MINI E – Click above for high-res image gallery
Apparently drivers in the UK were not as enthralled by the prospect of leasing the battery-powered MINI E as Americans. While some 10,000 drivers were reported to have applied for the privilege of…
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Rename the post-spill BP, win a can of anchovies in oil!
When a major public relations calamity strikes a large corporation. the situation can be addressed in multiple ways. The best approach is surely to address the problem quickly and effectively and rely on the public to recognize that you've done the…
Toshiba to build second plant for automotive lithium batteries
Toshiba, like most other battery manufacturers, has decided that the market for automotive grade lithium ion cells is going to be huge in the next decade. As a result it has decided to build a second factory dedicated to automotive battery production…
Hyundai i30 diesel wins Green Car award in Australia
Hyundai doesn't offer any diesel-powered cars in the US yet (a diesel V-6 is apparently coming to the Veracruz in a couple of years) but many of their overseas models use compression ignition. Also not available to American drivers is the new Hyundai…
Study claims air pollution in Toronto causes 440 deaths annually
Toronto's medical officer of health, David McKeown, has released a new study that points the finger of blame on air pollution from transportation for 440 premature deaths annually in the city. Like most large urban areas, traffic congestion is a…
Napa School District gets first PHEV school bus
Last week the Napa Unified School District in California received its first plug-in hybrid school bus. The bus was built by IC Corporation which is a subsidiary of Navistar and a major producer of school buses. The bus uses a parallel hybrid diesel…
Spy shots: BMW 1-series hybrid spotted in Munich
BMW 1 Series Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery
At the launch of the BMW X6 ActiveHybrid, officials acknowledged the automaker would be producing several additional hybrid models in the near future. Rumors have been floating around that…
LA Preview: Lexus confirms debut of 2010 RX450h and RX350
Our friendly neighborhood Toyota/ Lexus spokesman, Curt McAllister, dropped us a note with an official announcement of what's coming to the Lexus booth at next week's LA Auto Show, and as expected, the big reveal will be the reworked RX luxury…
Audi's Luhr/Werner clinch ALMS LMP1 class championship
click the R10 for a high res gallery from the Detroit race
The only real question in the P1 class of the American Le Mans Series this year was which Audi driver pairing would capture the championship. Audi only faced one actual challenger all season…
Peugeot BB1 heads to London for a visit
Peugeot BB1 concept goes to the London Eye – click above for high-res image gallery
Peugeot has sent its BB1 electric car concept to British capital for a weekend visit. The BB1 was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September as a tiny lithium…