Category: Autoblog

Are you craving an battery-powered, open-air two seater but can't swing $100K for a Tesla Roadster? Maybe the Vectrix scooter is a little more your speed, financially. The stylish NiMH powered two-wheeler will run you $11,000 for it's 68-mile range…

AJ the Fiesta – Click above for high-res image gallery
While engineering students at the University of Michigan were figuring out how to turn the Ford Fiesta into a rolling iPad, engineers from Ford's infortronics research group were doing the same…

Nissan Townpod concept teaser – Click above to enlarge
Nissan has dropped a teaser image of the headlight for a new electric vehicle concept that will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show later this month. Based on the statement that the Townpod, “is…

The US Department of Energy will be providing funding to a partnership comprised of Ricardo, Bosch and the University of Michigan for research on an optimized flex-fuel engine (see related post). The team will start with an existing gasoline…

At a conference in Dearborn today with its utility and research partners, Ford Motor Co. announced a new intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications system. This communications strategy is a major component of the field testing program that has been…

The Canadian post office is looking at the possibility of deploying electric trucks and vans for its delivery services. Electric vehicles are generally well suited to such duties because the routes are clearly defined and can be modified to meet the…

When the CEOs of the three Detroit based automakers used corporate jets to fly to Washington in late 2008, they were eviscerated by the national media and grandstanding politicians. Within weeks, all three companies had canceled the leases on those…

2012 Ford Police Interceptor – Click above for image gallery
At private event for police fleet buyers in Las Vegas on Friday, Ford finally unveiled the replacement for its dinosaur-era Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. The car that Ford hopes will…

Last spring at the Geneva Motor Show, Audi introduced the first diesel powered version of its TT sports car, but so far has they have given no indication that they will ever bring it to the US market. Over in Europe the TT TDI is rated at a combined…

Sometimes an advertising tag-line is so right, people remember it for decades. In the automotive realm, BMW's “Ultimate Driving Machine” and Cadillac's “Standard of the World” stand out and catch on. Apparently “excellence for all” didn't. The new ad…