While visiting General Motors' product technology showcase this week, we had the opportunity to take a tour through the pre-production operations area where the integration vehicle engineering release prototypes (IVER) Volts are coming together, and…
Category: Autoblog
In the Autoblog Garage: 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt
Click above for high-res gallery of the Mustang Bullitt
My earliest memory of falling in love with a car was a Mustang. As a kid, a friend of our family had a blue 1969 Mach 1 with the Shaker hood scoop, louvers on the rear window and the little wing…
EU to Propose Legislation to Limit CO2 from Cars
European Commissioner for the environment Stavros Dimas has said that new legislation will be proposed for the European Union to cut emissions of carbon dioxide. Divas was interviewed by the European Voice and said that the time has come to have…
Daimler Bus completes delivery 1,350 vehicle hybrid order for New York City
Daimler Buses North America has completed the delivery of a major order for hybrid buses to the New York City Transit authority. The New York bus system bought 1,350 Orion VII buses that use a series hybrid drive system produced by BAE systems.
The…
Nissan adds diesel hybrid option to Atlas delivery trucks
As part of it's Nissan Green Program 2010, the Japanese company is adding compressed natural gas and diesel hybrid variants to it's Japanese-market commercial delivery trucks. The CNG version is a pretty straightforward example, running on natural…
Former treasury secretary to help Coda work with Chinese suppliers
Coda sedan – Click above for high res image gallery
Following up on Coda Automotive's announcement the other day about closing its Series B funding round, we've received an update from Marketing and Communications director Kara Saltness. One of the…
No Autobahn speed limits? Not so fast say German Social Democrats!
Just days after German Chancellor Angela Merkel apparently shot down the idea of imposing across the board speed limits on the autobahn, the issue is back. Merkel leads the Christian Democrats who are in a coalition with the Social Democrats in the…
Total to reduce gas flaring by 50% by 2012
Anyone who has ever seen an oil refinery has surely seen the gas flares buring off excess natural gas produced during the refining process. Obviously this combustion generates a lot of CO2 and wastes potential fuel. French oil company Total decreed a…
Frankfurt 2007: Mazda's 100 percent BioFabric
Mazda has announced the development of a new fabric for use in their vehicle interiors that is made entirely from plant fibers. Mazda worked with Teijin Limited and Teijin Fibers Limited to produce a material that has the durability necessary for use…
Nissan to get UK government help for EV production
Most of the news regarding Nissan's electric vehicle efforts of late have revolved around signing agreements with governments around the world to build out public charging infrastructure. Today, British Business Secretary Lord Mandelson is visiting…