General Motors will be unveiling the production version of the new Camaro sometime this summer just as gasoline prices in the U.S. are reaching all-time record highs. With gasoline now at or above $4/gallon across the nation, this hardly seems the…
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Martin Eberhard goes solar, getting ready to plug in his new car
Deposed Tesla Motors founder Martin Eberhard only has a few more weeks to wait for delivery of his new Roadster. Series production is scheduled to start on March 17 and first car off the line that day is destined for the Eberhard family garage. In…
Ford expected to build North American Fiesta in Mexico
We still have another year and a half or so before the new Ford Fiesta will be available at North American Ford dealerships but we may know today where the little car will be built. Ford is expected to announce today that Fiestas for the the U.S. and…
VW Up! mini-car could make its way stateside!
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The Volkswagen up! which was shown off as concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show last week will almost certainly go into production in a couple of years. Selling the up! in European and Asian markets like China and…
General Motors cuts energy use at Ellesmere Port assembly plant in half
The General Motors assembly plant in Ellesmere Port in England has been on a major energy efficiency kick for the last four years. The plant that assembles Astras has cut the amount of energy they use to build cars by fifty percent.
Even with the…
As Congress bickers, EPA finally working on fuel economy rules
In spite of the fact that the US Environmental Protection Agency generates and publishes fuel economy ratings for US market cars and trucks, they aren't responsible for the regulations. The measurement of fuel economy ratings actually came about as a…
Emulating Clarkson with an '81 Corvette
Recently my friend Jonny got a message from a mysterious Czech car collector who had a line on a “vintage” Corvette located in the San Francisco area. The collector was looking for someone to deliver the “mint” 1981 C3 Corvette to the port of Los…
Kia Buzz blog looks at a fuel cell future
Kia Motors recently launched a company blog and the latest installment is penned by Kyehwan Roh, the Assistant Manager of Kia's Environmental Management Team. Kia developed their first electric vehicle, a lead acid battery-powered van, back in 1986…
Bosch produces 150 Millionth electronic brake control system
Bosch has been a pioneer in many of the technologies that make modern cars as capable as they are today, and the company has just recently produced its 150 millionth electronic brake control system. In 1978, the very first electronically controlled…
Frankfurt Preview: Audi to intro clean A4 TDI, A3 TFSI, coming to America?
Audi will be launching at least three new models next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show, two of which seem like they have a good chance of coming to North America and one that doesn't. The A4 TDI clean diesel will make its debut at the German show…