About a year from now, General Motors will face a very interesting conundrum. The company will already be producing a version of its full-size pick-up trucks with a Two-Mode hybrid system. For the 2010 model year, another new engine will be added, a…
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PKM Duda building an ethanol plant in Poland
PKM DUDA is a group of Polish meat producing businesses and they're teaming up with manufacturing construction company Lurgi to build a new ethanol plant in Poland. They will be building a facility with a capacity for 33 million gallons a year of…
Stanfords VW Passat TDI “Junior” one of six cars to complete Darpa Urban Challenge
When DARPA ran their first Grand Challenge event for autonomous vehicles a few years ago it was a complete fiasco. Most of the competitors never even got away from the starting line and the best vehicles made it only 7.4 miles into the 150 mile…
Toyota contemplating the iQ for the US market
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The Yaris may not remain the smallest car that Toyota offers in the US market. Toyota already offers several smaller cars overseas, including the Aygo in Europe (produced in cooperation with PSA) and an…
Continental study identifies interest in emission free vehicles
German automotive supplier Continental AG commissioned a study of drivers in China, Germany, France, UK, Japan, Austria, Switzerland and the U.S. earlier this year to evaluate their views on more environmentally friendly cars. Nearly half of all the…
Report: Hyundai i-flow concept could become Euro i40 in 2011
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Hyundai's Geneva Motor Show concept, the plug-in hybrid i-Flow, is expected to spawn a new production car for the European market called the i40 in early 2011. The i40 will be a…
Nissan to lease LEAF battery for $150/month
2010 Nissan Leaf EV – Click above for high-res image gallery
Aside from the issue of limited range, the biggest problem with electric vehicles in the near term is expected to be cost. Mitsubishi has already announced that the starting price for its…
Volkswagen tracks down the oldest Rabbit diesel in America
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Last March, to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary selling diesel powered cars in North America, Volkswagen announced a search for the oldest running VW diesel in the United States. Clint Wilson of Tehachapi, CA is the…
Moscow Show Preview: Mazda unveils new Kazamai concept
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As oil wealth has suddenly taken root in Russia in the last couple of years, the Moscow International Auto Show has suddenly become an event that automakers are paying attention to. With that in mind,…
Chrysler recommits to diesel and hybrid Ram, if the company survives
A pair of planned, more fuel efficient versions of the Dodge Ram pickup apparently remain as on-track as any program can be said to be in the current Chrysler situation. Our buddy Mike Levine at PickupTrucks.com spoke with Chrysler product…