Category: Autoblog

Exide Technologies and Ballard Power Systems are teaming up to develop hybrid power systems for forklifts. Unlike most fuel cell systems for cars that have used either nickel metal hydride or lithium ion batteries, Exide is using their lead acid…

Citroen C4 WRC HYmotion4 hybrid rally car
Citroën today became the first manufacturer competing in the World Rally Championship to announce a hybrid drive WRC competitor. The C4 WRC HyMotion4 adds an electric kinetic energy recovery system to the C4…

Click the HX for a high-res gallery at the GM Design Dome
Much to the consternation of the communications staff at General Motors the press photos and story on the new HUMMER HX concept got published a few days earlier than planned last week.…

Stanford University Materials Science Asst. Prof Yi Cui had developed what is claimed to provide a breakthrough in electrical energy storage. Instead of having an anode comprised of a solid mass of silicon and carbon, Cui and his research team have…

As Ferraris have achieved progressively higher performance, the automotive world has been rife with speculation about a new, smaller model from Maranello. All the while, Ferrari has continuously thrown cold water on the idea, saying that such a new…

Today, Wednesday, November 29 the Los Angeles chapter of Oil Addicts Anonymous will be holding a meeting at the main entrance of the Convention Center next to the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The meeting is intended to inform people about the…

Click the Fit for more angles
The German general public is still making their way through the myriad halls of the Frankfurt Motor Show but here on the interwebs it's time to shift our focus over to the other side of our pale blue dot. The Tokyo Motor…

Renault Fluence ZE Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Renault and five other corporate partners, along with French president Nicolas Sarkozy, signed a letter of intent today for a new electric vehicle test in France. The main intent of…

Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery
Toyota is continuing its deployment of 150 Prius plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) throughout the United States, with six of them delivered to the Clean Communities of CNY program in…

What's this? Peugeot is now recommending that drivers continue to operate their air conditioning systems all year round. Most drivers typically don't use their A/C much in the winter months for obvious reasons. However, if the system lies dormant for…