meadow Brook Hall in Auburn Hills ,MI will be the place to be this weekend. The 29th annual Meadow Brook Concours…
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NxtGen making demonstration units of SynGas generator available
NxtGen Emission Controls is releasing an evaluation version of its syngas generator for lab use. NxtGen is developing and has been field testing a portable syngas generation system for diesel vehicles that can help clean up emissions with lower fuel…
Using ethylene and titanium to store hydrogen
The basic building block molecule of most common plastics, such as the milk jugs and water bottles that most of us have in our refrigerators could end up being a very efficient way of storing hydrogen molecules. By creating a complex molecule of two…
California to rank full lifecycle carbon emissions of fuels
In order to evaluate the true impact of the fuels we use we need to know the well to wheel carbon output of the fuel. That means we need to look at all of the carbon emissions that go into producing, distributing and using the fuel. With a well-to…
If Daimler dumps Chrysler, what happens to diesel supplies?
Last fall when Chrysler first showed the Dodge Avenger concept at the Paris Motor Show it had a diesel engine it. At the Detroit Auto Show, the Jeep Trailhawk concept had a Mercedes BlueTec diesel V-6 and now Grand Cherokee is available in production…
Getrag developing hybridized dual clutch transmission
Getrag has partnered with Bosch to develop a further enhancement of their PowerShift dual clutch transmissions. At the Frankfurt Motor Show last week they announced a hybrid DCT that mates an electric motor/generator to the side of the transmission.…
Porsche RS Spyder center lock wheels now available for the street
Click above for a gallery of Porsche's new center lock wheel
One of the ways that Porsche became the most profitable automaker in the world is by learning how to offer customers a wide range of customization options for their cars… for a premium…
AutoblogGreen visits our founder to try out his Tesla Roadster [w/VIDEO]
Click above for high-res image gallery of Jason's Tesla Roadster
Jason Calacanis was a co-founder of Weblogs Inc., the professional blog network of which ABG and Autoblog are a part. He also played a major part in the advent of AutoblogGreen before…
Mazda thinks London congestion charge could help sales of small diesels
The proposed changes to the London congestion charge that would change it from a fixed charge to one based on emissions could prove a boon to small diesel engined cars, and Mazda like that possibility. Mazda had been projecting that only ten percent…
Geneva 2010: Peugeot SR1 concept gets Hybrid4 powertrain
Peugeot SR1 Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
The new SR1 concept is the latest in a series of concepts produced by Peugeot and its sister brand Citroen over the last several years with a partially electric drivetrain called Hybrid4.…