After introducing the hybrid Altima the yesterday, Nissan announced an expansion of flex-fuel capability on their trucks. After being the only import brand to offer a flex-fuel vehicle with the 2006 Titan pickup truck (built in that foreign land…
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Imagine that! there's a loophole in the CAFE bill, this time for Nissan
Readers of this site will be shocked to learn that there is a loophole in the new fuel economy standards that the House of Representatives is due to vote on soon. One of the changes to the original Senate bill was the restoration of the separate…
Detroit Preview: 2010 Cadillac SRX reborn
Click above for high-res image gallery of the 2010 Cadillac SRX
Almost exactly a year after revealing the Provoq Concept, Cadillac is debuting the redesigned 2010 SRX wearing essentially the same suit of clothes. At that time, the Provoq was thought…
Chrysler dealers to get preview of three new EVs this month
Click the Dodge Zeo for a high-res gallery
As has become the custom in recent years, Chrysler unveiled a trio of concept vehicles at last January's Detroit Auto Show. This years designs all had one thing in common: electric drive. The Jeep Renegade…
Aerovironment gets UL approval for home electric car charger
Prospective Nissan Leaf buyers will be glad to hear that Aerovironment has just received approval from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for its EVSE-RS home charging station. Aerovironment is the preferred partner for Nissan's electric vehicle…
BMW to launch third hybrid model within the next 12 months
BMW ActiveHybrid X6 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Our leader Sebastian was down in Miami on Friday for international media launch of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 and we'll have his review shortly. During the event, AutoCar's Greg Kable spoke…
Review: 2008 Mazda MX-5 Miata Retractable Hard Top
2008 Mazda MX-5 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Just as it appeared that winter was finally drawing to close here in Michigan, one of the definitive summertime cars turned up on our doorstep — the Mazda MX-5 Miata . Somewhere back in the…
Chicago 2009: Hyundai CEO Krafcik calls on auto industry to set example with reform
Hyundai America CEO John Krafcik delivered a keynote address at the opening of the Chicago Auto Show media preview where he called on the industry to dramatically change the way it does business. According to Krafcik, for decades, extravagance has…
Porsche puts diesel back on the table
Within the past month, Porsche has stated that it has no intention of installing diesel engines in itsvehicles and would instead focus on hybrids. The automaker has also threatened to pull out of the European market if new mandatory CO2 regulations…
Imperial College London get engineering and business students working on Formula Zero
The engineering and business schools at Imperial College London in England are cooperating a program called EnVision 2010, that brings together students from two groups to help train them better for the world they will enter after school. Their…