Category: Autoblog

Smart Ed – click above for high-res image gallery
There has been considerable hope that electrifying the Smart ForTwo would dispense with the micro-car's poor driveability and allow people to use the urban runabout more comfortably. Unfortunately, it…

Here in the US, this is Thanksgiving week and it's usually one of the biggest travel weekends of the year as people hit the road to visit family. With gas prices on the rise again, it's expected that travel will cost Americans an extra $520 million…

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res live shots of the Volt
Over the past three weeks we've featured a lot content on the Chevy Volt concept, but not everyone catches all of the stories as they fly by on the front page. If you're just…

Citroen C-Zero – Click above for high-res image gallery
The Brussels Motor Show kicks off in Belgium this weekend and Citroen will be on hand to show off its “new” electric car. If the C-Zero looks familiar its because we've seen it before with…

Porsche has been trotting out its prototype Cayenne Hybrid in Europe for much of this year, but yesterday in Los Angeles we got our first look at it on U.S. soil. Porsche management board member Dr. Wolfgang Duerheimer told us about the Cayenne…

With congressional leaders and the incoming Obama administration working on a new economic stimulus package, everyone is angling for a piece of the pie. That includes car and battery manufacturers. With politicians pushing hard for even more…

Businesses that have tried to capitalize on a perceived demand for zero emissions cars in the last few years are finding their lot in life to be just as difficult, if not more so, than as those selling traditional vehicles. In 2007 and 2008, as gas…

As if Michigan doesn't have enough problems, the state's roads are generally acknowledged to be the among the worst, if not the worst in the United States. Even Governor Jennifer Granholm this week admitted that the pavement in Michigan is “the…

Click on the photo Bob Lutz with the Sequel for a gallery of high-res images of the fuel cell prototype
At a conference in Palm Springs, CA, earlier this week, Mohsen Shabana, the chief engineer of the GM fuel cell project announced that they would…

Looks The Same Yet Is Anything But
2011 GMC Sierra 3500HD SLE – Click above for high-res image gallery
2010 has been a banner year for heavy-duty pickup truck fans, with revamped entries from all three U.S. automakers making their debut this year. Of…