Our friends over at that august automotive journal known as Jalopnik have come up with an interesting bit of speculation about the Tesla WhiteStar. According to their tortured logic, the new electric sedan – to be built in New Mexico – may be based…
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Buick's new compact sedan spotted in China
One of the two new sedans that Buick has promised to introduce in the next 12-18 months is a compact based on the new Opel Astra. We had a chance to see the new car a few weeks ago at the GM design studios in Warren, Michigan, but no photography was…
Phoenix books 75 orders for their SUT
Phoenix Motorcars has their first firm orders for their upcoming electric pickup truck. They have received seventy-five firm orders from municipalities and one utility. Phoenix is the first automotive company to commit to using the Altairnano…
VIDEO: The real reason for the failure of ethanol? Bad marketing!
Over the last forty years, corn growers and automakers have repeatedly tried to convince America that ethanol was the solution to our ever growing thirst for petroleum. After all, we could just keep growing our own corn, distilling it into alcohol…
Detroit 2008: Live reveal of BMW's 335d and X5 xDrive35d
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BMW officially took the wraps off its first US market diesels since the mid-1980s today at the Detroit Auto Show. The 335d and exceedingly awkwardly named X5 xDrive35d are getting BMW's dual…
SAE Congress '08: Raser to show Series PHEV drivetrain for trucks
This week at the SAE World Congress in Detroit, Raser Technologies will be displaying their new plug-in series hybrid powertrain designed for application in full size trucks and SUVs. Raser is working with FEV, who are doing systems integration work…
New EV coming from Bollor/Pininfarina partnership
The French Bolloré group and Italian design house Pininfarina have setup a new joint venture to develop and build an electric car. Pininfarina is probably best known as the design studio that has created most of the production Ferraris of the past…
Bosch and Samsung to team up on battery development
German supplier Bosch recently made clear its intentions to challenge the Japanese for dominance in the world of hybrid and electric drive systems and those plans are moving ahead. Bosch Automotive CEO Bernd Bohr indicated in mid-May that the company…
Gas comsumption to jump by a quarter in China by 2010
One of the factors keeping the world price of oil at historically high levels is continually increasing demand and relatively static supply. One of the biggest drivers of that growth is the ever-increasing population of cars in China, which, along…
Senate panel approves $3.6B for electric vehicles
A United States Senate bill that would provide a further $3.6 billion in funding for plug-in vehicles has made it past the first of many hurdles toward passage. The Senate Energy Committee approved the legislation, put forward by Senator Byron…