Global Electric Motorcars (GEM), the Chrysler-owned manufacturer of neighborhood electric vehicles, has won a Blue Sky Merit award from WestStart-CALSTART. The California-based environmental group has been a long-time promoter of battery powered…
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Detroit Auto Show: 2008 Smart ForTwo gets NA debut in Detroit
The first generation Smart ForTwo has popped up at the Detroit Auto Show several times over the years, mostly on the stands of various parts companies and tuners. However, no Smart has ever been officially available for sale from the manufacturer in…
Alec Brooks joins Tesla as Director of Vehicle Technology
Tesla has beefed up their engineering staff again by hiring Alec Brooks as their new Director of Vehicle Technology. Alec is well known to many EV fans as the Project Manager and Chief Engineer on the GM Impact concept which eventually evolved into…
Environmentalist chosen as new leader of Liberal Party in Canada
After losing in the last parliamentary election in Canada, former Prime Minister Paul Martin resigned the leadership of the Liberal Party leading to this past weekend's leadership convention. After four ballots over two days the party selected…
Detroit Auto Show: General Motors' E-Flex platform
In conjunction with the Detroit Auto Show introduction of the Chevrolet Volt concept, General Motors is also unveiling an entirely new vehicle architecture that they've dubbed “E-Flex”. As the name implies E-Flex is a platform for electrically driven…
GM slowing the assembly lines at full-size SUV plants
General Motors assembly plants in Silao, Mexico, Arlington Texas, and Janesville, Wisconsin will be slowing their hourly build rates after the winter holiday break. The plants all produce the full-size GMT900 SUVs that GM introduced in early 2006.…
Charging a Tesla roadster from household outlet could take 30 hours!
The gang from Tesla left their Silicon Valley home base to pay a visit to the vicinity of the Big Apple this week. Part of the purpose of the trip was to spend some time with some of the people in the area who've plunked down cash toward a Roadster…
BMW and Mercedes could be close to engine deal for small cars
Mercedes-Benz may be close to a deal to develop new high-efficiency small engines with BMW for use in the next generation of small cars from both companies. BMW currently uses engines co-developed and built with PSA for the MINI. Mercedes-Benz,…
Rocketsports Racing brings Jaguar to ALMS GT2 ranks
click above for a high res gallery of the new Rocketsports Jaguar XKR GT2
It's been a while since we heard any news from Rocketsports racing. The long-time Trans Am competitors last turned up running in Champ Car. During the last several Trans Am…
Hyundai confirms 2011 Elantra to arrive in U.S. by end of the year
2011 Hyundai Avante/Elantra – Click above for high-res image gallery
Hyundai's all-new Avante compact sedan is officially on sale in South Korea as of today, and it's coming to the U.S. market by the end of the year as the 2011 Elantra. The Avante…