Today, Miles EV announced that the full speed electric car that it has been developing for the last several years will bear the new Coda Automotive brand. The Coda sedan will be assembled in China by Hafei under the direction of staff from Coda. The…
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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG in Alubeam silver – Click above for high-res image gallery
If you're shopping for a finished in Alubeam silver here in the United States, you're in luck, but you'll have to be patient. A reader dropped us a note to let us…
BREAKING: Possible leakage: 2010 Toyota Prius!
Click for a gallery of possible Prius images
What you are looking at here may well be the first unofficial, official image of the third (fourth according to Toyota) generation Toyota Prius. The original hybrid isn't supposed to debut until we get to…
Report: BMW Z4 and Mazda3 face NHTSA scrutiny over power steering failures
2009 BMW Z4 sDrive30i – Click above for high-res image gallery
Following all the criticism federal regulators received earlier this year for letting Toyota safety defects go unaddressed, everyone is taking a closer look customer complaints. The…
All 2008 Zap Xebras recalled for inadequate braking systems
Apparently even the limited safety requirements applied by the U.S. government to vehicles classified as motorcycles were a bit too much for Zap Xebra. The Chinese-built electric vehicles are classed as motorcycles because they only have three…
Audi: Q5 Hybrid coming “in the near future,” affordable EVs years away
Audi held its annual meeting in Neckarsulm, Germany last week and, as typically happens at such events, the boss got up to say a few words. In this case, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board Rupert Stadler spoke and gave the usual run down on the…
Volkswagen to run Red Bull Touaregs in Baja 500
Red Bull has been sponsoring all sorts of competition Volkswagens in the last few years including the Touaregs that ran the Pikes Peak Hill Climb last year, four Dakar Rallies and the Darpa Grand Challenge. For the first time VW will be bringing a…
California speeders beware, CHiPs getting new unmarked Chargers
Drivers in California will need to start keeping their eyes peeled for a new profile as they cruise the freeways. The traditional Crown Vics have apparently been joined by a fleet of 88 new unmarked Dodge Chargers. The new cop cars were spotted at…
First images of the new 2008 Smart ForTwo thats coming to the US market
CarScoop has the first photos of the new 2008 Smart ForTwo. This is the first major re-work to the Smart since it's 1998 introduction, but at a glance it looks much like the current model. The car is slightly larger, and has an upgraded interior. The…
Fuel cells could reduce emissions from ocean going shipping
With the dramatic increase in international trade in the past couple of decades, particularly between China and North America, ocean shipping traffic has gone up along with the emissions from those ships. Recent studies have shown that shipping is…