Category: Autoblog

Shai Agassi has big ideas when it comes to electric cars. He wants to build networks of public charging outlets and battery swap stations. He also wants to sell electric cars with a battery subscription plan similar to cell phone calling plans. In an…

2010 Euro-market Toyota Land Cruiser – click above for high-res image gallery
Back before SUVs became all the rage, for decades, Toyota built a bruiser of a truck called Land Cruiser. Like its counterparts from America and the UK, the Jeep CJ/…

Yesterdays rumors are today's reality: Chrysler and Fiat are hitching up. Chrysler's majority owner Cerberus will GIVE nearly half of its stake in Chrysler to Fiat. That's give as in, “please take it!” Fiat will will not pay Cerberus any cash in this…

The United States Congress has yet to pass any of the proposed appropriations that would fund a massive electrification drive by the U.S. Postal Service. Nonetheless, the post office is moving ahead with a test program in Washington, D.C. that will…

Click above for high-res gallery of the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Polizia
It's generally never a good idea to try and outrun the the local constabulary, but that would be particularly true if you happen to be in Italy within the jurisdiction of…

The Mini Coupé Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Rumors have been swirling for months about what BMW would do on August 26, 2009 for its Mini brand. After all, that is the fiftieth anniversary of the public debut of Alec Issigonis'…

A pair of identical bills, the “Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Acts,” are expected to be introduced in the U.S. Congress today that would provide up to $11 billion in additional funding to spur deployment of electric vehicles ( EVs). The hope is…

2009 Formula Hybrid Challenge – Click above for a high-res image gallery
Last weekend, teams from 30 universities around North America descended on New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon for the third annual SAE Formula Hybrid challenge. Formula…

Mercedes-Benz has issued a press release bragging about the fact that thirty-eight percent of their European sales are of cars that get more than 36mpg, and eighteen percent achieve better than 47 mpg. All of the high-mileage models are powered by…

We first learned of Green Earth Technologies a couple of years ago when the company introduced its G-Oil, the first API-approved biodegradable motor oil. The oil is made from saturated animal fats. A year ago, it was announced as the official motor…