Category: Autoblog

After using its KERS hybrid system on and off through the first half of the 2009 Formula One season, the BMW-Sauber team has decided enough is enough. The team will shelve the system through the remainder of the year while it focuses on aerodynamic…

We got a chance to sort of check out the Raser Technologies series hybrid/extended range EV powertrain at the SAE Congress in Detroit this week. I say sort of because what is on display are some bits and pieces that display the layout of the…

In the auto industry, the carmakers themselves are just the tip of the pyramid when it comes to jobs. Far more people are employed by all the companies that provide components and services to the likes of Ford, GM, and Chrysler. When the big auto…

Two more cities are converting their municipal diesel vehicle fleets to run B20 biodiesel. Tucson, AZ ran a test of B20 in some of their vehicles this past summer and have recently decided to use the fuel in the bulk of their fleet including various…

Honda was the first Japanese car-maker to set up shop in the North America, when they started building motorcycles in 1979 and Accords in Marysville, OH in 1982. Since then they have built more plants in Ohio, Canada, Alabama and elsewhere, building…

Click for a high res gallery of the MINI E
BMW has now released official details of the MINI E that will rolling out at the LA Auto Show next month. As we learned last night, the MINI uses a 204 hp, 162 lb-ft electric motor for drive purposes with a…

Norman Borlaug is an agricultural scientist and Nobel peace prize winner who has spent most of his life working to increase the world's food supply and now he is being recognized by the United States Congress for his efforts. Borlaug has been awarded…

As we were discussing the Chevy Volt with some colleagues the other day, a potentially serious problem for EVs came up during the conversation. For the foreseeable future, the primary market for plug-ins and EVs will be urban areas where the range…

After several years of competing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck series, Toyota became the first import manufacturer to jump into the big leagues of NASCAR Nextel Cup racing in 2007. The Camry-badged Nextel Cup car started off last season with some…

Jarno Trulli shakes down the Lotus Evora Cup racer – Click above for high-res image gallery
It's not at all unusual for Formula One drivers on teams that have connections to consumer automakers to spend some of their off time developing road cars for…