Category: Autoblog

The new low cost dedicated hybrid that we've been seeing spy shots of in tested is expected to get its world debut at the Paris Motor show in October. The five door hatchback draws much of its styling from the FCX Clarity fuel cell car, but scaled…

2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid – Click above for high-res gallery
At the LA Auto Show in November, Ford unveiled the updated 2010 Fusion and its hybrid stablemate to considerable fanfare. When we got the chance to drive the Fusion a month later we came…

Toyota FCHV-adv – Click above for high-res image gallery
Toyota has agreed to supply 10 of its FCHV-adv fuel cell vehicles to SunHydro for a test program in Connecticut starting this fall. The FCHV-adv is the latest generation of Toyota's fuel cell…

It looks like Mercedes won't be the only car-maker using urea injection to help their diesel engines meet tough new US emissions standards. The problem that all car-makers have with diesels is nitrogen oxide emissions. In order to minimize unburned…

Click above for high-res image gallery of the Jeep Patriot EV
It remains to be seen how serious Cerberus is about keeping Chrysler LLC going or if anyone else will step forward to take control of the Auburn Hills-based company. While the gang in the…

Daimler AG is setting up an electric drive research program with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) dubbed the e-drive Project House. The university and the automaker will combine work on all the elements of electric drive systems into the…

2010 Hyundai Tucson – Click above for high-res image gallery
Hyundai began the first wave of media drives for the new 2010 Tucson today in California after unveiling its latest crossover at last week's LA Auto Show. As part of the presentation before…

While some of the automakers that skipped the 2009 Detroit Auto Show are apparently returning for 2010, there still won't be enough to fill up the basement. As a result, the EcoXperience exhibit will be back again for a second year. The landscaped…

Click on the Falcon Cobra for a gallery of high-res shots suitable for use as wallpaper
Ann Arbor, MI is one of those college towns (home to the University of Michigan) that is considered a bastion of liberal, granola eating, sandal wearing, pot…

Back in April after reports first surfaced about Volkswagen developing a new entry level high efficiency model, there was another rumor that there would be two different versions of the car. VW CEO Martin Winterkorn has now confirmed that the City…