Category: Autoblog

For the past three years the Sightline Institute of Seattle has been compiling a Cascadia Scorecard that analyzes various trends in the Northwest States. The scorecard examines items like energy use, urban sprawl, pollution, health, economic…

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Mercedes-Benz kicked off the race to the finish line for 50-state legal, urea-injected diesels this week with a first drive in Vermont. Mercedes chose Vermont for the international media debut of its…

This week at the Frankfurt Motor Show Hyundai will be taking the wraps off a new crossover concept propelled by their by a hydrogen fuel cell. The i-Blue uses Hyundai's third-generation fuel cell technology. Hyundai's previous fuel cell vehicles were…

Just last week we found out that lithium ion battery maker A123 Systems had filed the first batch of paperwork required for it to make an initial public stock sale. Having tried to read through a few of these kinds of filings in the past, we took a…

Kia Ray PHEV concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
After a couple of teaser images, we can now finally show you all of Kia's new plug-in hybrid concept. Debuting here at Chicago Auto Show, we now know a few more details about the concept,…

In recent years, products made in China have gained more renown for being cheap than for the quality control behind them. Up until now, inexpensive sneakers that fall apart after a few weeks or DVD players that work erratically have been more of an…

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With the lousy economy in Michigan, most towns and cities have been struggling with shrinking revenues from state and local property taxes. All over the state, public employees have been getting laid off. There are, of…

General Motors is finally starting to regularly break out the sales figures for its hybrid vehicles and while the numbers are improving, they still look very weak compared to the competition. August was the company's best month yet for hybrids with a…

Liquified petroleum gas (commonly referred to as propane) has never really caught as a motor fuel in the U.S. although it is used by some fleets. However, drivers in Australia may have a new LPG-fueled vehicle to choose from. In fact they may have an…

Someone with a camera phone recently spotted what appears to be a Cadillac Escalade hybrid taking a break at a state park near the General Motors Proving Ground in Michigan. Apparently Mike hasn't been reading our recent coverage of the Two-Mode…