Fernandez Acura ARX-01b at Laguna Seca – click above for high-res image gallery
Season 1 of the American Le Mans Series' Michelin GreenX Challenge is now in the books with Acura and Porsche taking the inaugural season championship. The 2009 season…
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Fiat reviving the two cylinder car
One of the icons of automotive history is the Fiat 500. During the economically-depressed postwar years it was a sort of Italian Model T, being cheap, efficient, and available. It was powered by 500cc two cylinder engine and put out a smoking…
Tesla Roadster deliveries pushed back to 2008! 245 mile range confirmed
click above image for more pics of the Tesla Roadster
New Tesla Motors CEO Michael Marks sent out a letter to all their customers yesterday confirming both some good and bad news. The good news is that the efforts of Tesla's engineers over the last…
Lutz talks EV1 and Volt with the Detroit News; first lithium Volt now running!
When GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz speaks, controversy usually follows closely behind. Unlike many high ranking executives Lutz often wanders off the defined script such as when he recently commented on global warming being a crock of …. I sure…
Chrysler produces the ultimate green racer
Arguments could be made about the green credentials of any alternative fuel vehicles such as the chemical content and energy required to produce batteries, the problem of producing and storing hydrogen and more. But here is a racer produced by a…
Easing congestion by banning all vehicle traffic from Times Square
On my list trip to New York for the Auto Show it took an hour and a half to traverse the 15 miles from the Javits Center to Kennedy Airport thanks to the congestion that seems to be an inherent part of life on Manhattan island. Mayor Mike Bloomberg…
Bosch battling obese vehicles with lighter electric actuators
One of the things driving the ever-increasing weight of new vehicles is all the power accessories that we have. We now have power windows, power locks, power seats, power adjustable mirrors and on and on. Every one of those accessories requires an…
Audi A4 hybrid dies before it arrives in the U.S.
It was recently learned that Audi has killed plans to bring the Q7 hybrid model to the U.S. market in 2009 because of the plummeting value of the dollar. It looks like the new A4 hybrid will get the same fate.
Audi USA communications director Jeff…
Lexus LS600h to be the most expensive hybrid yet at $104,750
Back in early February we showed you a video of the Lexus LS600h drivetrain in action. The combination of the V-8 power-plant and Toyota's hybrid Synergy drive will give an output of over 430hp in the long wheelbase version of the LS. Clearly this…
Texas governor REALLY wants coal gassification plant
The US Department of Energy is looking for a site for their FutureGen demonstration power-plant project, and Texas Governor Rick Perry really, really wants it to be built in Texas. Perry has committed $20 million of state funds to the project, to…