As the Automotive X-Prize program slowly proceeds toward its conclusion, only one European team remains in the competition. Delta Motorsport is a British engineering consultancy born out of competition, specifically motorsports. The car it has been…
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Daimler wants to build 10,000 EVs by 2012
Daimler's R&D boss Thomas Weber has been speaking bullishly about the company's plans for electric drive vehicles. In an interview with German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Weber said that Daimler would be building several hundred electric…
Report: Fisker Karma full production delayed to February 2011
Henrik Fisker gives an update on the Karma – click above for high-res image gallery
The last time we checked in on the production start date for the Fisker Karma, Henrik Fisker was telling a crowd at the Los Angeles Auto Show that production units…
The 2011 BMW 740i and 740Li Sedans – Six-Cylinder BMW Power Returns to the 7 Series in North America
2011 BMW 740i – Click above for high-res image gallery
When the latest generation of BMW's big 7 Series went on sale in the U.S. early this year, buyers had a choice of either the marvelous twin-turbocharged and direct-injected 400-hp 4.4-liter V8 or…
Rendered Speculation: Ask and ye shall receive, Hyundai Sonata Shooting Brake
Hyundai Sonata Wagon – Click above to enlarge
It's always nice to know that someone is listening to your ramblings. A couple of days ago when we saw a speculative rendering of a station wagon version of the new Kia Optima, we postulated that its…
Yes the GM Two-Mode hybrids can tow, but what of MPG?
We've had numerous opportunities over the last two years to drive various SUVs and pickup trucks equipped with the two-mode hybrid system spawned from GM, Chrysler, Daimler and BMW. Among the claimed advantages of the two-mode hybrid system is the…
Report: EEStor invites U.S. government agencies to technology demo
In the realm of vehicle electrification, EEStor and its super-duper ultra-capacitors are roughly the equivalent of Duke Nukem Forever for video game players. The creators of both products have made impressive claims and repeatedly promised public…
Iogen ships first 26,000 gallons of cellulosic ethanol to Shell
Canadian cellulosic ethanol producer Iogen has shipped the first 26,000 gallons of an order for Royal Dutch Shell. Iogen recently announced a deal with Shell that would see them cooperate on commercializing cellulosic ethanol production. Iogen has a…
Lithium Ion batteries still have a lot of problems waiting for answers
Prabhakar Patil was in charge of Ford's hybrid vehicle operations from 1998 to 2003 and is now CEO of a start-up called Compact Power Inc. Compact Power is developing lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles and is a division of Korean company LG…
eBay scam of the day: EV1 owner's manual for $100,000
You thought a 1990 Geo Metro for $7,000 was bad? By now we should all be aware that you should probably never attempt to buy anything of any real value on eBay. The scammers who prey on unsuspecting dupes on the on-line auction site love to make it…