Click the Corsa Hybrid for a high res gallery
At next month's Frankfurt Motor Show, hometown brand Opel will be showing off a full slate of more efficient models and we now finally have some details. GM Europe will show off their first hybrid model…
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Hybrids dominate Kelley Blue Book top green cars for 2009
2010 Honda Insight – Click above for high-res gallery
The editors over at Kelley Blue Book recently sat down to compile one of those staples of the publishing world: a top ten list. In this case, the list was made up of their choices for the top ten…
GM announces… 2011 Chevrolet Volt will get 230 mpg city!
In case you missed it this morning, General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson made some big news just one month after the “new” GM emerged from bankruptcy protection.
First of all, Henderson announced that the GM FastLane blog would now be used to solicit…
Renault-Nissan announces location of lithium battery plant in Portugal
Renault and Nissan made it known many months ago that they intended to build lithium ion battery plants in Europe to supply all of the electric vehicles that they will be introducing in the next several years. The first battery plant will be going to…
Could the Cadillac CTS get GM's new 4.5L diesel V8?
Ever since General Motors announced a new 2.9L turbodiesel V6 for the European-spec Cadillac CTS there has been speculation about whether it would ever be introduced in the U.S. market. Last December, Cadillac General Manager told ABG that the…
British local government testing B25 in their vehicle fleet
The Denbighshire County Council in England has begun a fleet trial of B25 biodiesel in their collection of Peugeot cars and vans. Peugeot has certified their HDi diesel engines to run on B30 for nearly a decade, but Denbighshire is one of the first…
Magnetti Marelli signs deal for development and production of batteries
Magneti Marelli has just signed a deal with Italian battery maker FAAM SpA to cooperate on development and production of lithium ion batteries. Marelli is a parts-making subsidiary of Fiat and the batteries are being developed for use in…
BMW may add four-cylinder diesel to 5-series GT, not for U.S.
BMW's new 5-series Gran Turismo is just now going on sale in Europe and will be coming to U.S. dealers in the next few weeks. However, the Munich brand is already looking at expanding the powertrain lineup. Here in the U.S., we will get the 535 and…
Miles XS500 will be a lot more expensive than planned, maybe
In spite of all the attention that Tesla has drawn in the electric vehicle space over the last two years, few of us will ever be able to afford a Roadster or the WhiteStar. One ray of hope that many have been able to hang onto for an affordable all…
Chrysler building being sold to Arab investors?
No, Middle East investors are not buying the car company, it's the building in mid-town Manhattan they want. The Chrysler building was briefly (in 1930) the tallest building in the world before the Empire State building was completed a year later. it…