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At the Athens Coney Island restaurant on Woodward Avenue yesterday afternoon, as “Maximum” Bob Lutz drove up in the star of the show, Chevy General Manager Ed Peper officially introduced…
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Utilities looking to re-use hybrid car batteries
One of the many topics we discussed during the dinner last week with Gary Smyth and Nick Zielinski was end-of-life for batteries. As we all know batteries don't last forever and we can't dump them in landfills. Just because a battery doesn't have…
GM to add hybrid production in China in 2008
Earlier this year at the Shanghai Motor Show, General Motors showed off a hybrid version of the Chinese market Buick LaCrosse. The car was powered by GM's mild hybrid belt-alternator-starter system matched to a 2.4L four cylinder engine. General…
Brabus intros new second gen Smart ForTwo models
Now that the second edition of the Smart ForTwo has been on sale for a few months, Brabus has revealed their “high performance” edition of the diminutive city car. Brabus has added a turbocharger to the three-cylinder engine, increasing the output…
Spy shots: VW Polo sedan spotted, possibly coming to U.S.
At some point in the next couple of years it is probable that Volkswagen will introduce a new entry-level model below the Golf in the U.S. market. VW introduced an all-new version of its B-segment Polo earlier this year in Europe and VW of America…
Leakage: All-New 2009 Honda Fit appears ahead of Tokyo Show!
What appear to be official press shots of the all-new 2009 Honda Fit have surfaced online for the first time. The new Fit should be making its official debut in a few weeks at the Tokyo Motor Show, with home market sales beginning this winter. The…
GM Bringing “Fuel-Friendly” initiative to Grammy Awards
The next stop for Chevrolet's “green” promotion tour will be coming up in Los Angeles on February 10th at the Staples Center. That's the location for the 2008 Grammy Awards. Chevrolet will be ponying up a fleet of 100 Tahoes and Suburbans consisting…
Geneva Preview: NLV Quant returns with less Koenigsegg
A year ago in Geneva, NLV Solar and Swedish supercar builder Christian von Koenigsegg turned up with a four-seat electric car that incorporated photovoltaic energy collectors in the body surface. At that time, it was nothing more than a styling buck.…
Audi to supply GTL-fueled diesel A8s for World Economic Forum
Preparations include construction of a GTL filling station next to the Audi pavilion in Davos. The synthetic fuel, made from natural gas, will be provided by Shell. Thanks to the combination of TDI and GTL, fuel consumption is also cut by about 10…
Britsh hybrid sales double in the past year
Gas-electric hybrid cars are still a very small segment of the market in Europe, but they are starting to pick up some steam, at least in England. So far in 2007 hybrid sales are up 111 percent compared to 2006 rising from 3,117 to 6,568 units. A…