Category: Autoblog

Chrysler has been testing a variety of different configurations of hybrid Dodge Sprinter vans with various fleet operators for some time now. These have been equipped with either gas or diesel engines and nickel metal hydride or lithium ion…

Anyone who has ever driven in Michigan knows that the potholes around here can be lethal. Damaged suspensions are an annual rite of spring as the the snow and ice go through their frost and freeze cycles. Most people usually get theirs fixed by…

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The Chevy Volt is changing! During a blogger dinner at the Los Angeles Auto Show, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz declared that the aerodynamics of the Chevy Volt concept proved to be a real disappointment. In Lutz's words, the…

As part of its plan to expand oil production from the northern Alberta tar sands, Shell Canada wants to capture and sequester carbon dioxide emissions from the facilities. Unfortunately, in spite of the high oil prices and associated profits which…

The days of the Power-Stroke diesel in the Ford Super Duty pickup seem to be about to end. Ford and its long-time diesel engine supplier Navistar have been bickering through their respective lawyers for the better part of the last two years. Ford has…

At the Detroit Auto Show, Henrik Fisker finally unveiled the Karma, the plug-in hybrid electric car he hopes to start selling in 2009. Actually what was unveiled was a curvaceous four door styling buck. There are no mechanical components. According…

Ballard Power Systems has been one of the leading developers and manufacturers of fuel cells in recent years and has worked with numerous automakers including Ford and Chrysler. They also supply fuel cell technology to many other companies, and today…

In the latest installment of the continuing video series being published on GM's FastLane Blog, this week Bob Lutz responds to the question: “What about diesel?” Clearly Lutz isn't a huge fan of diesel going forward, at least for the North American…

The concept of a hydraulic hybrid powertrain is not a new one, and a number of companies have developed prototypes. The latest to show off a vehicle so equipped is Artemis Intelligent Power in the UK. The company has put together a BMW 530i…

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Ford has just released some photos and information on the next generation C-Max which will be shown in a couple of weeks at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The C-Max is the tall wagon MPV…